Eight shortlisted projects including Christopher Doyle and Jenny Suen’s The White Girl; Nguyen Phuong Anh’s The Third Wife and Zhou Quan’s End Of Summer.
The Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) is launching a Work-In-Progress (Wip) Lab, which includes projects from Christopher Doyle, Vietnam’s Nguyen Phuong Anh and China’s Zhou Quan.
Scheduled to take place March 13-15 during Haf, the Wip Lab aims to match filmmakers with post-production funds, sales agents and film festival support. Wanda Media and post-production houses G2D and White Light will hand out awards to projects selected for the lab.
Doyle and co-director Jenny Suen are bringing Hong Kong-set noir fairytale The White Girl (pictured), starring Joe Odagiri, Angela Yuen and Michael Ning, to the lab. Produced by Hong Kong’s Pica Pica Media with backing from Malaysia’s Astro Shaw, the film follows three outcasts – an artist, a street kid and a girl who is...
The Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) is launching a Work-In-Progress (Wip) Lab, which includes projects from Christopher Doyle, Vietnam’s Nguyen Phuong Anh and China’s Zhou Quan.
Scheduled to take place March 13-15 during Haf, the Wip Lab aims to match filmmakers with post-production funds, sales agents and film festival support. Wanda Media and post-production houses G2D and White Light will hand out awards to projects selected for the lab.
Doyle and co-director Jenny Suen are bringing Hong Kong-set noir fairytale The White Girl (pictured), starring Joe Odagiri, Angela Yuen and Michael Ning, to the lab. Produced by Hong Kong’s Pica Pica Media with backing from Malaysia’s Astro Shaw, the film follows three outcasts – an artist, a street kid and a girl who is...
- 2/15/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Hong Kong-based Young Live Entertainment (Yle) has sold action title SPL2: A Time For Consequences to Japan’s Twin Co.
Directed by Soi Cheang, the film grossed around $90m in mainland China last summer and has sold widely to other territories. Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Zhang Jin, Simon Yam and Louis Koo head the cast.
Yle has also sold three titles to Korea’s Poongkyung Sori Inc: Lin Yiqi’s 798090, Leung Kar Yan’s The Scroll Of Wing Chun White Crane and Shu Miao’s Taste Of Love.
Fantasy epic Taste Of Love and drama 798090, about a woman’s quest for independence during China’s economic reform period, both feature Korean stars – Yoo Seung-jun (Dragon Blade) and Song Ji-hyo (Running Man) respectively.
Meanwhile, ITN Distribution has acquired North American rights to two Chinese horror titles sold by Yle: Wong Pak Kei’s Are You Here, produced by Patrick Kong, and Chan Pang-chun...
Directed by Soi Cheang, the film grossed around $90m in mainland China last summer and has sold widely to other territories. Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Zhang Jin, Simon Yam and Louis Koo head the cast.
Yle has also sold three titles to Korea’s Poongkyung Sori Inc: Lin Yiqi’s 798090, Leung Kar Yan’s The Scroll Of Wing Chun White Crane and Shu Miao’s Taste Of Love.
Fantasy epic Taste Of Love and drama 798090, about a woman’s quest for independence during China’s economic reform period, both feature Korean stars – Yoo Seung-jun (Dragon Blade) and Song Ji-hyo (Running Man) respectively.
Meanwhile, ITN Distribution has acquired North American rights to two Chinese horror titles sold by Yle: Wong Pak Kei’s Are You Here, produced by Patrick Kong, and Chan Pang-chun...
- 5/20/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Hong Kong-based start-up Young Live Entertainment (Yle) is introducing its debut slate at Filmart, including action titles The Game Changer, starring Huang Zitao and Peter Ho, and Kungfu Is Not Fighting, directed by Marco Mak.
Directed by Xixi Gao, The Game Changer is a period action title about gang wars in Shanghai.
Currently in pre-production, the film also stars Wang Xueqi (Helios, Iron Man 3). Gao previously directed top-rating TV dramas including Legend Of Chu And Han, Three Kingdoms and Shanghai Bund.
Also in pre-production, Kungfu Is Not Fighting is produced by veteran director-producer Jeffrey Lau. Mak’s directing credits include Naked Soldier and Colour Of The Truth.
A subsidiary of China’s Yongle Group, Yle aims to develop and finance Hong Kong stories as well as cherry-pick mainland Chinese titles for international distribution.
Former Star Alliance executive Angus Chan heads the Hong Kong-based operation.
Hong Kong titles on the company’s slate include action thriller...
Directed by Xixi Gao, The Game Changer is a period action title about gang wars in Shanghai.
Currently in pre-production, the film also stars Wang Xueqi (Helios, Iron Man 3). Gao previously directed top-rating TV dramas including Legend Of Chu And Han, Three Kingdoms and Shanghai Bund.
Also in pre-production, Kungfu Is Not Fighting is produced by veteran director-producer Jeffrey Lau. Mak’s directing credits include Naked Soldier and Colour Of The Truth.
A subsidiary of China’s Yongle Group, Yle aims to develop and finance Hong Kong stories as well as cherry-pick mainland Chinese titles for international distribution.
Former Star Alliance executive Angus Chan heads the Hong Kong-based operation.
Hong Kong titles on the company’s slate include action thriller...
- 3/14/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Carrie Ng and Shirley Yung’s Angel Whispers won this year’s Haf award for a Hong Kong project at the close of the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (March 26), while Taiwan’s Private Eyes won the Haf award for a non-Hong Kong project.
Angel Whispers is a suspense thriller set in the red-light district of Sham Shui Po. Filmmaker and actress Ng will produce with Yung and Chan Pang-chun.
Chang Jung Chi’s Private Eyes is a detective mystery based on the bestselling novel written by Chi Wei Jan. Chang previously directed award-winning drama Touch Of The Light. The Haf awards both come with a cash award of $38,460 (Hk$300,000).
Meanwhile, the $12,820 ($100,000) Haf Script Development Fund, presented by Emperor Motion Pictures and the Hkiff Society, went to Taiwanese filmmaker Jack Shih’s animation feature project The Solitary Pier.
Love Is Speaking, from Shanghai-based director Shu Haolun, won the Haf/Fox Chinese Film Development Award.
Based on a story...
Angel Whispers is a suspense thriller set in the red-light district of Sham Shui Po. Filmmaker and actress Ng will produce with Yung and Chan Pang-chun.
Chang Jung Chi’s Private Eyes is a detective mystery based on the bestselling novel written by Chi Wei Jan. Chang previously directed award-winning drama Touch Of The Light. The Haf awards both come with a cash award of $38,460 (Hk$300,000).
Meanwhile, the $12,820 ($100,000) Haf Script Development Fund, presented by Emperor Motion Pictures and the Hkiff Society, went to Taiwanese filmmaker Jack Shih’s animation feature project The Solitary Pier.
Love Is Speaking, from Shanghai-based director Shu Haolun, won the Haf/Fox Chinese Film Development Award.
Based on a story...
- 3/26/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Carrie Ng and Shirley Yung’s Angel Whispers won this year’s Haf award for a Hong Kong project at the close of the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (March 26), while Taiwan’s Private Eyes won the Haf award for a non-Hong Kong project.
Angel Whispers is a suspense thriller set in the red-light district of Sham Shui Po. Filmmaker and actress Ng will produce with Yung and Chan Pang-chun. Chang Jung Chi’s Private Eyes is a detective mystery based on the bestselling novel written by Chi Wei Jan. Chang previously directed award-winning drama Touch Of The Light. The Haf awards both come with a cash award of $38,460 (Hk$300,000).
Meanwhile, the $12,820 ($100,000) Haf Script Development Fund, presented by Emperor Motion Pictures and the Hkiff Society, went to Taiwanese filmmaker Jack Shih’s animation feature project The Solitary Pier.
Love Is Speaking, from Shanghai-based director Shu Haolun, won the Haf/Fox Chinese Film Development Award. Based on a story...
Angel Whispers is a suspense thriller set in the red-light district of Sham Shui Po. Filmmaker and actress Ng will produce with Yung and Chan Pang-chun. Chang Jung Chi’s Private Eyes is a detective mystery based on the bestselling novel written by Chi Wei Jan. Chang previously directed award-winning drama Touch Of The Light. The Haf awards both come with a cash award of $38,460 (Hk$300,000).
Meanwhile, the $12,820 ($100,000) Haf Script Development Fund, presented by Emperor Motion Pictures and the Hkiff Society, went to Taiwanese filmmaker Jack Shih’s animation feature project The Solitary Pier.
Love Is Speaking, from Shanghai-based director Shu Haolun, won the Haf/Fox Chinese Film Development Award. Based on a story...
- 3/26/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Hong Kong – The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) concluded Wednesday, granting Hong Kong's Angel Whispers and Taiwan's Private Eyes its Haf Awards. Seven of financing awards were given out by the Haf in total. Presented by Create Hong Kong, Hong Kong Film Development Fund and the Haf, each Haf award is valued at $19,230 and is given to one Hong Kong project and one non-Hong Kong project. Pdf: Hong Kong Filmart: Download THR's Day 3 Daily The Haf Award for Hong Kong went to Angel Whispers by first-time directors Carrie Ng and Shirley Yung, to be produced by
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- 3/26/2014
- by Karen Chu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) has unveiled this year’s line-up of 29 projects, including two from the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza.
The line-up includes four projects under the third annual Haf/Fox Chinese Film Development Award, which aims to support scripts from up-and-coming Chinese filmmakers (see full line-up below).
Mendoza is bringing feature film project The Embroiderer, about undying love, along with documentary Gay Messiah, which questions religion and belief. The Philippines’ Jun Robles Lana also returns to Haf this year with his project Our Father, after winning the 2013 Haf award for Barber’s Tales.
Hong Kong filmmakers are also strongly represented in the line-up, with five projects, including comedian Lam Tze-chung’s Game and actress-turned-director Carrie Ng’s Angel Whispers.
Hong Kong projects also include Jason Kwan’s A Nail Clipper Romance, produced by acclaimed director Pang Ho-cheung; Philip Yung’s The Sea, produced by Jia Zhang-ke’s regular producer Chow Keung; and Simon Chung...
The line-up includes four projects under the third annual Haf/Fox Chinese Film Development Award, which aims to support scripts from up-and-coming Chinese filmmakers (see full line-up below).
Mendoza is bringing feature film project The Embroiderer, about undying love, along with documentary Gay Messiah, which questions religion and belief. The Philippines’ Jun Robles Lana also returns to Haf this year with his project Our Father, after winning the 2013 Haf award for Barber’s Tales.
Hong Kong filmmakers are also strongly represented in the line-up, with five projects, including comedian Lam Tze-chung’s Game and actress-turned-director Carrie Ng’s Angel Whispers.
Hong Kong projects also include Jason Kwan’s A Nail Clipper Romance, produced by acclaimed director Pang Ho-cheung; Philip Yung’s The Sea, produced by Jia Zhang-ke’s regular producer Chow Keung; and Simon Chung...
- 1/27/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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