There is a thrilling selection of Chinese-language titles at Filmart this year. Liz Shackleton picks out some of the most promising.
With very few Hong Kong or mainland Chinese sellers making the journey to this year’s European Film Market in Berlin, Filmart offers a chance for buyers to catch up with the Chinese-language titles that will be rolled out in the region for the rest of the year.
After serving up the biggest film of the Chinese New Year holiday — Kung Fu Yoga, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Stanley Tong — China’s Sparkle Roll Media has launched a Hong Kong-based sales arm that is selling Ding Sheng’s reboot of the A Better Tomorrow series.
Other high-profile action titles new to market include Distribution Workshop’s Extraordinary Mission, from the creative teams behind the Infernal Affairs and Overheard series, and Huayi Brothers’ crime drama Explosion, starring Duan Yihong.
Previously announced...
With very few Hong Kong or mainland Chinese sellers making the journey to this year’s European Film Market in Berlin, Filmart offers a chance for buyers to catch up with the Chinese-language titles that will be rolled out in the region for the rest of the year.
After serving up the biggest film of the Chinese New Year holiday — Kung Fu Yoga, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Stanley Tong — China’s Sparkle Roll Media has launched a Hong Kong-based sales arm that is selling Ding Sheng’s reboot of the A Better Tomorrow series.
Other high-profile action titles new to market include Distribution Workshop’s Extraordinary Mission, from the creative teams behind the Infernal Affairs and Overheard series, and Huayi Brothers’ crime drama Explosion, starring Duan Yihong.
Previously announced...
- 3/13/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The joint venture between Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Ivanhoe Pictures launched last year to build a slate of local-language films across Asia has identified a Chinese-language project about the former NBA star.
Sk Global (which launched in April 2015 as Ske Global) is financing and co-producing with China’s Hairun Pictures My Other Home, which stars Marbury as himself and charts his rise to stardom, subsequent troubles with the NBA, and ultimate transition to playing professional basketball in China.
China’s Larry Yang – whose Mountain Cry just played at the Shanghai International Film Festival – is directing from his screenplay.
The producers have applied for official Chinese-us co-production status and shooting is underway in Beijing before a move to New York at the end of the month. Marbury played 15 seasons in the NBA and currently plies his trade for the Beijing Ducks where he has helped the team to three Cba championships.
Sk Global...
Sk Global (which launched in April 2015 as Ske Global) is financing and co-producing with China’s Hairun Pictures My Other Home, which stars Marbury as himself and charts his rise to stardom, subsequent troubles with the NBA, and ultimate transition to playing professional basketball in China.
China’s Larry Yang – whose Mountain Cry just played at the Shanghai International Film Festival – is directing from his screenplay.
The producers have applied for official Chinese-us co-production status and shooting is underway in Beijing before a move to New York at the end of the month. Marbury played 15 seasons in the NBA and currently plies his trade for the Beijing Ducks where he has helped the team to three Cba championships.
Sk Global...
- 6/20/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (Vrpa) is teaming with Heyi Pictures to co-finance and co-produce sci-fi thriller Bleeding Steel, starring Jackie Chan.
Written and directed by Leo Zhang (Chrysanthemum To The Beast), the film is scheduled to start shooting in July in Sydney.
The film is expected to be the biggest-budget Chinese production ever to shoot in Australia. It’s also Chan’s first film to be shot primarily in Australia since Mr. Nice Guy was filmed in Melbourne in 1996. Additional filming will take place in Taiwan.
Chan plays a special forces agent in the future who fights to protect a...
Written and directed by Leo Zhang (Chrysanthemum To The Beast), the film is scheduled to start shooting in July in Sydney.
The film is expected to be the biggest-budget Chinese production ever to shoot in Australia. It’s also Chan’s first film to be shot primarily in Australia since Mr. Nice Guy was filmed in Melbourne in 1996. Additional filming will take place in Taiwan.
Chan plays a special forces agent in the future who fights to protect a...
- 6/16/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The biggest European film festival excludsively dealing with Asian cinema will open on Friday the 22nd of April with the South Korean blockbuster “The Tiger” and close with the Hong Kong thriller “The Bodyguard” on Saturday the 30th with the presence of the legendary Sammo Hung. Legendary director Johnnie To and composer Lim Giong will also attend.
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
- 4/21/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The 18th Feff will feature 50 titles in competition, including Lost In Hong Kong, Mojin: The Lost Legend and Ip Man 3, as well as a new Focus Asia market.Scroll down for full programme
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
- 4/13/2016
- ScreenDaily
The film will be released in Japan in Q3 2016.
Hark & Company has acquired the Japanese rights to Chinese director Larry Yang’s Mountain Cry, which recently premiered as the closing film of the 20th Busan International Film Festival, with a theatrical release in Japan scheduled for the third quarter of 2016.
Based on a short novel set in an isolated mountain village in the mid-1980s, the film follows a mysterious mute widow who becomes increasingly attached to a fellow villager assigned to care for her and her children after the death of her husband. The cast features Lang Yueting and Wang Ziyi.
“This modest film from director Larry Yang has a very powerful moving story and a message that I am confident will resonate with our audiences in Japan. The two leads are very appealing with fresh faces and great acting talent,” said Satoru Iseki, director of Hark & Company, who is a long-time supporter of quality cinema...
Hark & Company has acquired the Japanese rights to Chinese director Larry Yang’s Mountain Cry, which recently premiered as the closing film of the 20th Busan International Film Festival, with a theatrical release in Japan scheduled for the third quarter of 2016.
Based on a short novel set in an isolated mountain village in the mid-1980s, the film follows a mysterious mute widow who becomes increasingly attached to a fellow villager assigned to care for her and her children after the death of her husband. The cast features Lang Yueting and Wang Ziyi.
“This modest film from director Larry Yang has a very powerful moving story and a message that I am confident will resonate with our audiences in Japan. The two leads are very appealing with fresh faces and great acting talent,” said Satoru Iseki, director of Hark & Company, who is a long-time supporter of quality cinema...
- 10/14/2015
- ScreenDaily
Village Roadshow Pictures has renewed its $US750 million film production facility, which finances films co-produced with Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and other major distributors. Its 2016 release slate includes Grimsby, which stars Sasha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong, directed by Louis Leterrier; David Yates. Tarzan, with Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie and Samuel L. Jackson; Paul Feig.s Ghostbusters starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristin Wiig;. and Guy Ritchie.s King Arthur, featuring Charlie Hunnam and Jude Law.
Also set for next year are Antoine Fuqua.s The Magnificent Seven, starring Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, and Morten Tyldum.s Passengers, with Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.
The first titles confirmed for 2017 are The Equalizer 2, which will star Denzel Washington and has no director attached yet, and Steven Spielberg.s Ready Player One, adapted from the Ernie Cline novel set in a virtual world called Oasis, in which a teenager...
Also set for next year are Antoine Fuqua.s The Magnificent Seven, starring Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, and Morten Tyldum.s Passengers, with Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.
The first titles confirmed for 2017 are The Equalizer 2, which will star Denzel Washington and has no director attached yet, and Steven Spielberg.s Ready Player One, adapted from the Ernie Cline novel set in a virtual world called Oasis, in which a teenager...
- 9/15/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Read More: Well Go USA Acquires Blockbuster Chinese Comedy Sequel 'Lost in Hong Kong' Fortissimo Films has acquired global sales rights to Larry Yang's "Mountain Cry." The film, which won the prize for Best Commercial Potential at last year’s Beijing International Film Festival "Pitch & Catch" event, was just announced yesterday to have its world premiere as the Closing Film of the 20th Busan International Film Festival. The official synopsis reads: "Set in a remote mountain village in China in the mid 1980’s, 'Mountain Cry' weaves a tale that begins with the sudden violent death of a man under unusual circumstances, leaving behind a mysterious widow – a young mute woman (played by Yueting Lang)) with two young children. The now broken family upends the village’s tight-knit traditional community structure. As the local village leaders struggle with how to handle the matter, the widow forms a bond...
- 8/26/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Fortissimo Films has acquired global rights to Larry Yang’s Mountain Cry, which will receive its world premiere as the closing film of this year’s Busan International Film Festival (Biff) on October 10.
The film is the first of an initial slate of five films to be produced jointly by Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (Vrpa) and China’s Hairun Pictures.
Set in a remote mountain village in the mid 1980s, it follows a mysterious young mute woman and her two children who upend the village’s tight-knit community structure. Lang Yueting (Office) and Wang Ziyi (Chongqing Blues) head the cast.
The film was produced by Vrpa CEO Ellen Eliasoph and Hairun vice president Victoria Hon with Yanming Liu and Greg Basser serving as executive producers.
Vrpa boarded the project after it won the prize for ‘Best Commercial Potential’ at last year’s Beijing International Film Festival ‘Pitch & Catch’ event.
Vrpa and Hairun will jointly release the film...
The film is the first of an initial slate of five films to be produced jointly by Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (Vrpa) and China’s Hairun Pictures.
Set in a remote mountain village in the mid 1980s, it follows a mysterious young mute woman and her two children who upend the village’s tight-knit community structure. Lang Yueting (Office) and Wang Ziyi (Chongqing Blues) head the cast.
The film was produced by Vrpa CEO Ellen Eliasoph and Hairun vice president Victoria Hon with Yanming Liu and Greg Basser serving as executive producers.
Vrpa boarded the project after it won the prize for ‘Best Commercial Potential’ at last year’s Beijing International Film Festival ‘Pitch & Catch’ event.
Vrpa and Hairun will jointly release the film...
- 8/26/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Fortissimo Films has acquired global rights to Larry Yang’s Mountain Cry, which will receive its world premiere as the closing film of this year’s Busan International Film Festival (Biff) on October 10.
The film is the first of an initial slate of five films to be produced jointly by Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (Vrpa) and China’s Hairun Pictures.
Set in a remote mountain village in the mid 1980s, it follows a mysterious young mute woman and her two children who upend the village’s tight-knit community structure. Lang Yueting (Office) and Wang Ziyi (Chongqing Blues) head the cast.
The film was produced by Vrpa CEO Ellen Eliasoph and Hairun vice president Victoria Hon with Yanming Liu and Greg Basser serving as executive producers. Vrpa boarded the project after it won the prize for ‘Best Commercial Potential’ at last year’s Beijing International Film Festival ‘Pitch & Catch’ event.
Vrpa and Hairun will jointly release the film...
The film is the first of an initial slate of five films to be produced jointly by Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (Vrpa) and China’s Hairun Pictures.
Set in a remote mountain village in the mid 1980s, it follows a mysterious young mute woman and her two children who upend the village’s tight-knit community structure. Lang Yueting (Office) and Wang Ziyi (Chongqing Blues) head the cast.
The film was produced by Vrpa CEO Ellen Eliasoph and Hairun vice president Victoria Hon with Yanming Liu and Greg Basser serving as executive producers. Vrpa boarded the project after it won the prize for ‘Best Commercial Potential’ at last year’s Beijing International Film Festival ‘Pitch & Catch’ event.
Vrpa and Hairun will jointly release the film...
- 8/26/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The 20th Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has announced its line-up of 304 films from 75 countries with 121 world and international premieres.
The fest in South Korea will open Oct 1 with the world premiere of Indian film Zubaan, the feature directorial debut of independent film producer Mozez Singh (White Noise, Peddlers).
Produced by Guneet Monga (The Lunchbox), Zubaan is about a young man’s search for values and self.
Biff will close Oct 10 with the world premiere of Chinese film Mountain Cry, directed by Larry Yang, based on Ge Shui-ping’s award-winning novel.
Gala Presentations will include Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin, Jia Zhangke’s Mountains May Depart, Luca Guadagnino’s A Bigger Splash and the world premiere of previously announced Busan-Youku collaboration project Color Of Asia - Masters, directed by Im Sang-soo, Naomi Kawase, Wang Xiaoshuai and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Other Asian masters set to attend include Eric Khoo with Singaporean 50th anniversary omnibus 7 Letters, Bahman Ghobadi with the...
The fest in South Korea will open Oct 1 with the world premiere of Indian film Zubaan, the feature directorial debut of independent film producer Mozez Singh (White Noise, Peddlers).
Produced by Guneet Monga (The Lunchbox), Zubaan is about a young man’s search for values and self.
Biff will close Oct 10 with the world premiere of Chinese film Mountain Cry, directed by Larry Yang, based on Ge Shui-ping’s award-winning novel.
Gala Presentations will include Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin, Jia Zhangke’s Mountains May Depart, Luca Guadagnino’s A Bigger Splash and the world premiere of previously announced Busan-Youku collaboration project Color Of Asia - Masters, directed by Im Sang-soo, Naomi Kawase, Wang Xiaoshuai and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Other Asian masters set to attend include Eric Khoo with Singaporean 50th anniversary omnibus 7 Letters, Bahman Ghobadi with the...
- 8/25/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (Vrpa) and Beijing-based Hairun Pictures have entered into a strategic film production alliance and unveiled a slate of five features.
The two partners will jointly develop, finance, produce and distribute a slate of films, initially consisting of Sino-foreign co-productions, with plans to also co-produce English-language content in the near future.
The alliance was signed today at the Beijing International Film Festival (Bjiff) by Vrpa CEO Ellen Eliasoph and Liu Yanming, chairman of Hairun Media & Entertainment Group.
Larry Yang’s Mountain Cry, the partners’ initial project together, originated at last year’s Bjiff Pitch and Catch event, where it was awarded as the project with “Top Commercial Potential”. The film is currently in post-production.
The other four projects on the Vpra/Hairun slate include:
Ipo, a fast-paced contemporary drama depicting the dark underworld of China’s booming financial markets;
My Other Home (working title), a biopic of Stephon Marbury, the former...
The two partners will jointly develop, finance, produce and distribute a slate of films, initially consisting of Sino-foreign co-productions, with plans to also co-produce English-language content in the near future.
The alliance was signed today at the Beijing International Film Festival (Bjiff) by Vrpa CEO Ellen Eliasoph and Liu Yanming, chairman of Hairun Media & Entertainment Group.
Larry Yang’s Mountain Cry, the partners’ initial project together, originated at last year’s Bjiff Pitch and Catch event, where it was awarded as the project with “Top Commercial Potential”. The film is currently in post-production.
The other four projects on the Vpra/Hairun slate include:
Ipo, a fast-paced contemporary drama depicting the dark underworld of China’s booming financial markets;
My Other Home (working title), a biopic of Stephon Marbury, the former...
- 4/20/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Village Roadshow Pictures Asia has signed a deal with Beijing Hairun Pictures for the joint development, financing, production and distribution of movies and unveiled an initial slate of five feature films. The pact was announced by Village Roadshow Pictures Asia's CEO Ellen Eliasoph and Liu Yanming, chairman of Hairun Media & Entertainment Group during a signing ceremony at the Beijing Film Market. The first project is Mountain Cry, which debuted at last year's Beijing festival pitching event. Shooting is completed and the movie is currently in post-production. Eliasoph and Liu said they will start production this year and in
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- 4/20/2015
- by Clifford Coonan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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