Malaysian director Chong Keat-aun’s Amah’s Miseries has claimed the grand prize at the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP) financing market in Taiwan, winning a $32,000 (NT$1m) prize.
Further film and series winners at the market, which takes place during the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, included filmmakers from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan.
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Amah’s Miseries is produced by Wong Kew-soon from Malaysia, Gene Yao from Taiwan and Chow Wai-thong from Singapore, the same team behind Chong’s upcoming Malaysian riot drama Snow In Midsummer. Chong’s feature debut The Story Of Southern Islet won best new director at the Golden Horse Awards in 2020.
The jury comprising Eddie Fong Ling-ching, Clara Law, Aileen Li and Sandee Chan, praised Amah’s Miseries for “its humanistic portrayal of Malaysia’s disappearing amah culture, and its reflections on the pressures and conflicts faced by female characters against the backdrop of an urban construction project amid rapid modernization”.
This year’s FPP showcased a record 68 projects, including 40 in-development film projects, eight works-in-progress film projects and 20 series projects. The selection also included new Chinese-language directors, international co-productions and foreign filmmakers.
A total of 1,623 meetings were conducted over three days from November 15-17, setting a new record. They were attended by 118 industry professionals from Taiwan and beyond. More overseas guests were able to take part on-site following the end of Taiwan’s mandatory Covid quarantine and long-lasting pandemic border controls.
Overseas guests included Toronto programmer Giovanna Fulvi, Shelly Kraicer from Sydney Film Festival, Udine Far East Film Festival director Sabrina Baracetti, Kim Chi-Hyung from Korea’s CJ ENM, Franck Priot of France’s Ghosts City Films, producer Xavier Rocher of France’s La Fabrica Nocturna Production and WME Independent’s Singapore-based agent Nelson Mok.
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion 2022 winners
Film projects
Grand Prize ($32,000 (NT$1m))
Amah’s Miseries – Dir. CHONG Keat-aun / Wri. CHONG Keat-aun / EP. WONG Kew-soon, Gene YAO, CHOW Wai-thong / Pro. WONG Kew-soon / Prodco. Southern Islet Pictures Plt., Janji Pictures, Swallow Wings Films Co., Ltd., August Pictures Pte. Ltd.
Taipei Golden Creativity Award ($12,000 (NT$400,000))
Sweet Man – Dir. HSU Chih-yen / Wri. Mag HSU, HSU Chih-yen, Leo TAO / EP. Mag HSU / Pro. CHANG Tzu-yi / Prodco. Dear Studio Co., Ltd.
CNC Cash Award (€8,000)
The Unshakable Destiny – Dir. Rex REN / Wri. MOK Kwan-ling / Pro. CHONG Shuk-fong / Prodco. Phone Made Good Film Limited
TAICCA Original Award ($12,000 (NT$400,000))
Running Wild – Dir. WANG Yi-ling / Wri. LEONG Siew-hong, WU Tai-yun, WANG Yi-ling / EP. LI Yuan / Pro. KUO Bo-tsun / Prodco. Film10 Production, Ltd.
Karma Tango – Dir. ZHANG Zhi-teng / Wri. ZHANG Zhi-teng / EP. Sam YUAN Tzu-hsiang / Pro. Fenda LYN / Prodco. Thankful Films Ltd.
Family Matters – Dir. PAN Ke-yin / Wri. PAN Ke-yin / EP. CHENG Yu-chieh, HSIEH Chun-yao / Pro. LU Yen-chiu / Prodco. Key In Films Ltd.
FPP Visionary Award ($12,000)
Haru And Tae – Dir. IKEDA Akira / Wri. IKEDA Akira / EP. OSAKA Fumiko / Pro. Susan HUANG / Prodco. Phenomena Film Productions
Genesis Wave Film Creative Award ($16,000 (NT$500,000))
That Photograph From 1977 – Dir. KAO Pin-chuan / Wri. Juliana HSU, WU Po-han / EP. Phil TANG Sheng-jung, Pro. SU Gwo-shing, Phil TANG Sheng-jung / Prodco. Greener Grass Culture Co., Ltd.
Bright & Dark – Dir. Ray JIANG / Wri. TSENG Li-ting / EP. Mimi WANG, Joe TSAI / Pro. Sammi PAN / Prodco. Yoiisz International Media Limited
Bole Film Award ($9,600 (NT$300,000))
Malice – Dir. LIM Lung-yin / Wri. HSIEH Chia-hsin / Pro. Ivy SHEN, KUEK Shee-heng, Michal SIKORA / Prodco. TYDAL Productions, Lonely Production, Aview Image Co., Ltd.
Central Pictures Corporation Award ($16,000 (NT$500,000) in cash and $32,000 (NT$1m) in expense deductions on use of Central Taiwan Film Studios facilities provided by Central Motion Picture Corporation)
Housing – Dir. LIU Bang-yao / Wri. LIU Bang-yao / EP. YEH Jufeng / Pro. CHIANG Nai-yun / Prodco. MandarinVision Co., Ltd.
WIP projects
Taipei New Horizon Screenplay Award ($12,000 (NT$400,000))
Who’ll Stop The Rain – Dir. SU I-hsuan / Wri. SU I-hsuan / EP. LIN Shih-ken / Pro. LIN Shih-ken / Prodco. Suz Creative Studio
Series projects
MyVideo Creative Series Award ($9,600 (NT$300,000))
Greedy Algorithm – Pro. KUO Wen-wen / Wri. Heimy TU, Arial YANG / Dir. David CHAN / Prodco. Setting Six Studio Co., Ltd.
Catchplay Series Award ($9,600 (NT$300,000))
The Actress – Pro. Olive TING / Wri. YEN Yi-wen, Sasha HUANG / Dir. YEN Yi-wen / Prodco. Third Man Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Angelic Founder Award ($9,600 (NT$300,000))
The Zoo – Pro. David TANG, Alba HU / Wri. KE Jia-huei, LIN Guo-feng, ZOU Wan-zhen / Dir. Shaun SU / Prodco. Prime Pumpkin Pictures Co., Ltd.
Glory Creative Series Award ($9,600 (NT$300,000))
Option B – Pro. Jacqueline W. LIU, Tiffany CHEN Yu-chia, Cody HUANG / Wri. Faith LU, YEH Nai-ching / Dir. Joseph HSU Chen-chieh / Prodco. TYPE．WRITERS Co., Ltd., Each Other Films
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