Taiwan’s movie trade is out in pressure at Filmart with a slew of recent initiatives, together with upcoming characteristic movies Penguin Woman, That Burning Home and 96 Minutes and ten-episode collection A Controversial Entertainer.
Taiwan Inventive Content material Company (TAICCA) is presenting these initiatives, together with their key inventive groups and forged members, at a showcase in Filmart at the moment.
Penguin Woman, from first time characteristic director Yuyu Yang, is a fantasy romance starring Charlize Lamb and Hua Chen who will each be attending at the moment’s showcase. The movie, which premiered because the opening movie of final yr’s Kaohsiung Movie Pageant, follows a younger lady who research the marital lifetime of penguins and believes people may discover real love. Distribution Workshop is dealing with worldwide gross sales.
That Burning Home, directed by Tsai Yin-chuan, delves into social points surrounding youngster safety and juvenile crime. At present in post-production, the movie is produced by the inventive crew behind 2021 Golden Bell-nominated collection Tears On Hearth. The forged contains Fandy Fan and Tseng Jing Hua who’re each in Filmart to speak in regards to the movie. Hope Content material Advertising and marketing is dealing with gross sales.
Additionally in post-production is motion film 96 Minutes, directed by Hung Tzu-Hsuan, a couple of bomb disaster on a high-speed prepare working between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Wowing Leisure Group is dealing with worldwide distribution. Solid members Lee-Zen Lee, Yi-Ti Yao and Jacob Wang will all be current on the showcase.
At present in pre-production, black comedy TV collection A Controversial Entertainer tells the story of an surprising transformation of 5 guys into high male hosts. Producer-actor Chen I, actress Nana Lee and eight different forged members will attend the Filmart showcase.
In the meantime, two Taiwanese initiatives in growth have been chosen for Hong Kong Asia Movie Financing Discussion board (HAF), which runs concurrently with Filmart. Taiwanese music video director Invoice Chia is presenting his debut characteristic movie, Indigo Boy, whereas Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo has Taiwan-Malaysia co-production The Age Of Goodbyes.
HAF’s Works-in-Progress (WIP) part has chosen 5 worldwide co-productions involving Taiwan: Fuxi, Girlfriends, Moonglow, A Girl Builds and animated characteristic A Mighty Journey.
Round 90 Taiwanese corporations are attending the market below TAICCA’s Taiwan Pavilion umbrella, with initiatives on provide additionally together with drama collection and unscripted works similar to actuality present The King Of Nightmarket, drama collection Tabloid, tailored from a bestselling novel about Taiwan’s leisure trade; and romance collection Marriage Uncovered. Documentaries on provide embody Pricey Black Sheep, produced and narrated by Bowie Tsang, which sheds mild on most cancers consciousness.
