All Filmart articles – Page 6
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NewsSellers report busy Filmart but caution global market still some way from recovery
Asian sellers were presenting packed slates of new titles, but due to cinema closures, buyers are still cautious in many parts of the world.
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FeaturesPhilip Yung on recreating a famous tale of corrupt cops in ‘Where The Wind Blows’
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Aaron Kwok head the cast of the film, about two policemen-turned-fugitives who terrorised Hong Kong in the 1960s.
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NewsNetflix leases two sound stages from Japan’s Toho Studio
Japanese-language projects, Yu Yu Hakusho and Sanctuary, will be the first Netflix productions to film at the facility this year.
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News‘Her Lullaby’, ‘The Catch’ head winners at close of virtual HAF
HAF and WIP award winners also include The Way We AD, I Come From Ikotun, Stonewalling and No Winter Holidays.
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NewsiQiyi joins forces with Singapore’s GHY Culture to launch talent agency
Strategic joint venture aims to identify and promote talent across the Southeast Asia region.
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NewsMedia Asia sells ‘God Of War 2’ to North America, ‘Septet’ to Japan
Hong Kong studio also seals string of deals on Tales From The Occult, Fagara and a package of 4K restored classics.
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NewsFilmart: Asia OTT platforms reveal content strategies in a crowded market
WarnerMedia, Hulu Japan and iQiyi International discussed how Korean, Chinese and other Asian-language content is helping them to stand out.
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FeaturesFilmart 2021: The hot projects from Taiwan
International buyers are getting excited about these projects.
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NewsGiddens Ko readies ‘Till We Meet Again’, starring Kai Ko, for summer release (exclusive)
Fantasy adventure, which also stars Vivian Sung and Gingle Wang, is adapted from the director’s novel God Of Love.
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NewsEndeavor Content sells ‘The Ancestral’ across Asia, Middle East (exclusive)
Horror film is directed by Le Van Kiet, whose credits include Furie, which is Vietnam’s highest-grossing local film.
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NewsEntertaining Power launches sales on crime thriller ‘A Murder Erased’ (exclusive)
Frequent Johnnie To collaborator Dennis Law is directing the film, which stars Eddie Cheung and Dada Chan.
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NewsClover Films, iQiyi team on four films from Singapore directors (exclusive)
The two companies will co-produce Chinese-language films directed by Kelvin Tong, Melvin Mak, Ong Kuo Sin and Tay Ping Hui.
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NewsOne Cool delivers on promise to revive Hong Kong film with busy Filmart slate
New projects include Au Cheuk Man’s Stand Up Story, co-produced with EMP, and Chui Tze Yiu’s Remember What I Forgot.
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NewsChina’s Blossoms brings Huayi Brothers trio to Filmart Online
Beijing-based sales agency is also handling war epic Sacrifice and Vincent Zhao’s Counter Attack.
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NewsDistribution Workshop picks up Arvin Chen’s 'Mama Boy'
Kai Ko and Vivian Hsu star in romantic drama, which starts shooting later this month in Taipei.
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FeaturesAsian buyers talk pandemic survival strategies and the year ahead
Three Asian distributors who have remained active during the Covid-19 pandemic share their experiences.
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FeaturesFilmart 2021: The hot projects from Hong Kong and China
As China comes off a record-breaking New Year, distribution is still feeling the effects of coronavirus.
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FeaturesFilmart 2021: The hot projects from South Korea
Korean sales agents are building on meetings started at the EFM.
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FeaturesIs China finally opening to Korean content as political relations improve?
Hopes are rising that Korean films and dramas might finally get an airing in China for the first time since they were banned in 2016.
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FeaturesFilmart 2021: The hot projects from Japan
Films from Soushi Matsumoto, Yuya Ishii and Yujiro Haromoto are all sparking interest.