After focusing on Taiwanese projects for its first three years, the pitching section of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf) opened its doors to international projects for the first time this year.
The move attracted 539 projects from 20 regions including Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Iran, France and the U.S. After a selection process overseen by four separate juries, the applications were whittled down to 43 across four sections: Project to Screen, divided further into Feature Films and Series; Animation Features & Series; and Documentary Features & Series.
The feature film section includes projects from leading filmmakers such as Japanese director Koji Fukada, Indonesia’s Edwin, the Philippines’ Sheron Deyoc (Women Of The Weeping River) and Japan-based, Indian-origin filmmaker Anshul Chauhan (December).
Tccf pitching also includes an additional ten Taiwanese IPs that have strong potential for adaptations. These include books, webtoons and...
The move attracted 539 projects from 20 regions including Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Iran, France and the U.S. After a selection process overseen by four separate juries, the applications were whittled down to 43 across four sections: Project to Screen, divided further into Feature Films and Series; Animation Features & Series; and Documentary Features & Series.
The feature film section includes projects from leading filmmakers such as Japanese director Koji Fukada, Indonesia’s Edwin, the Philippines’ Sheron Deyoc (Women Of The Weeping River) and Japan-based, Indian-origin filmmaker Anshul Chauhan (December).
Tccf pitching also includes an additional ten Taiwanese IPs that have strong potential for adaptations. These include books, webtoons and...
- 10/30/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Some twenty aspiring film projects have been selected to participate in the inaugural edition of the Qcinema Project Market (Nov. 18-19) that this year represents and expansion of the QCinema Film Festival in The Philippines’ Quezon City.
The selected titles include development projects by several of East Asia’s better known independent and art-house directors and projects. Among them is “Filipinana,” which on Tuesday collected three prizes at Busan’s Asian Project Market. Another is “Fox King,” by well-established Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jing, which will also travel to the Tokyo Gap Financing Market. Also lining up is established Singapore filmmaker Boo Junfeng and producer partner Raymond Phathanavirangoon with “Medium.”
The 20 selected projects are vying for over $400,000 in grants and prizes, including a $35,000 co-production grants for Southeast Asian projects and $50,000 for Filipino projects.
“From an impressive submission of sixty five projects from all over the region, these selected projects really...
The selected titles include development projects by several of East Asia’s better known independent and art-house directors and projects. Among them is “Filipinana,” which on Tuesday collected three prizes at Busan’s Asian Project Market. Another is “Fox King,” by well-established Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jing, which will also travel to the Tokyo Gap Financing Market. Also lining up is established Singapore filmmaker Boo Junfeng and producer partner Raymond Phathanavirangoon with “Medium.”
The 20 selected projects are vying for over $400,000 in grants and prizes, including a $35,000 co-production grants for Southeast Asian projects and $50,000 for Filipino projects.
“From an impressive submission of sixty five projects from all over the region, these selected projects really...
- 10/11/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A record 53 projects will be presented in November.
The Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf) is set to take place on a larger and more international scale this year, presenting a record 53 projects with international productions included for the first time.
Project pitching is one of the main sections of Tccf, the content licensing and project investment market organised by Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca), which will run from November 7-10 at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. A record 539 submissions from 29 regions were received this year. The total cash prizes are worth more than $150,000.
The selected projects are divided...
The Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf) is set to take place on a larger and more international scale this year, presenting a record 53 projects with international productions included for the first time.
Project pitching is one of the main sections of Tccf, the content licensing and project investment market organised by Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca), which will run from November 7-10 at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. A record 539 submissions from 29 regions were received this year. The total cash prizes are worth more than $150,000.
The selected projects are divided...
- 9/22/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
It’s good to be back, according to industry attendees, but caution remains – and where was China?
The Busan International Film Festival (Biff) kicked off October 5 with Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung onstage accepting the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award and a return to a packed outdoor theatre at the Busan Cinema Centre.
The Coop Himmelb(l)au-designed cantilever roof was lit up with rainbow-coloured LED light displays and general audiences, film industry professionals and Biff organizers alike expressed relief at being back to a full-scale in-person festival for the first time since 2019.
Festive reunion
The most noticeable element...
The Busan International Film Festival (Biff) kicked off October 5 with Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung onstage accepting the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award and a return to a packed outdoor theatre at the Busan Cinema Centre.
The Coop Himmelb(l)au-designed cantilever roof was lit up with rainbow-coloured LED light displays and general audiences, film industry professionals and Biff organizers alike expressed relief at being back to a full-scale in-person festival for the first time since 2019.
Festive reunion
The most noticeable element...
- 10/10/2022
- by Jean Noh¬Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin, whose work has been showcased at the Busan International Film Festival from his first feature “Monday Morning Glory” (2005), is back with his latest feature “Stone Turtle.”
The film, which won the Fipresci Prize at Locarno earlier this year, follows a woman living in the peninsular Malaysian east coast, who gets entangled with a stranger who claims to be a turtle researcher, in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
“Stone Turtle” originated from the time Woo spent at the east coast of Malaysia a few years ago, where he met some turtle egg poachers and villages that subsisted on this trade. He learned a lot about the region’s history, culture and way of life and this became his impetus for creating the protagonist of the film.
“I had always been drawn to the richness of Malaysian folklore and myths and felt they have not been depicted in cinema much.
The film, which won the Fipresci Prize at Locarno earlier this year, follows a woman living in the peninsular Malaysian east coast, who gets entangled with a stranger who claims to be a turtle researcher, in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
“Stone Turtle” originated from the time Woo spent at the east coast of Malaysia a few years ago, where he met some turtle egg poachers and villages that subsisted on this trade. He learned a lot about the region’s history, culture and way of life and this became his impetus for creating the protagonist of the film.
“I had always been drawn to the richness of Malaysian folklore and myths and felt they have not been depicted in cinema much.
- 10/9/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Selections include new projects from directors Farkhat Sharipov and Ash Mayfair.
The 3rd Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (Tgfm) has unveiled 20 projects selected for financing and development at Tiffcom, the affiliated content market of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
Selections include new projects by known directors such as recent Berlinale Generation 14plus prize-winner Farkhat Sharipov (Scheme), Ash Mayfair (The Third Wife) and Tom Waller (The Cave).
Hong Kong’s Toe Yuen, known for Annecy prize-winner My Life As McDull (2001), also has a new animation in the lineup.
Organised by UniJapan, Tgfm will run as part of Tiffcom online October 25-27. The 35th...
The 3rd Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (Tgfm) has unveiled 20 projects selected for financing and development at Tiffcom, the affiliated content market of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
Selections include new projects by known directors such as recent Berlinale Generation 14plus prize-winner Farkhat Sharipov (Scheme), Ash Mayfair (The Third Wife) and Tom Waller (The Cave).
Hong Kong’s Toe Yuen, known for Annecy prize-winner My Life As McDull (2001), also has a new animation in the lineup.
Organised by UniJapan, Tgfm will run as part of Tiffcom online October 25-27. The 35th...
- 9/20/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Thai-language feature received its world premiere at the film festival in Switzerland.
Austria-based sales agent Square Eyes has boarded Thai director Sorayos Prapapan’s Arnold Is A Model Student, which received its world premiere in Locarno’s Filmmakers of the Present competition.
The Thai-language feature follows a gifted student who is enlisted by an underground ring to help others cheat on their exams. The cast is led by newcomer Korndanai Marc Dautzenberg in the title role and political commentator Winyu Wongsurawat.
The story is inspired by a student survival guide published by Bad Student, a movement that calls for educational...
Austria-based sales agent Square Eyes has boarded Thai director Sorayos Prapapan’s Arnold Is A Model Student, which received its world premiere in Locarno’s Filmmakers of the Present competition.
The Thai-language feature follows a gifted student who is enlisted by an underground ring to help others cheat on their exams. The cast is led by newcomer Korndanai Marc Dautzenberg in the title role and political commentator Winyu Wongsurawat.
The story is inspired by a student survival guide published by Bad Student, a movement that calls for educational...
- 8/8/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Woo Ming JIn is back in the international festival scene with his layered female revenge drama that borrows from genre tropes, and incorporates animation and folklore. In “Stone Turtle”, which screens in Locarno’s international competition, an isolated Malaysian island becomes a place of the merciless cat and mouse game under the wake eyes of ghosts who all have two things in common: being women, and illegal immigrants.
In this Malaysian-Indonesian co-production, two acclaimed actors slip into lead roles: Indonesian Asmara Abigail (Joko Anwar’s regular cast since “Gundala”), and Malaysian Bront Palarae. Their chemistry is charged with all ingredients needed for a proper revenge story, none of them painted in black & white, but nuanced enough to make a distinctive line between good and bad.
Asian Movie Pulse met with Woo Ming Jin in Locarno, right after “Stone Turtle”s world premiere to talk about the film’s unique look,...
In this Malaysian-Indonesian co-production, two acclaimed actors slip into lead roles: Indonesian Asmara Abigail (Joko Anwar’s regular cast since “Gundala”), and Malaysian Bront Palarae. Their chemistry is charged with all ingredients needed for a proper revenge story, none of them painted in black & white, but nuanced enough to make a distinctive line between good and bad.
Asian Movie Pulse met with Woo Ming Jin in Locarno, right after “Stone Turtle”s world premiere to talk about the film’s unique look,...
- 8/7/2022
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Chinese sales agent Parallax Films has acquired international sales rights to Malaysian director Ming Jing Woo’s feature “Stone Turtle,” which world premieres in the Locarno Film Festival’s international competition.
A time-traveling movie, “Stone Turtle” is produced by Edmund Yeo and Ming Jin Woo at Malaysia’s Greenlight Pictures and co-produced by Cheng Thim Kian and Yulia Evina Bhara at KawanKawan Media in Indonesia.
The story follows Zahara, a stateless refugee who lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs.
One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
“’Stone Turtle’ is a metaphorical journey of a woman seeking justice, both personal and social, amidst systemic oppression. It’s also a preservation...
A time-traveling movie, “Stone Turtle” is produced by Edmund Yeo and Ming Jin Woo at Malaysia’s Greenlight Pictures and co-produced by Cheng Thim Kian and Yulia Evina Bhara at KawanKawan Media in Indonesia.
The story follows Zahara, a stateless refugee who lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs.
One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.
“’Stone Turtle’ is a metaphorical journey of a woman seeking justice, both personal and social, amidst systemic oppression. It’s also a preservation...
- 8/6/2022
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
The first entirely Japanese-language feature of Edmund Yeo is based on a 1988 short story by Banana Yoshimoto, with the idea seeming brilliant in theory, since the style of the two is a rather good fit. Yoshimoto actually praised the movie on her Instagram account, mentioning that it “is a masterpiece of elegance”, and that “the director painstakingly portrayed beautiful parts of Japan’s landscape that even few Japanese can find”. Let us take a more thorough look at the whole endeavor however.
Hitoshi meets Satsuki at night on the banks of a river, after hearing the sound of a small bell. It is love at first sight, and the two fall for each other heads-on. Soon, he introduces her to his brother, Hiiragi, a rather quirky young man who seems to suffer from some kind of narcolepsy and likes to cook for people since he can understand everything about them by the way they eat,...
Hitoshi meets Satsuki at night on the banks of a river, after hearing the sound of a small bell. It is love at first sight, and the two fall for each other heads-on. Soon, he introduces her to his brother, Hiiragi, a rather quirky young man who seems to suffer from some kind of narcolepsy and likes to cook for people since he can understand everything about them by the way they eat,...
- 9/28/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Some films just leave you dumbfounded. Dead in your tracks they leave you speechless, standing in awe at their very presence, the journey they immerse you in arouses your curiosity in previously unfathomable ways. Their very creation beggar’s belief. These films come but once in a blue moon and need to be shouted about from the rooftops for all to hear, drawing in as large a crowd as possible to witness the same audio-visual stimuli you just experienced. They need to be seen to be believed. In the case of Lee Okseop’s outwardly bizarre debut feature-length ‘Maggie’, such a sensation occurs for all the wrong reasons.
“Maggie” is screening in Hong Kong Arts Centre on Friday 21/5 at 7:30 pm
as part of Women Direct. Korean Indies! – Korean Women Independent Film series, under the signature programme of the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Independently Yours
A visual stream-of-consciousness if ever there was one,...
“Maggie” is screening in Hong Kong Arts Centre on Friday 21/5 at 7:30 pm
as part of Women Direct. Korean Indies! – Korean Women Independent Film series, under the signature programme of the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Independently Yours
A visual stream-of-consciousness if ever there was one,...
- 5/5/2021
- by James Cansdale-Cook
- AsianMoviePulse
In many ways a companion piece to “Inhalation”, which was also released in 2010, Edmund Yeo’s “Exhalation” tackles a more philosophical topic through another theme, in this case the dramatic shift in terms of lifestyles in rural and urban areas of a country. Co-produced in Japan, where the story of the movie takes place, “Exhalation” was screened at the 40th edition of the Rotterdam International Film Festival along with Dubai International Film Festival. At its core, it is a story, as its title already suggests, about grief and various forms of dealing with the loss of a person, while also dealing with two former classmates re-uniting after many years apart for the funeral of a former student they both seem to barely remember.
“Exhalation” is streaming on Mubi
After graduation, best friends Sayuri (Tomoe Shinohara) and Naoko (Kiki Sugino) wen separate ways in life with the former staying in their...
“Exhalation” is streaming on Mubi
After graduation, best friends Sayuri (Tomoe Shinohara) and Naoko (Kiki Sugino) wen separate ways in life with the former staying in their...
- 2/13/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
In 2010, Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo directed two features, “Inhalation” and “Exhalation”, which can be considered as two stories complimenting each other. While especially both of them tackle global themes, such as economic immigration and the chasm between rural and urban life, they also deal with life and death, as the titles seems to already suggest. The first of the pair, “Inhalation”, was screened at Busan International Film Festival, where it was awarded Best Asian Short, and through its story of two people and their troubled relationship, deals with inevitability and coincidence as defining factors in our lives.
Inhalation is streaming on Mubi
After years of working at a pig farm and also at the nearby meat market, Mei (Susan Lee) has finally had enough and has decided to try her luck overseas in Japan. Since she does not have enough money for the trip, she asks her boyfriend Seng (Ernest Chong) for support,...
Inhalation is streaming on Mubi
After years of working at a pig farm and also at the nearby meat market, Mei (Susan Lee) has finally had enough and has decided to try her luck overseas in Japan. Since she does not have enough money for the trip, she asks her boyfriend Seng (Ernest Chong) for support,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
One of the greatest aspects of cinema, making it distinct from other media, is the fact it can capture time. While the Brothers Lumiere already emphasized this point with their first films showing the arrivals of trains at local stations, perhaps no one else has explained the relationship of time and cinema better than Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky in his masterful essay “Sculpting in Time”. Film, similar to photography, is capable of capturing a certain moment in time, but can also reproduce it as much as the viewer likes. Given this ability, we as the audience are able to re-live and contemplate on the moment, resulting in the possibility of film changing our way of thinking and our lives. While most certainly not every director follows these principles as highlighting the entertainment aspects of the medium is much more profitable, there are those who have managed to test and to...
- 2/10/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Abuse and exploitation can take on many forms, can be physical or psychological, but most of the time it may just be a combination of the two. While no one would deny their lasting effect on the individual, actually breaking out of that circle and not walking a path which is potentially self-destructive and can also hurt those around you, is quite taxing for many, and it can take years to finally be able to put these experiences behind you. In his short feature “Love Suicides” Malaysian director Edmund Yeo tackles the subject of an abusive relationship, telling the story of a family whose members suffer from the behavior of the father, which leaves quite a mark on the mother and the daughter in their connection and in general their way of looking at the world.
Love Suicides is streaming on Mubi Malaysia
Based on a story by writer Yasunari Kawabata,...
Love Suicides is streaming on Mubi Malaysia
Based on a story by writer Yasunari Kawabata,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Edmund Yeo was born in Singapore in 1984, and graduated from Waseda University. His short films “Kingyo” premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2009; “Inhalation” won the Sonje Award at the Busan International Film Festival in 2010. His debut feature “River of Exploding Durians” premiered in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2014. In 2017, he returned to Tokyo with two films, “Yasmin-san” and “AQÉRAT” (We the Dead), with latter earning him the Best Director Award. “Malu” is his latest film.
On the occasion of “Malu” screening at Tokyo International Film Festival, we talk with him about the story that takes place in both Malaysia and Japan, the cinematography and the editing, working with Masatoshi Nagashe and Sherlyn Seo, and other topics.
The story you present in “Malu” is very interesting. What was the inspiration behind it and why did you choose to have it unfold in both Malaysia and Japan?
The inspiration behind...
On the occasion of “Malu” screening at Tokyo International Film Festival, we talk with him about the story that takes place in both Malaysia and Japan, the cinematography and the editing, working with Masatoshi Nagashe and Sherlyn Seo, and other topics.
The story you present in “Malu” is very interesting. What was the inspiration behind it and why did you choose to have it unfold in both Malaysia and Japan?
The inspiration behind...
- 11/6/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Being born in Singapore, growing up in Malaysia and being based in Japan, Edmund Yeo‘s films always had a pan-Asian perspective, and “Malu”, a Japan-Malaysia co production, seems to cement this approach through a narrative that shares many elements with Naomi Kawase‘s style.
Malu is screening at Tokyo International Film Festival
The story, which unfolds in non-linear fashion, revolves around two sisters, Hong and Lan, who live with their mother in a small fishing village in Malaysia. Their mother, however, is completely unstable and has suicidal tendencies, a mentality that puts much strain to the two girls, and particularly Hong, who, as the older, is also charged with taking care of Lan. One day, their alienated grandmother kidnaps Hong, and actually raises her by herself, with the two girls not meeting for 20 years, until their mother’s death brings them together for one day. A number of flashbacks...
Malu is screening at Tokyo International Film Festival
The story, which unfolds in non-linear fashion, revolves around two sisters, Hong and Lan, who live with their mother in a small fishing village in Malaysia. Their mother, however, is completely unstable and has suicidal tendencies, a mentality that puts much strain to the two girls, and particularly Hong, who, as the older, is also charged with taking care of Lan. One day, their alienated grandmother kidnaps Hong, and actually raises her by herself, with the two girls not meeting for 20 years, until their mother’s death brings them together for one day. A number of flashbacks...
- 11/5/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Due to ongoing travel restrictions, overseas guests have been in short supply at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. Malaysia’s Edmund Yeo is a rare exception.
The filmmaker endured two-week quarantine in order to attend the world premiere of his “Malu,” a film which tracks a long-lasting discord between beautiful sisters, and unfolds in Malaysia and Japan. Yeo also gets to prepare for another upcoming shoot in Japan.
Variety: Does it feel surreal or strange to be in Tokyo at the moment?
Things are really normal here. Aside from the fact that everyone’s wearing a mask, it feels the same.
“Malu” opens in Japanese cinemas next week. That’s a first for you, isn’t it?
It’s very exciting. My films have never even been shown in Malaysia, due to censorship, and the fact that they were arthouse stuff. And unlike Japan, there are no arthouse cinemas in Malaysia.
The filmmaker endured two-week quarantine in order to attend the world premiere of his “Malu,” a film which tracks a long-lasting discord between beautiful sisters, and unfolds in Malaysia and Japan. Yeo also gets to prepare for another upcoming shoot in Japan.
Variety: Does it feel surreal or strange to be in Tokyo at the moment?
Things are really normal here. Aside from the fact that everyone’s wearing a mask, it feels the same.
“Malu” opens in Japanese cinemas next week. That’s a first for you, isn’t it?
It’s very exciting. My films have never even been shown in Malaysia, due to censorship, and the fact that they were arthouse stuff. And unlike Japan, there are no arthouse cinemas in Malaysia.
- 11/4/2020
- by James Hadfield
- Variety Film + TV
Festival opens with physical red carpet and video messages of congratulations from global industry figures.
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) opened with a physical ceremony on Saturday (October 31) and video messages of support from global industry figures such as Robert De Niro and Christopher Nolan.
Nolan commented: “The fact that in these challenging times you’ve found a way to honour and enjoy watching films on the big screen is a source of inspiration to myself and other filmmakers around the world.”
De Niro said: “We hope TIFF will be a big, big success and we know it will be.
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) opened with a physical ceremony on Saturday (October 31) and video messages of support from global industry figures such as Robert De Niro and Christopher Nolan.
Nolan commented: “The fact that in these challenging times you’ve found a way to honour and enjoy watching films on the big screen is a source of inspiration to myself and other filmmakers around the world.”
De Niro said: “We hope TIFF will be a big, big success and we know it will be.
- 11/2/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
While there are fewer Japanese titles than usual at this year’s streamlined Tokyo International Film Festival, it’s a varied selection, with numerous international co-productions and films tackling contemporary issues, as well as retrospectives, anime and a few classics. Here are five, new and old, that are worth catching.
“Along the Sea”
After highlighting the plight of Burmese refugees in debut feature “Passage of Life,” director Fujimoto Akio turns his attention to Japan’s controversial technical trainee program for foreign workers. The film follows three young Vietnamese women who migrate to the country, only to find themselves on the wrong side of the law.
“Underdog”
Director Take Masaharu and screenwriter Adachi Shin scored their most memorable collaboration with 2014 boxing drama “100 Yen Love.” They return to the ring for TIFF’s opening film, a bruising drama with a marathon running time of nearly five hours. A bulked-up Moriyama Mirai...
“Along the Sea”
After highlighting the plight of Burmese refugees in debut feature “Passage of Life,” director Fujimoto Akio turns his attention to Japan’s controversial technical trainee program for foreign workers. The film follows three young Vietnamese women who migrate to the country, only to find themselves on the wrong side of the law.
“Underdog”
Director Take Masaharu and screenwriter Adachi Shin scored their most memorable collaboration with 2014 boxing drama “100 Yen Love.” They return to the ring for TIFF’s opening film, a bruising drama with a marathon running time of nearly five hours. A bulked-up Moriyama Mirai...
- 10/31/2020
- by James Hadfield
- Variety Film + TV
The producing debuts of two actors are among the 27 film projects selected for the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion. The project market is attached to the Golden Horse Film Festival, held annually in Taiwan.
The selections comprise 22 efforts still at project stage and five which are works in progress. They include Taiwanese productions and co-productions with the U.S., Japan, Hong Kong and Malaysia. They were whittled down from more than 200 applications.
Former Golden Horse Award-winning actress Lee Sinje (“The Eye”) is set as the executive producer of the Malaysian title “ABang ADik” directed by Jin Ong, a previous winner of the Golden Horse Fpp Grand Prize. Ariel Lin (“A Choo”), two-time winner of Golden Bell best actress, is the producer of Chou Mei-yu’s “The Blind Love,” a Taiwan project.
Other Taiwan projects include “Detention” producer Aileen Li teaming up with Lin Chun-yang, Golden Bell best director winner, to co-direct “SARStorm”; “Call of Lobster,...
The selections comprise 22 efforts still at project stage and five which are works in progress. They include Taiwanese productions and co-productions with the U.S., Japan, Hong Kong and Malaysia. They were whittled down from more than 200 applications.
Former Golden Horse Award-winning actress Lee Sinje (“The Eye”) is set as the executive producer of the Malaysian title “ABang ADik” directed by Jin Ong, a previous winner of the Golden Horse Fpp Grand Prize. Ariel Lin (“A Choo”), two-time winner of Golden Bell best actress, is the producer of Chou Mei-yu’s “The Blind Love,” a Taiwan project.
Other Taiwan projects include “Detention” producer Aileen Li teaming up with Lin Chun-yang, Golden Bell best director winner, to co-direct “SARStorm”; “Call of Lobster,...
- 9/28/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
The interview was conducted January, 2018
Edmund Yeo was born in Singapore in 1984, and graduated from Waseda University. His short films “Kingyo” premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2009; “Inhalation” won the Sonje Award at the Busan International Film Festival in 2010. His debut feature “River of Exploding Durians” premiered in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2014. This year he returned to Tokyo with two films, “Yasmin-san”and “AQÉRAT” (We the Dead), with latter earning him the Best Director Award.
We speak with him about “Aqerat”, the award, his career and many other topics.
Congratulations on winning Best Director at the Tokyo International Film Festival. How do you feel about this honour?
I was absolutely overwhelmed, especially because I was aware of the history of the film festival. Since 2008, I have attended the festival as a student, and an audience, before going as a filmmaker. Aside from being its 30th edition, the...
Edmund Yeo was born in Singapore in 1984, and graduated from Waseda University. His short films “Kingyo” premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2009; “Inhalation” won the Sonje Award at the Busan International Film Festival in 2010. His debut feature “River of Exploding Durians” premiered in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2014. This year he returned to Tokyo with two films, “Yasmin-san”and “AQÉRAT” (We the Dead), with latter earning him the Best Director Award.
We speak with him about “Aqerat”, the award, his career and many other topics.
Congratulations on winning Best Director at the Tokyo International Film Festival. How do you feel about this honour?
I was absolutely overwhelmed, especially because I was aware of the history of the film festival. Since 2008, I have attended the festival as a student, and an audience, before going as a filmmaker. Aside from being its 30th edition, the...
- 5/20/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
About This Film
Kingyo (which means “goldfish” in Japanese) is a short film by the Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo. It is based on Yasunari Kawabata’s 1924 short story “Canaries”. His previous efforts, which include short films like “Chicken rice mystery”, “Fleeting images” and “Love suicides” showcased his talent effectively, while in “Kingyo”, his first Japanese language short film, it’s clearly visible that he has only taken his talent in the forward direction. The film, which wonderfully depicts love, loss and memories has the ability to have a longing effect on the audiences even after it’s finished.
Synopsis
The young female protagonist of this film, played by Luchino Fujisaki, is dressed up in a French maid’s costume offering the pedestrian a guided tour of the city of Akihabara for 10,000 ¥.She seems lost in the colourful and crowded citys as her offer is being completely overlooked. But then she encounters a middle aged man,...
Kingyo (which means “goldfish” in Japanese) is a short film by the Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo. It is based on Yasunari Kawabata’s 1924 short story “Canaries”. His previous efforts, which include short films like “Chicken rice mystery”, “Fleeting images” and “Love suicides” showcased his talent effectively, while in “Kingyo”, his first Japanese language short film, it’s clearly visible that he has only taken his talent in the forward direction. The film, which wonderfully depicts love, loss and memories has the ability to have a longing effect on the audiences even after it’s finished.
Synopsis
The young female protagonist of this film, played by Luchino Fujisaki, is dressed up in a French maid’s costume offering the pedestrian a guided tour of the city of Akihabara for 10,000 ¥.She seems lost in the colourful and crowded citys as her offer is being completely overlooked. But then she encounters a middle aged man,...
- 5/13/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
By Kun Yu-lai
Combining love and social issues, “River of Exploding Durians” tries to record the agitated heart of young people in Malaysian society. Even though the director’s narrative skill is not mature enough, the film is very beautiful and poetic. It’s very brave for director Edmund Yeo to discuss these issues, because these topics are still taboo in Malaysia. And that’s the reason this film is so valuable.
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The film can be taken down in two parts. The first part is the love between two teenagers, Ming and Mei Ann. Ming is an innocent teenager who is going to Australia after high school graduation. On the other side, Mei Ann is a fisherman’s daughter. Compared to Ming, she needs to take care of more problems in her home, including fishing yields. The differences between them causes an inevitable argument when they start their journey.
Combining love and social issues, “River of Exploding Durians” tries to record the agitated heart of young people in Malaysian society. Even though the director’s narrative skill is not mature enough, the film is very beautiful and poetic. It’s very brave for director Edmund Yeo to discuss these issues, because these topics are still taboo in Malaysia. And that’s the reason this film is so valuable.
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The film can be taken down in two parts. The first part is the love between two teenagers, Ming and Mei Ann. Ming is an innocent teenager who is going to Australia after high school graduation. On the other side, Mei Ann is a fisherman’s daughter. Compared to Ming, she needs to take care of more problems in her home, including fishing yields. The differences between them causes an inevitable argument when they start their journey.
- 5/12/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
By Sayandeep Bandyopadhyay
Kingyo (which means “goldfish” in Japanese) is a short film by the Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo. It is based on Yasunari Kawabata’s 1924 short story “Canaries”. His previous efforts, which include short films like “Chicken rice mystery”, “Fleeting images” and “Love suicides” showcased his talent effectively, while in “Kingyo”, his first Japanese language short film, it’s clearly visible that he has only taken his talent in the forward direction. The film, which wonderfully depicts love, loss and memories has the ability to have a longing effect on the audiences even after it’s finished.
The young female protagonist of this film, played by Luchino Fujisaki, is dressed up in a French maid’s costume offering the pedestrian a guided tour of the city of Akihabara for 10,000 ¥.She seems lost in the colourful and crowded citys as her offer is being completely overlooked. But then she encounters a middle aged man,...
Kingyo (which means “goldfish” in Japanese) is a short film by the Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo. It is based on Yasunari Kawabata’s 1924 short story “Canaries”. His previous efforts, which include short films like “Chicken rice mystery”, “Fleeting images” and “Love suicides” showcased his talent effectively, while in “Kingyo”, his first Japanese language short film, it’s clearly visible that he has only taken his talent in the forward direction. The film, which wonderfully depicts love, loss and memories has the ability to have a longing effect on the audiences even after it’s finished.
The young female protagonist of this film, played by Luchino Fujisaki, is dressed up in a French maid’s costume offering the pedestrian a guided tour of the city of Akihabara for 10,000 ¥.She seems lost in the colourful and crowded citys as her offer is being completely overlooked. But then she encounters a middle aged man,...
- 5/11/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Some films just leave you dumbfounded. Dead in your tracks they leave you speechless, standing in awe at their very presence, the journey they immerse you in arouses your curiosity in previously unfathomable ways. Their very creation beggar’s belief. These films come but once in a blue moon and need to be shouted about from the rooftops for all to hear, drawing in as large a crowd as possible to witness the same audio-visual stimuli you just experienced. They need to be seen to be believed. In the case of Lee Okseop’s outwardly bizarre debut feature-length ‘Maggie’, such a sensation occurs for all the wrong reasons.
“Maggie” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
A visual stream-of-consciousness if ever there was one, this travesty of storytelling kicks off with a sexual encounter in an X-ray room at the Love of Maria Hospital. Believing the circulated X-ray to...
“Maggie” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
A visual stream-of-consciousness if ever there was one, this travesty of storytelling kicks off with a sexual encounter in an X-ray room at the Love of Maria Hospital. Believing the circulated X-ray to...
- 11/18/2019
- by Jamie Cansdale
- AsianMoviePulse
Documentaries about films are probably among the most difficult cinematic exercises a director has to pull. Edmund Yeo, however, took it a step further, by shooting a documentary about the short film “Pigeon”, by Isao Yukisada in order to pay tribute to another director, the late Yasmin Ahmad, whose pictures shaped Yukisada’s perspective on Malaysia.
“Yasmin-san” screened at the 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase
In that fashion, the documentary begins with interviews of the case and crew, where Yukisada admits that Ahmad’s spirit permeates the film, both in its aesthetics, but also in essence, since Sharifah Amani, Ahmad’s regular, is also cast in “Pigeon”. Through these interviews, we learn a lot about the film, but soon Ahmad takes over, particularly through Amani, who considers the director one of the most important individuals in her life, even calling her “my mother”.
As the documentary progresses,...
“Yasmin-san” screened at the 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase
In that fashion, the documentary begins with interviews of the case and crew, where Yukisada admits that Ahmad’s spirit permeates the film, both in its aesthetics, but also in essence, since Sharifah Amani, Ahmad’s regular, is also cast in “Pigeon”. Through these interviews, we learn a lot about the film, but soon Ahmad takes over, particularly through Amani, who considers the director one of the most important individuals in her life, even calling her “my mother”.
As the documentary progresses,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Some films just leave you dumbfounded. Dead in your tracks they leave you speechless, standing in awe at their very presence, the journey they immerse you in arouses your curiosity in previously unfathomable ways. Their very creation beggar’s belief. These films come but once in a blue moon and need to be shouted about from the rooftops for all to hear, drawing in as large a crowd as possible to witness the same audio-visual stimuli you just experienced. They need to be seen to be believed. In the case of Lee Okseop’s outwardly bizarre debut feature-length ‘Maggie’, such a sensation occurs for all the wrong reasons.
“Maggie” is screening at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
A visual stream-of-consciousness if ever there was one, this travesty of storytelling kicks off with a sexual encounter in an X-ray room at the Love of Maria Hospital. Believing the circulated X-ray to...
“Maggie” is screening at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
A visual stream-of-consciousness if ever there was one, this travesty of storytelling kicks off with a sexual encounter in an X-ray room at the Love of Maria Hospital. Believing the circulated X-ray to...
- 1/26/2019
- by Jamie Cansdale
- AsianMoviePulse
Winner of the Best Director Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival, Edmund Yeo’s second feature is a truly strong film that deals with the trouble of the Rohingya, a stateless Indo-Aryan people from Rakhine State, Myanmar.
“Aqerat” is screening at Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival
According to Human Rights Watch, the 1982 laws “effectively deny to the Rohingya the possibility of acquiring a nationality. Despite being able to trace Rohingya history to the 8th century, Myanmar law does not recognize the ethnic minority as one of the eight “national indigenous races.” They are also restricted from freedom of movement, state education and civil service jobs. The legal conditions faced by the Rohingya in Myanmar have been widely compared to apartheid, by many international academics, analysts and political figures, including Desmond Tutu, a famous South African anti-apartheid activist. Un officials and Hrw have described Myanmar’s persecution of the Rohingya as ethnic cleansing.
“Aqerat” is screening at Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival
According to Human Rights Watch, the 1982 laws “effectively deny to the Rohingya the possibility of acquiring a nationality. Despite being able to trace Rohingya history to the 8th century, Myanmar law does not recognize the ethnic minority as one of the eight “national indigenous races.” They are also restricted from freedom of movement, state education and civil service jobs. The legal conditions faced by the Rohingya in Myanmar have been widely compared to apartheid, by many international academics, analysts and political figures, including Desmond Tutu, a famous South African anti-apartheid activist. Un officials and Hrw have described Myanmar’s persecution of the Rohingya as ethnic cleansing.
- 6/21/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Launching In London On June 29; Touring The Uk In Summer/Autumn 2018
Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival is a new UK-wide film festival dedicated to screening some of the boldest, most daring, challenging, and striking films from the Asian and Pacific regions. Focusing particularly on underrepresented cinemas, from Azerbaijan to Vanuatu and everything in between, the festival aims to open windows on worlds whose landscapes and peoples remain largely absent from UK screens. Aperture is the only φestival in the UK currently with a remit that specifically covers the whole of the Asian and Pacific regions.
For this first edition of the festival, key areas of focus include films from Central Asia, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands. The programme comprises 12 features, including 4 UK premieres and 4 London premieres, and 17 short films.
Key themes within the festival programme include migration and displaced peoples, social justice, and female empowerment. Over...
Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival is a new UK-wide film festival dedicated to screening some of the boldest, most daring, challenging, and striking films from the Asian and Pacific regions. Focusing particularly on underrepresented cinemas, from Azerbaijan to Vanuatu and everything in between, the festival aims to open windows on worlds whose landscapes and peoples remain largely absent from UK screens. Aperture is the only φestival in the UK currently with a remit that specifically covers the whole of the Asian and Pacific regions.
For this first edition of the festival, key areas of focus include films from Central Asia, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands. The programme comprises 12 features, including 4 UK premieres and 4 London premieres, and 17 short films.
Key themes within the festival programme include migration and displaced peoples, social justice, and female empowerment. Over...
- 6/8/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The film is about the discovery of a giant skull after an earthquake.
Hong Kong-based sales agent Good Move Media has picked up international rights to Indonesian filmmaker Yusron Fuadi’s Tengkorak, a low-budget sci-fi film that demonstrates the grass-roots filmmaking energy emerging in Indonesia.
Produced by Fuadi’s Akasacara Films and Vokasi Studio, the film is about a giant skull that is discovered after a devastating earthquake. A local assassin and a former target team up to discover its secrets.
“We really liked the film’s energy and ambition – there was no sense of scaling back and not attempting anything due to budget constraints,...
Hong Kong-based sales agent Good Move Media has picked up international rights to Indonesian filmmaker Yusron Fuadi’s Tengkorak, a low-budget sci-fi film that demonstrates the grass-roots filmmaking energy emerging in Indonesia.
Produced by Fuadi’s Akasacara Films and Vokasi Studio, the film is about a giant skull that is discovered after a devastating earthquake. A local assassin and a former target team up to discover its secrets.
“We really liked the film’s energy and ambition – there was no sense of scaling back and not attempting anything due to budget constraints,...
- 5/12/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The film is about the discovery of a giant skull after an earthquake.
Hong Kong-based sales agent Good Move Media has picked up international rights to Indonesian filmmaker Yusron Fuadi’s Tengkorak, a low-budget sci-fi film that demonstrates the grass-roots filmmaking energy emerging in Indonesia.
Produced by Fuadi’s Akasacara Films and Vokasi Studio, the film is about a giant skull that is discovered after a devastating earthquake. A local assassin and a former target team up to discover its secrets.
“We really liked the film’s energy and ambition – there was no sense of scaling back and not attempting anything due to budget constraints,...
Hong Kong-based sales agent Good Move Media has picked up international rights to Indonesian filmmaker Yusron Fuadi’s Tengkorak, a low-budget sci-fi film that demonstrates the grass-roots filmmaking energy emerging in Indonesia.
Produced by Fuadi’s Akasacara Films and Vokasi Studio, the film is about a giant skull that is discovered after a devastating earthquake. A local assassin and a former target team up to discover its secrets.
“We really liked the film’s energy and ambition – there was no sense of scaling back and not attempting anything due to budget constraints,...
- 5/12/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Film programs include a retrospective on Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad, a new film from one of the most-recognizable artists in Asia, Sylvia Chang (“Love Education”) and another from veteran Asian Canadian director Mina Shum (“Meditation Park”).
Eight Māori female directors deliver “Waru,” a film in which all eight parts start at 10 a.m., are told in real time, are a single 10-minute take and each feature a Māori female lead.
San Diego, California – March 22, 2018 – The 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) Spring Showcase , presented by Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts), today announced its lineup of 15 films from nine countries, including four North American premieres, one west coast premiere and the only third-ever U.S. retrospective on prolific Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad.
“Once again, Asian filmmakers took our breath away with wide-ranging works that demonstrate the diversity of experiences and sensibilities on three continents,” says Pac Arts Artistic Director Brian Hu.
Eight Māori female directors deliver “Waru,” a film in which all eight parts start at 10 a.m., are told in real time, are a single 10-minute take and each feature a Māori female lead.
San Diego, California – March 22, 2018 – The 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (Sdaff) Spring Showcase , presented by Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts), today announced its lineup of 15 films from nine countries, including four North American premieres, one west coast premiere and the only third-ever U.S. retrospective on prolific Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad.
“Once again, Asian filmmakers took our breath away with wide-ranging works that demonstrate the diversity of experiences and sensibilities on three continents,” says Pac Arts Artistic Director Brian Hu.
- 4/5/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Depicting some of the most monstrous, cold-blooded criminals outside of Gomorrah, Edmund Yeo’s Aqerat (We the Dead) paints a blood-curdling picture of the human traffickers infesting the border between Thailand and Malaysia. Into their clutches fall boatload after boatload of hapless Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in their native Myanmar. A local girl saving up to make a new life for herself in Taiwan also falls into their hands, becoming one of them, the photographer of their atrocities.
Does it sound edge-of-seat? Not this film; at least, not most of it. Like Yeo’s first feature, River of Exploding Durians, Aqerat is...
Does it sound edge-of-seat? Not this film; at least, not most of it. Like Yeo’s first feature, River of Exploding Durians, Aqerat is...
- 11/9/2017
- by Deborah Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Omnibus project Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections forms part of Japan’s drive to build links with Southeast Asia.
Produced by Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) and the Japan Foundation, Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections is an omnibus film with segments directed by the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Japan’s Isao Yukisada and Cambodia’s Sotho Kulikar.
The film, which premiered at Tiff last week, involves characters living in Asia who have some kind of connection to another country within the region. Mendoza’s segment, Shiniuma: Dead Horse, filmed in both Japan and the Philippines, stars veteran actor Lou Veloso as an illegal immigrant in Japan who is deported back to the Philippines and forced to make a new life.
Filmed in Penang, Malaysia, Yukisada’s film, Pigeon, revolves around the bond between a Malaysian careworker (Sharifah Amani) and an elderly Japanese man suffering from dementia (Masahiko Tsugawa). Kulikar’s segment, Beyond The Bridge...
Produced by Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) and the Japan Foundation, Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections is an omnibus film with segments directed by the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Japan’s Isao Yukisada and Cambodia’s Sotho Kulikar.
The film, which premiered at Tiff last week, involves characters living in Asia who have some kind of connection to another country within the region. Mendoza’s segment, Shiniuma: Dead Horse, filmed in both Japan and the Philippines, stars veteran actor Lou Veloso as an illegal immigrant in Japan who is deported back to the Philippines and forced to make a new life.
Filmed in Penang, Malaysia, Yukisada’s film, Pigeon, revolves around the bond between a Malaysian careworker (Sharifah Amani) and an elderly Japanese man suffering from dementia (Masahiko Tsugawa). Kulikar’s segment, Beyond The Bridge...
- 10/31/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Omnibus project Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections forms part of Japan’s drive to build links with Southeast Asia.
Produced by Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) and the Japan Foundation, Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections is an omnibus film with segments directed by the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Japan’s Isao Yukisada and Cambodia’s Sotho Kulikar.
The film, which premiered at Tiff last week, involves characters living in Asia who have some kind of connection to another country within the region. Mendoza’s segment, Shiniuma: Dead Horse, filmed in both Japan and the Philippines, stars veteran actor Lou Veloso as an illegal immigrant in Japan who is deported back to the Philippines and forced to make a new life.
Filmed in Penang, Malaysia, Yukisada’s film, Pigeon, revolves around the bond between a Malaysian careworker (Sharifah Amani) and an elderly Japanese man suffering from dementia (Masahiko Tsugawa). Kulikar’s segment, Beyond The Bridge...
Produced by Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) and the Japan Foundation, Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections is an omnibus film with segments directed by the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Japan’s Isao Yukisada and Cambodia’s Sotho Kulikar.
The film, which premiered at Tiff last week, involves characters living in Asia who have some kind of connection to another country within the region. Mendoza’s segment, Shiniuma: Dead Horse, filmed in both Japan and the Philippines, stars veteran actor Lou Veloso as an illegal immigrant in Japan who is deported back to the Philippines and forced to make a new life.
Filmed in Penang, Malaysia, Yukisada’s film, Pigeon, revolves around the bond between a Malaysian careworker (Sharifah Amani) and an elderly Japanese man suffering from dementia (Masahiko Tsugawa). Kulikar’s segment, Beyond The Bridge...
- 10/31/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Taksu, the second feature by actress, producer, and now director Sugino Kiki, takes its title from the Balinese concept (often associated with dance) of artistry and charisma that taps into divine, spiritual power. And though it may be going too far to say that this is what Sugino achieves with this film, the artistic ambitiousness of her efforts are very clear, and she comes up with beautiful and mesmerizing results.Sugino, named "Muse of the Asian Indie Cinema" at the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival, has been a frequent fixture on the festival circuit in the past few years, working with filmmakers such as Fukada Koji (Hospitalite, Au Revoir L'ete), Lim Kah Wai (Magic and Loss), Uchida Nobuteru (Odayaka), and Edmund Yeo (the short Exhalation), and...
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- 7/1/2015
- Screen Anarchy
New distribution initiative launched at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr).
Iffr’s new distribution initiative Tiger Release was launched at the festival yesterday wiht an ‘on stage workshop’ focusing on the online marketing plans, possibilities and challenges of three pre-selected films that will make use of Tiger Release as an online launching platform.
The titles include Malaysian film The River of Exploding Durians by Edmund Yeo and Limbo by German director Anna Sofie Hartmann.
Iffr has signed a multi-year pact with Infostrada Creative Technology, a leading Dutch media company, to launch Tiger Release.
Tiger Release will give rights-holders of movies playing in Rotterdam’s official selection the opportunity to show their films on Infostrada’s global VoD platforms including iTunes, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Play and PlayStation Network in the territories of their choice.’
Tiger Release offers film makers and rights holders access and delivery to established VOD distribution platforms, like Hulu, Amazon, iTunes...
Iffr’s new distribution initiative Tiger Release was launched at the festival yesterday wiht an ‘on stage workshop’ focusing on the online marketing plans, possibilities and challenges of three pre-selected films that will make use of Tiger Release as an online launching platform.
The titles include Malaysian film The River of Exploding Durians by Edmund Yeo and Limbo by German director Anna Sofie Hartmann.
Iffr has signed a multi-year pact with Infostrada Creative Technology, a leading Dutch media company, to launch Tiger Release.
Tiger Release will give rights-holders of movies playing in Rotterdam’s official selection the opportunity to show their films on Infostrada’s global VoD platforms including iTunes, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Play and PlayStation Network in the territories of their choice.’
Tiger Release offers film makers and rights holders access and delivery to established VOD distribution platforms, like Hulu, Amazon, iTunes...
- 1/27/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Iffr reveals Big Screen Awards nominees and the complete line-up for its Bright Future and Spectrum strands, including world premieres from the Us, China and the Netherlands.
Second Coming, starring Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall, has been named as one of 10 films up for the Big Screen Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 21 - Feb 1).
The UK film, written and directed by Debbie Tucker Green, will be vying for a prize of €10,000 ($12,000) awarded specifically to support theatrical distribution of the film in The Netherlands
The 10 nominees are from Iffr’s Bright Future and Spectrum programmes with the winner chosen by a specially selected audience jury. Other titles include Lisandro Alonso’s Cannes Fipresci winner Jauja and Carlos Vermut’s San Sebastian winner Magical Girl.
The nominees are:
I Swear I’ll Leave This Town, Danial AragãoJauja, Lisandro AlonsoKey House Mirror, Michael NoerThe Lesson, Kristina Grozeva, Petar ValchanovMagical Girl, Carlos VermutA...
Second Coming, starring Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall, has been named as one of 10 films up for the Big Screen Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 21 - Feb 1).
The UK film, written and directed by Debbie Tucker Green, will be vying for a prize of €10,000 ($12,000) awarded specifically to support theatrical distribution of the film in The Netherlands
The 10 nominees are from Iffr’s Bright Future and Spectrum programmes with the winner chosen by a specially selected audience jury. Other titles include Lisandro Alonso’s Cannes Fipresci winner Jauja and Carlos Vermut’s San Sebastian winner Magical Girl.
The nominees are:
I Swear I’ll Leave This Town, Danial AragãoJauja, Lisandro AlonsoKey House Mirror, Michael NoerThe Lesson, Kristina Grozeva, Petar ValchanovMagical Girl, Carlos VermutA...
- 1/7/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Thai sales company Mosquito Films Distribution has picked up Singaporean filmmaker Liao Jiekai’s sophomore feature As You Were.
The film premiered in Tokyo International Film Festival’s Asian Future competition in October and screened to a full house at the Singapore International Film Festival this week.
This follows the Thai outfit’s picking up two Malaysian films – previous Cannes director Woo Ming Jin’s The Second Life Of Thieves, which premiered in Busan, and his oft-times producer Edmund Yeo’s feature directorial debut River Of Exploding Durians, which was in Tokyo’s main competition.
As You Were was also in international competition in Torino and Nantes.
Set on an idyllic island south of Singapore, the film follows a couple spending their last moments together as their relationship falls apart, exploring their memories and the oppressive past of St. John’s Island, which was, at various points in history, a quarantine...
The film premiered in Tokyo International Film Festival’s Asian Future competition in October and screened to a full house at the Singapore International Film Festival this week.
This follows the Thai outfit’s picking up two Malaysian films – previous Cannes director Woo Ming Jin’s The Second Life Of Thieves, which premiered in Busan, and his oft-times producer Edmund Yeo’s feature directorial debut River Of Exploding Durians, which was in Tokyo’s main competition.
As You Were was also in international competition in Torino and Nantes.
Set on an idyllic island south of Singapore, the film follows a couple spending their last moments together as their relationship falls apart, exploring their memories and the oppressive past of St. John’s Island, which was, at various points in history, a quarantine...
- 12/11/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
By contrast with the title, which might evoke fast-flowing cascades and fruit-based fireworks, Edmund Yeo’s debut feature, "River of Exploding Durians," is a film of much stiller waters. But they run deep, with ideas heady and peculiar enough that, if you have the patience, you could well identify in the Malaysian Yeo a promising new auteurist voice in the Slow Cinema movement. Playing in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival, 'Durians' is marred by stylistic issues characteristic of an inexperienced filmmaker with perhaps only faltering visual confidence (far too many tortuous pans across empty spaces between actual points of interest). But the fundamentals of performance and scripting are solid, occasionally exceptional. In fact, one lofty comparison point that occurred to us was with Andrei Konchalovsky’s Venice winner “The Postman’s White Nights,” which is also a slow-moving drama undercut by weirder and more uncanny goings-on beneath the.
- 10/25/2014
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Malaysian director Edmund Yeo is having a good year. Having had the world premier (as producer) of The Second Life Of Thieves at the Busan International Film Festival, he follows this up with his directorial debut feature River of Exploding Durians, This moody film based on a true account during a complicated time in Malaysia's history is in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Synopsis and trailer after the jump. A coastal town is turned upside down by the construction of a radioactive rare earth plant. An idealistic teacher and a group of high school students find themselves battling for the soul of their hometown. Based on real-life events, River of Exploding Durians is a sweeping tale of Malaysian history and its youth, where people are...
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- 10/19/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Thailand’s Mosquito Films Distribution has picked up four Southeast Asian titles, including The Second Life Of Thieves, directed by Woo Ming Jin, which is making its world premiere in Biff’s Window on Asian Cinema section.
Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin’s previous films include Tiger Factory, which screened in Cannes, and Woman On Fire Looks For Water, which was in Venice and Busan.
Mosquito has also picked up Edmund Yeo’s feature directorial debut River Of Exploding Durians, which will make its world premiere in competition at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival. Woo took on the role of producer for Yeo’s film.
“Edmund and I are excited to work with Mosquito. We are in good hands and look forward to a long-term relationship with them. I believe this is a collaboration that will serve not just Malaysian and Thai cinema, but also Southeast Asian cinema in general. Together, we can...
Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin’s previous films include Tiger Factory, which screened in Cannes, and Woman On Fire Looks For Water, which was in Venice and Busan.
Mosquito has also picked up Edmund Yeo’s feature directorial debut River Of Exploding Durians, which will make its world premiere in competition at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival. Woo took on the role of producer for Yeo’s film.
“Edmund and I are excited to work with Mosquito. We are in good hands and look forward to a long-term relationship with them. I believe this is a collaboration that will serve not just Malaysian and Thai cinema, but also Southeast Asian cinema in general. Together, we can...
- 10/5/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
World premieres from Goupil, Li, De La Cruz, Yeo, Yoshida and more.Scroll down for Competition line-up
The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) (Oct 23-31) has announced the rest of its line-up with a Competition selection that includes world premieres such as Romain Goupil’s French film The Days Come and Li Ruijun’s Chinese film River Road.
The other world premieres in Competition will be: Filipino maverick Khavn De La Cruz‘s Ruined Heart - Another Love Story Between A Criminal & A Whore; Malaysian producer of Cannes title Tiger Factory, Edmund Yeo’s feature directorial debut River Of Exploding Durians, and the previously announced single Japanese film in Competition, Pale Moon, directed by Daihachi Yoshida.
Claudio Noce’s Italian film Ice Forest will make an international premiere in Competition.
Tiff Programming director Yoshi Yatabe explained the selection was made on three criteria: “an unswerving focus on depicting humanity”, “diversity” and “auteurism”.
He said, “To sum up...
The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) (Oct 23-31) has announced the rest of its line-up with a Competition selection that includes world premieres such as Romain Goupil’s French film The Days Come and Li Ruijun’s Chinese film River Road.
The other world premieres in Competition will be: Filipino maverick Khavn De La Cruz‘s Ruined Heart - Another Love Story Between A Criminal & A Whore; Malaysian producer of Cannes title Tiger Factory, Edmund Yeo’s feature directorial debut River Of Exploding Durians, and the previously announced single Japanese film in Competition, Pale Moon, directed by Daihachi Yoshida.
Claudio Noce’s Italian film Ice Forest will make an international premiere in Competition.
Tiff Programming director Yoshi Yatabe explained the selection was made on three criteria: “an unswerving focus on depicting humanity”, “diversity” and “auteurism”.
He said, “To sum up...
- 9/30/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
A total of 12 projects have been selected for the second edition of Venice filmmaking scheme, the Biennale College - Cinema, a programme for training young filmmakers and producing micro-budget films.
The 12 teams, made up of directors and producers, come from Argentina, Belgium, UK, India, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Malaysia, Romania, Hungary and the Us.
They will introduce their projects at a special session held today (October 14) in Venice introduced by president Paolo Baratta and the director of the Venice International Film Festival Alberto Barbera.
Three teams will then be chosen to take part in two further workshops to be held in December 2013 and January 2014, before going into production on their microbudget films, each of which will receive a €150,000 contribution and will be screened at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in 2014.
The sessions will be led by Michel Reilhac, Gino Ventriglia and Amy Dotson, with industry support from production and script consultants including Vincent Wang, Mike Ryan, [link...
The 12 teams, made up of directors and producers, come from Argentina, Belgium, UK, India, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Malaysia, Romania, Hungary and the Us.
They will introduce their projects at a special session held today (October 14) in Venice introduced by president Paolo Baratta and the director of the Venice International Film Festival Alberto Barbera.
Three teams will then be chosen to take part in two further workshops to be held in December 2013 and January 2014, before going into production on their microbudget films, each of which will receive a €150,000 contribution and will be screened at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in 2014.
The sessions will be led by Michel Reilhac, Gino Ventriglia and Amy Dotson, with industry support from production and script consultants including Vincent Wang, Mike Ryan, [link...
- 10/14/2013
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
Prolific Malaysian director James Lee - known for his ability to shift between mainstream and indie arthouse fare - is putting on his producers hat for upcoming horror anthology 3 Doors Of Horrors. With installments directed by Leroy Low, Edmund Yeo and Ng Ken Kin the picture tells three tales set during the hungry ghost festival and will be released in its entirety for free on YouTube August 17th. Check out the trailer below....
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- 7/28/2013
- Screen Anarchy
I've only just now caught wind of a one-time-only event that took place in the Port of Tallinn last Thursday, 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero, via Alison Nastasi at Movies.com: "An international collective of directors… contributed their shorts to the single 35mm film anthology that was screened for an audience one time — as part of Estonia's 2011 European Capital of Culture celebration — and then burned to the ground (along with the screen itself). Why, exactly? The project's website describes it as 'flying in the face of the cynicism of marketing, production, business operators, and the moral majority … dedicated to preserving freedom of thought in cinema.'" The roster of participating directors and artists is pretty impressive:
Brian Yuzna (USA), Michael Glawogger (Austria), Aku Louhimies (Finland), Ken Jacobs (USA), Gustav Deutsch (Austria), Tom Tykwer (Germany), Mark Boswell (USA), Malcolm Le Grice (UK), Aki Kaurismäki (Finland), Bruce McClure (UK), Mika Taanila...
Brian Yuzna (USA), Michael Glawogger (Austria), Aku Louhimies (Finland), Ken Jacobs (USA), Gustav Deutsch (Austria), Tom Tykwer (Germany), Mark Boswell (USA), Malcolm Le Grice (UK), Aki Kaurismäki (Finland), Bruce McClure (UK), Mika Taanila...
- 12/27/2011
- MUBI
Soon to screen in the Pusan, Tokyo and Vancouver festivals in Inhalation, the latest short film from Malaysian expat film maker Edmund Yeo. We've covered a number of Yeo's pieces in the past and it seems as though he just keeps moving from strength to strength, finding an increasingly distinct voice as he goes. The only real question now is when does he make a feature?
Bored Mei (Susan Lee Fong Zhi, "The Tiger Factory") works on a pig farm and a butcher shop. One night she takes money from boyfriend Seng (Ernest Chong Shun Yuan, "Woman On Fire Looks For Water"), breaks his heart, and boards a ship to Japan to work there illegally. A month later she gets deported. Her ex-boyfriend Seng picks up her up from the harbour. The young ex-couple spends the night trying to come to terms with how they came to their lives of shattered dreams and forsaken love.
Bored Mei (Susan Lee Fong Zhi, "The Tiger Factory") works on a pig farm and a butcher shop. One night she takes money from boyfriend Seng (Ernest Chong Shun Yuan, "Woman On Fire Looks For Water"), breaks his heart, and boards a ship to Japan to work there illegally. A month later she gets deported. Her ex-boyfriend Seng picks up her up from the harbour. The young ex-couple spends the night trying to come to terms with how they came to their lives of shattered dreams and forsaken love.
- 9/22/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Award winning film maker Edmund Yeo has been one of the key forces in the rising Malaysian indie film wave, serving as editor on some key titles and helping out in the scene in general. Having spent the last few years living in Tokyo, Yeo has been diving into the works of author Yasunari Kawabata and adapting them to film. His latest such effort is The White Flower, a beautiful, meditative bit of work assembled from still photographs, La Jetee style.
Yeo has been good enough to pass along the first trailer for his latest short, which you can find below.
Yeo has been good enough to pass along the first trailer for his latest short, which you can find below.
- 8/4/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival is set to run June 17-27 in a brand new location. Oh, it’s still in L.A, but it’s moving across town, from Westwood — where it’s been held the past few years — all the way over to Downtown.
The main “hub” for the fest will be the new L.A. Live complex, but there will also be screenings at other locations, such as the Downtown Independent and Redcat theaters. The city is really trying to build downtown up into a major arts and culture hub, so the festival moving there fits in with that agenda. Film Independent, the organization that runs Laff, also runs the annual Independent Spirit Awards, an event that also moved downtown — from Santa Monica — this year.
On Bad Lit, I tend to like to put up festival lineups that include days and times of screenings. However, since I...
The main “hub” for the fest will be the new L.A. Live complex, but there will also be screenings at other locations, such as the Downtown Independent and Redcat theaters. The city is really trying to build downtown up into a major arts and culture hub, so the festival moving there fits in with that agenda. Film Independent, the organization that runs Laff, also runs the annual Independent Spirit Awards, an event that also moved downtown — from Santa Monica — this year.
On Bad Lit, I tend to like to put up festival lineups that include days and times of screenings. However, since I...
- 5/17/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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