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Sellers 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.
Netflix 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.
‘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.
iQiyi 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.
Media 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.
Filmart: 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.
Giddens 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.
Endeavor 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.
Entertaining 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.
One 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.
China’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.
Distribution 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.
Clover 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.
Fortissimo sells ‘Sexual Drive’ to Film Movement for North America
Directed by Yoshida Kota, the film is described as a triptych about sex, aphrodisiac foods and secret desires.
HAF announces 21 Work-in-Progress projects for 2021 edition
Line-up includes 10 docs and 11 fiction films, mostly from Asia, with several European productions and co-productions.
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