“Delivery Man,” the next film project for hit-making Thai director Kongkiat Komesiri has been picked up by Los Angeles- and Bangkok-based Est N8. The company is launching it at the Cannes Market, adjacent to the Cannes Film Festival.
Komesiri, known for his hit “Khun Pan” film trilogy, popular Bl series “KinnPorsche” and horror films including “Slice” and “Art of the Devil II.”
The new film, which he also wrote, is pitched as “a spine-chilling horror experience [.. ] that evokes the suspenseful style of Korean cinema, mixed with the renowned Thai style of storytelling.” Production is set to get under way in September, with delivery of the completed picture in the first quarter of 2025.
“Delivery Man” will star ‘Yada’ Narilya Gulmongkolpech, who broke through in Gdh’s “The Medium” in 2021. She “brings a unique blend of intensity and authenticity to her roles, enhancing the film’s appeal to both national and international audiences,...
Komesiri, known for his hit “Khun Pan” film trilogy, popular Bl series “KinnPorsche” and horror films including “Slice” and “Art of the Devil II.”
The new film, which he also wrote, is pitched as “a spine-chilling horror experience [.. ] that evokes the suspenseful style of Korean cinema, mixed with the renowned Thai style of storytelling.” Production is set to get under way in September, with delivery of the completed picture in the first quarter of 2025.
“Delivery Man” will star ‘Yada’ Narilya Gulmongkolpech, who broke through in Gdh’s “The Medium” in 2021. She “brings a unique blend of intensity and authenticity to her roles, enhancing the film’s appeal to both national and international audiences,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Jim Meenaghan, the former UTA partner and co-head of UTA Independent Film Group, has joined Stampede Ventures as COO and general counsel.
In the newly formed COO position, Meenaghan will oversee Stampede’s day-to-day operations across all areas, and lead efforts to expand strategic relations across film and television, including the recently announced $350m three-year deal with Film AlUla studios.
He will also work closely with joint venture partner RedBird Capital on the multiplatform children’s and family content company Hidden Pigeon Company, and UTA joint venture Happy Nest.
Meenaghan will report directly to founder and CEO Greg Silverman.
Menaghan...
In the newly formed COO position, Meenaghan will oversee Stampede’s day-to-day operations across all areas, and lead efforts to expand strategic relations across film and television, including the recently announced $350m three-year deal with Film AlUla studios.
He will also work closely with joint venture partner RedBird Capital on the multiplatform children’s and family content company Hidden Pigeon Company, and UTA joint venture Happy Nest.
Meenaghan will report directly to founder and CEO Greg Silverman.
Menaghan...
- 5/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Korean American comedian, writer and producer Cathy Shim is the latest to join the cast of the film K-Pops! from first-time director and eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak (who also stars). She will play Diamond, the energetic iconic host of a K-pop competition show in Seoul, and .Paak’s hard-to-please boss.
K-Pops! follows a washed-up musician from Los Angeles who attempts to reinvigorate his career by joining a band for a K-Pop competition show in Seoul and discovers that his long-lost son has the chance to front one of the country’s hottest new groups. He jumps at the opportunity to capitalize on his son’s stardom for his renaissance but ultimately learns that fatherhood is much more fulfilling and meaningful.
Scripted by .Paak and Khaila Amazan, K-Pops!‘ producers are Greg Silverman and Jon Berg on behalf of Stampede Ventures, Jaeson Ma on behalf of Est Studios, Park on behalf of Big Dummie,...
K-Pops! follows a washed-up musician from Los Angeles who attempts to reinvigorate his career by joining a band for a K-Pop competition show in Seoul and discovers that his long-lost son has the chance to front one of the country’s hottest new groups. He jumps at the opportunity to capitalize on his son’s stardom for his renaissance but ultimately learns that fatherhood is much more fulfilling and meaningful.
Scripted by .Paak and Khaila Amazan, K-Pops!‘ producers are Greg Silverman and Jon Berg on behalf of Stampede Ventures, Jaeson Ma on behalf of Est Studios, Park on behalf of Big Dummie,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jee Young Han (Perry Mason) has been tapped for a major role in K-Pops!, the dramatic comedy marking the directorial debut of eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak, in which he also stars opposite son Soul Rasheed.
Han plays the role of Yeji, the love interest of .Paak’s character, Brandon. Others in the ensemble of the pic, which we were first to report on, include Yvette Nicole Brown, Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park (who developed the project with .Paak), and Kevin Woo.
Hailing from Stampede Ventures, K-Pops! recently brought Live Nation Productions aboard as a strategic partner. The film centers on a washed-up musician from Los Angeles who attempts to reinvigorate his career by joining the band for a K-Pop competition show in Seoul and discovers that his long-lost son has the chance to front one of the country’s hottest new groups. He jumps at the opportunity to capitalize on...
Han plays the role of Yeji, the love interest of .Paak’s character, Brandon. Others in the ensemble of the pic, which we were first to report on, include Yvette Nicole Brown, Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park (who developed the project with .Paak), and Kevin Woo.
Hailing from Stampede Ventures, K-Pops! recently brought Live Nation Productions aboard as a strategic partner. The film centers on a washed-up musician from Los Angeles who attempts to reinvigorate his career by joining the band for a K-Pop competition show in Seoul and discovers that his long-lost son has the chance to front one of the country’s hottest new groups. He jumps at the opportunity to capitalize on...
- 11/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Megan Stalter (Hacks), Kanoa Goo (The Rookie), and Rainn Wilson (The Office) will topline Ily, Bye, a new short marking the narrative debut of veteran music video helmer Taylor James (Jason Mraz’s “I Feel Like Dancing”), which has wrapped production.
The short written and directed by James follows Siobhan (Stalter), a quirky, socially anxious mess who can’t seem to keep a job. Thanks to the help of her best friend Gary (Goo), she scores an interview with his boss, Mr. Litchfield (Wilson). But when her call to schedule the interview goes to voicemail, Siobhan panics and leaves a series of unhinged messages. Not wanting to lose the interview, she embarks on a chaotic mission to delete the voicemails herself. James jokes that he decided to start from scratch and pursue his dream of filmmaking “after being forced to retire” from his career as a professional backup dancer...
The short written and directed by James follows Siobhan (Stalter), a quirky, socially anxious mess who can’t seem to keep a job. Thanks to the help of her best friend Gary (Goo), she scores an interview with his boss, Mr. Litchfield (Wilson). But when her call to schedule the interview goes to voicemail, Siobhan panics and leaves a series of unhinged messages. Not wanting to lose the interview, she embarks on a chaotic mission to delete the voicemails herself. James jokes that he decided to start from scratch and pursue his dream of filmmaking “after being forced to retire” from his career as a professional backup dancer...
- 10/27/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Fast-rising Taichi Kimura’s feature explores grief.
Est N8 has acquired worldwide sales rights to Japanese thriller Afterglows and will continue autumn festival and market talks with buyers at Tokyo International Film Festival (October 23-November 1) and American Film Market (October 31-November 5).
Fast-rising Taichi Kimura’s explores grief and takes place in Tokyo as a taxi driver is haunted by hallucinations after the suicide of his wife, a famous singer.
The film stars Kentez Asaka, Megumi, Akira Koieyama and Keiko Takeshita (The Boy And The Heron) and was produced byTakuma Hiramatsu and Yutaro Tagawa.
Afterglows opened released in Japan earlier...
Est N8 has acquired worldwide sales rights to Japanese thriller Afterglows and will continue autumn festival and market talks with buyers at Tokyo International Film Festival (October 23-November 1) and American Film Market (October 31-November 5).
Fast-rising Taichi Kimura’s explores grief and takes place in Tokyo as a taxi driver is haunted by hallucinations after the suicide of his wife, a famous singer.
The film stars Kentez Asaka, Megumi, Akira Koieyama and Keiko Takeshita (The Boy And The Heron) and was produced byTakuma Hiramatsu and Yutaro Tagawa.
Afterglows opened released in Japan earlier...
- 10/23/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) and Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park (Raya and the Last Dragon) have joined the cast of K-Pops!, the film marking the directorial debut of eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak, which we were first to report on. Also now aboard the project from Stampede Ventures, which has secured an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, is new strategic partner Live Nation Productions, which has made an equity investment into the production alongside the former company. It’s been set to enter production in Los Angeles October 30, with additional filming to be done in Korea and AlUla, an ancient Saudi Arabia market city which was scouted through Film AlUla, the film agency of The Royal Commission.
Park joins the cast of the dramatic comedy after developing the project with .Paak, who leads the cast alongside his son, Soul Rasheed. The film is about a washed-up musician from Los Angeles who attempts...
Park joins the cast of the dramatic comedy after developing the project with .Paak, who leads the cast alongside his son, Soul Rasheed. The film is about a washed-up musician from Los Angeles who attempts...
- 10/20/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Est N8, a recently-established finance, production and rights sales company, has added a Hong Kong remake of classic film “Tape” and the LGBT comedy-drama “Asog” to its bulging sales slate at the Afcm market that accompanies the Busan Intenational Film Festival.
“Tape” tells the story of three best friends who, following an event at a graduation party that transforms their lives, reunite 15 years later where a case of blackmail forces them to confront a terrible secret from their past.
The original film starred Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Robert Sean Leonard and played at the Sundance, Toronto and Rotterdam festivals.
In the Cantonese-language remake directed by Bizhan Tong, Selena Lee, Kenny Kwan, and Adam Pak play the contemporary characters while Mason Fung, Summer Chan, and Angus Yeung portray the characters’ younger versions.
The script is written by Stephen Belber, Tong, Lee and Bonnie Lo, and is an adaptation of Belber...
“Tape” tells the story of three best friends who, following an event at a graduation party that transforms their lives, reunite 15 years later where a case of blackmail forces them to confront a terrible secret from their past.
The original film starred Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Robert Sean Leonard and played at the Sundance, Toronto and Rotterdam festivals.
In the Cantonese-language remake directed by Bizhan Tong, Selena Lee, Kenny Kwan, and Adam Pak play the contemporary characters while Mason Fung, Summer Chan, and Angus Yeung portray the characters’ younger versions.
The script is written by Stephen Belber, Tong, Lee and Bonnie Lo, and is an adaptation of Belber...
- 10/8/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Est N8, the international finance, production and sales company launched by Est Studios and Bangkok-based N8 Studios, has acquired world sales rights, excluding South Korea, to April Tragedy (The Daughters Of That Day), directed by Koh Hoon.
Produced by Junghoon Song, the film will receive its world premiere at Busan International Film Festival (October 4-13), where it is playing in competition in the Wide Angle section.
The documentary looks at the aftermath and healing journey following two important but often overlooked events in world history – the Jeju 4.3 Uprising and Rwandan genocide tragedies.
Koh Hoon previously directed feature films Eomung (2019) and Paper Flower (2020), with the latter film winning Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actor at the Houston Film Festival. He holds a doctoral degree in Theatre and Film Studies from Hanyang University and his short film, Maheun (2018), was invited to Cannes.
The deal for world rights was brokered by...
Produced by Junghoon Song, the film will receive its world premiere at Busan International Film Festival (October 4-13), where it is playing in competition in the Wide Angle section.
The documentary looks at the aftermath and healing journey following two important but often overlooked events in world history – the Jeju 4.3 Uprising and Rwandan genocide tragedies.
Koh Hoon previously directed feature films Eomung (2019) and Paper Flower (2020), with the latter film winning Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actor at the Houston Film Festival. He holds a doctoral degree in Theatre and Film Studies from Hanyang University and his short film, Maheun (2018), was invited to Cannes.
The deal for world rights was brokered by...
- 10/4/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Est N8, a recently-established finance, production and film sales company, has appointed Chen ‘Tata’ Xinrui as its sales and distribution manager. Chen will serve under Tenten Wei, head of studios for Est N8 and will be based in Los Angeles.
Est N8 is a partnership between Est Studios and Bangkok-based N8 Studios that was officially launched at Cannes this year and operates under the combined moniker. The two parent companies still operate as separate entities.
Est Studios was founded in 2022 by Jaeson Ma and Eric Tu, and represents all genres of Asian content in the international marketplace. It is looking at an annual slate of 15 projects that it will be financing, producing, and representing for sales.
N8 was founded by Kris Eiamsakulrat and Rachel Wu with a focus on the untold stories of 4.5 billion Asian voices around the world. N8 formed a partnership with leading Thai studio GDH559, to co-produce...
Est N8 is a partnership between Est Studios and Bangkok-based N8 Studios that was officially launched at Cannes this year and operates under the combined moniker. The two parent companies still operate as separate entities.
Est Studios was founded in 2022 by Jaeson Ma and Eric Tu, and represents all genres of Asian content in the international marketplace. It is looking at an annual slate of 15 projects that it will be financing, producing, and representing for sales.
N8 was founded by Kris Eiamsakulrat and Rachel Wu with a focus on the untold stories of 4.5 billion Asian voices around the world. N8 formed a partnership with leading Thai studio GDH559, to co-produce...
- 10/2/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Media Partners Asia has announced the full line-up of speakers for its Apos Summit in Bali, which includes Canal+ Group’s Asia Pacific chief Manuel Rougeron, Bodhi Tree Systems director Uday Shankar and Amazon Prime Video head of international Kelly Day.
Canal+ Group recently acquired a 26% stake in Asian regional streamer Viu, which will also be present at the Asia-focused media, tech, telecoms and streaming conference, with Viu CEO Janice Lee among the confirmed speakers.
The heavy duty roster also includes Warner Bros Discovery CEO and president, Global Streaming, Jb Perrette; Paramount president & CEO, International, Pam Kaufman; Netflix Japan vice president of content Kaata Sakatomo; BBC Studios’ SVP & Gm Phil Hardman; Candle Media co-ceo and founder Kevin Mayer; Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany; Nine Entertainment CEO Mike Sneesby; and Saugata Mukherjee, head of content at Indian streamer SonyLIV.
Leading figures from the tech world include Animoca Brands executive chairman Yat Siu...
Canal+ Group recently acquired a 26% stake in Asian regional streamer Viu, which will also be present at the Asia-focused media, tech, telecoms and streaming conference, with Viu CEO Janice Lee among the confirmed speakers.
The heavy duty roster also includes Warner Bros Discovery CEO and president, Global Streaming, Jb Perrette; Paramount president & CEO, International, Pam Kaufman; Netflix Japan vice president of content Kaata Sakatomo; BBC Studios’ SVP & Gm Phil Hardman; Candle Media co-ceo and founder Kevin Mayer; Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany; Nine Entertainment CEO Mike Sneesby; and Saugata Mukherjee, head of content at Indian streamer SonyLIV.
Leading figures from the tech world include Animoca Brands executive chairman Yat Siu...
- 8/17/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Est Studios has entered into a partnership with New York and Bangkok-based N8 Studios to represent a slate of Asian films at global markets including the Marche du Film at Cannes.
The two companies will focus on international sales of Thai, Korean, Chinese and Indonesian titles. “The goal is to bring Asia to the World, forge new partnerships with filmmakers from the East and introduce new premium Asian film and television IP to global audiences,” the partners said in a statement.
The first title in the partnership is Thai hit thriller horror Home For Rent, co-produced by N8 Studios and Thailand’s Gdh. The film has been widely released theatrically in Asia by Gdh and will soon be rolled out across Latin America. Est N8 will represent the film in North America.
The partnership was negotiated by Tenten Wei for Est Studios and N8 Studios’ co-founder Kris Eiamsakulrat
“We...
The two companies will focus on international sales of Thai, Korean, Chinese and Indonesian titles. “The goal is to bring Asia to the World, forge new partnerships with filmmakers from the East and introduce new premium Asian film and television IP to global audiences,” the partners said in a statement.
The first title in the partnership is Thai hit thriller horror Home For Rent, co-produced by N8 Studios and Thailand’s Gdh. The film has been widely released theatrically in Asia by Gdh and will soon be rolled out across Latin America. Est N8 will represent the film in North America.
The partnership was negotiated by Tenten Wei for Est Studios and N8 Studios’ co-founder Kris Eiamsakulrat
“We...
- 5/22/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Caylee So’s credits include 2019 Cambodian Oscar submission In The Life Of Music.
Est Studios is talking to international buyers in Cannes on Cambodian drama The Harvest from Caylee So, who co-directed Cambodia’s 2019 Oscar submission In The Life Of Music.
Based on a screenplay by Mulan and Gran Torino actor Doua Moua, the story revolves around a man who returns home to his ailing father against a backdrop of shifting cultural traditions in the Hmong community.
Doua Moua, Perry Yung (Warriors & The Knick), Dawn Ying Yuen and Chrisna Chhor star and John Houselog and Moua produced.
The Harvest...
Est Studios is talking to international buyers in Cannes on Cambodian drama The Harvest from Caylee So, who co-directed Cambodia’s 2019 Oscar submission In The Life Of Music.
Based on a screenplay by Mulan and Gran Torino actor Doua Moua, the story revolves around a man who returns home to his ailing father against a backdrop of shifting cultural traditions in the Hmong community.
Doua Moua, Perry Yung (Warriors & The Knick), Dawn Ying Yuen and Chrisna Chhor star and John Houselog and Moua produced.
The Harvest...
- 5/19/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Jessica Q. Chen, Jeremiah M. Bogert Jr. co-directed completed film.
Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales company Est Studios has added the documentary Surf Nation about aspiring Chinese surfers to its Cannes sales slate.
The feature follows two promising young surfers over two years as they leave their families to join hundreds of other athletes from the southern province of Hainan and get paid to become Olympic hopefuls.
Jessica Q. Chen (Women Of Apollo), an Emmy-winning Chinese American filmmaker and video producer at the Los Angeles Times, and Jeremiah M. Bogert Jr. (Chasing The Swell) co-directed Surf Nation and Oscar-nominated...
Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales company Est Studios has added the documentary Surf Nation about aspiring Chinese surfers to its Cannes sales slate.
The feature follows two promising young surfers over two years as they leave their families to join hundreds of other athletes from the southern province of Hainan and get paid to become Olympic hopefuls.
Jessica Q. Chen (Women Of Apollo), an Emmy-winning Chinese American filmmaker and video producer at the Los Angeles Times, and Jeremiah M. Bogert Jr. (Chasing The Swell) co-directed Surf Nation and Oscar-nominated...
- 5/17/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Asia-focused production, financing and sales outfit Est Studios has acquired international sales rights to Canneseries selection Streams Flow From A River, produced by Canada’s Fae Pictures.
Created by Christopher Yip, the English-language series is premiering in the Canneseries Short Form Competition at MipTV.
The series follows the struggles of a Chinese-Canadian immigrant family, who dream of owning land and place their bets on a laundromat in a tiny rural town in Alberta, Canada. When a freak snowstorm traps the dysfunctional family together, they are forced to confront events from a decade ago that tore them all apart.
The ensemble cast includes veteran Chinese-Canadian actors Jane Luk and Simon Sinn; rising stars Liam Ma and Danielle Ayow; Canadian TV actor Jinny Wong; Hong Kong-Canadian actor Raymond Chan, and newcomers Dana Liu and Adrian So.
The series also features performances from Indigenous actors Wesley French (Tribal) and Colton Clause (Three Pines...
Created by Christopher Yip, the English-language series is premiering in the Canneseries Short Form Competition at MipTV.
The series follows the struggles of a Chinese-Canadian immigrant family, who dream of owning land and place their bets on a laundromat in a tiny rural town in Alberta, Canada. When a freak snowstorm traps the dysfunctional family together, they are forced to confront events from a decade ago that tore them all apart.
The ensemble cast includes veteran Chinese-Canadian actors Jane Luk and Simon Sinn; rising stars Liam Ma and Danielle Ayow; Canadian TV actor Jinny Wong; Hong Kong-Canadian actor Raymond Chan, and newcomers Dana Liu and Adrian So.
The series also features performances from Indigenous actors Wesley French (Tribal) and Colton Clause (Three Pines...
- 4/19/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Although Filmart felt quiet on its first morning, with many attendees glued to their phones watching the Oscars, it soon turned into a reasonably vibrant market, with sales companies locked in back-to-back meetings, new project announcements and a few star appearances to liven up proceedings.
With some large country pavilions deciding to skip the event, the trade show floor in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre had a lot of wide corridors and some empty spaces. But there was enough foot traffic and meetings activity to make it feel like a busy market.
“With two record-breaking Hong Kong films before and the historical Oscar wins during the market, this Filmart had a lot of hopeful energy,” says WME Independent’s Nelson Mok. “We found there were many co-production and financing opportunities that are going to pave the way for meaningful collaborations.”
Sales agents were welcoming the return of in-person...
With some large country pavilions deciding to skip the event, the trade show floor in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre had a lot of wide corridors and some empty spaces. But there was enough foot traffic and meetings activity to make it feel like a busy market.
“With two record-breaking Hong Kong films before and the historical Oscar wins during the market, this Filmart had a lot of hopeful energy,” says WME Independent’s Nelson Mok. “We found there were many co-production and financing opportunities that are going to pave the way for meaningful collaborations.”
Sales agents were welcoming the return of in-person...
- 3/16/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Private equity investors in indie movies “might as well throw their money down a rat hole.” Those words of warning from the late Jake Eberts (“Driving Miss Daisy”) continue to send a shudder down the spines of the unrecouped. Indeed, the industry motto that “you never get net” remains as prescient as ever.
As industryites takes meetings and nosh in Santa Monica during the AFM, they acknowledge three key factors that have dented the prospects of recouping equity: The first is the demise of previously semi-reliable ancillary revenues via DVD and free TV since the financial crisis of 2009. The second is the disappearance of any back-end sharing of platform profits given the SVOD business model; and the third is less choice due to the steamroller of original commissioning by the streamers. Talent is being signed up at such speed and scale that slim pickings remain for indie producers to put their best packages forward,...
As industryites takes meetings and nosh in Santa Monica during the AFM, they acknowledge three key factors that have dented the prospects of recouping equity: The first is the demise of previously semi-reliable ancillary revenues via DVD and free TV since the financial crisis of 2009. The second is the disappearance of any back-end sharing of platform profits given the SVOD business model; and the third is less choice due to the steamroller of original commissioning by the streamers. Talent is being signed up at such speed and scale that slim pickings remain for indie producers to put their best packages forward,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Angus Finney
- Variety Film + TV
Est Studios, the film company established this year by 88Rising co-founder Jaeson Ma and former Vice Media executive Eric Tu, has struck a partnership arrangement with China’s Hugoeast Media.
The partnership is looking at an initial slate of eight projects, with Est Studios representing sales at the major film markets including the upcoming Asian Contents and Film Market and Asian Project Market at the Busan International Film Festival.
Est will be the exclusive representative for Hugoeast’s titles in North America. In other territories (outside of China) it will handle them on a non-exclusive basis.
The first title on the sales slate is “B For Busy,” which will have its international premiere in Busan on Oct. 6, 2022, as part of the A Window on Asian Cinema section. Written and directed by Shao Yihui, the film (previously called “Myth of Love”) is a comedy set in Shanghai about three middle-aged divorcees...
The partnership is looking at an initial slate of eight projects, with Est Studios representing sales at the major film markets including the upcoming Asian Contents and Film Market and Asian Project Market at the Busan International Film Festival.
Est will be the exclusive representative for Hugoeast’s titles in North America. In other territories (outside of China) it will handle them on a non-exclusive basis.
The first title on the sales slate is “B For Busy,” which will have its international premiere in Busan on Oct. 6, 2022, as part of the A Window on Asian Cinema section. Written and directed by Shao Yihui, the film (previously called “Myth of Love”) is a comedy set in Shanghai about three middle-aged divorcees...
- 10/3/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Est Studios, a newly launched finance, production and sales company, has announced a co-production partnership with Taiwan-based Studio76.
Together they are targeting an initial slate of six films across all genres aimed primarily at the Asian market. Est will help finance and distribute, with Est Studios representing sales on some selected projects at major global film markets.
Est is making its Cannes Market debut this week. Recent Est sales titles include “Maika,” which premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival kids section, and 2022 Sundance official selection “Every Day in Kaimuki.” It is producing titles including “K-Pops!,” directed by Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak, and the documentary “Hidden Letters,” which will premiere at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival.
Studio76 specializes in the development and investment of original IP content, from scripts incubation, production to worldwide marketing. It has presented of limited series “Kill for Love” and “76 Horror Bookstore.” Current projects include films that are...
Together they are targeting an initial slate of six films across all genres aimed primarily at the Asian market. Est will help finance and distribute, with Est Studios representing sales on some selected projects at major global film markets.
Est is making its Cannes Market debut this week. Recent Est sales titles include “Maika,” which premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival kids section, and 2022 Sundance official selection “Every Day in Kaimuki.” It is producing titles including “K-Pops!,” directed by Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak, and the documentary “Hidden Letters,” which will premiere at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival.
Studio76 specializes in the development and investment of original IP content, from scripts incubation, production to worldwide marketing. It has presented of limited series “Kill for Love” and “76 Horror Bookstore.” Current projects include films that are...
- 5/23/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Asian content specialist hires veteran distribution and production executive.
Finance, production and sales company Est Studios has hired veteran distribution and production executive Tenten Wei as head of sales and distribution as the team kicks off Cannes sales on Sundance selection Every Day In Kaimuki.
Based in Los Angeles for the Asian content specialist, Wei will report to head of film and TV Juefang Zhang. Prior to joining the company she was director of acquisitions and distribution at Starlight Media and worked on Midway, Malignant and Umma.
Before Starlight she worked at Instrum International as head of Asia sales. Wei...
Finance, production and sales company Est Studios has hired veteran distribution and production executive Tenten Wei as head of sales and distribution as the team kicks off Cannes sales on Sundance selection Every Day In Kaimuki.
Based in Los Angeles for the Asian content specialist, Wei will report to head of film and TV Juefang Zhang. Prior to joining the company she was director of acquisitions and distribution at Starlight Media and worked on Midway, Malignant and Umma.
Before Starlight she worked at Instrum International as head of Asia sales. Wei...
- 5/18/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Cannes is bringing the metaverse to the film industry.
The first-ever NFTCannes Summit will take place at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. This annual event is designed to connect leading minds from the media and entertainment industry to innovators, creators and investors in web3.
Officially kicking off on May 23 at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the summit is run by a coalition of groups, including production studio Electromagnetic Productions (Emp), global cryptocurrency financial management company Galaxy Interactive, Nft app OP3N, leading blockchain platform Avalanche and private investing platform Republic. The invitation-only event features conversations and panels that delve into the growing intersections between media institutions and web3 technologies.
The program will focus on topics spanning the future of current Nft applications in entertainment, fan and community-building opportunities, as well as live events and experiences. The hosts of the first-ever summit are Mark Kimsey, co-founder and co-ceo of Emp; Sam Englebardt,...
The first-ever NFTCannes Summit will take place at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. This annual event is designed to connect leading minds from the media and entertainment industry to innovators, creators and investors in web3.
Officially kicking off on May 23 at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the summit is run by a coalition of groups, including production studio Electromagnetic Productions (Emp), global cryptocurrency financial management company Galaxy Interactive, Nft app OP3N, leading blockchain platform Avalanche and private investing platform Republic. The invitation-only event features conversations and panels that delve into the growing intersections between media institutions and web3 technologies.
The program will focus on topics spanning the future of current Nft applications in entertainment, fan and community-building opportunities, as well as live events and experiences. The hosts of the first-ever summit are Mark Kimsey, co-founder and co-ceo of Emp; Sam Englebardt,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Anderson .Paak, the eight-time Grammy Award winner born Brandon Paak Anderson, will make his feature directorial debut with the dramatic comedy K-pops! for Stampede Ventures—starring in the film alongside his son, Soul Rasheed.
The film centers on a washed-up musician who travels to Korea to write for K-pop stars, discovering that his long-lost son is set to front one of the country’s hottest new groups. He then jumps at the opportunity to capitalize on his son’s stardom for his own renaissance, but learns that fatherhood is much more fulfilling and meaningful than stardom.
.Paak developed the project with rapper Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park, writing the screenplay with Khaila Amazan (A Cuban Girl’s Guide To Tea And Tomorrow). Greg Silverman will produce on behalf of Stampede Ventures, with Jaeson Ma on behalf of Est Studios, Park on behalf of Big Dummie and .Paak via his company Apeshit Films.
The film centers on a washed-up musician who travels to Korea to write for K-pop stars, discovering that his long-lost son is set to front one of the country’s hottest new groups. He then jumps at the opportunity to capitalize on his son’s stardom for his own renaissance, but learns that fatherhood is much more fulfilling and meaningful than stardom.
.Paak developed the project with rapper Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park, writing the screenplay with Khaila Amazan (A Cuban Girl’s Guide To Tea And Tomorrow). Greg Silverman will produce on behalf of Stampede Ventures, with Jaeson Ma on behalf of Est Studios, Park on behalf of Big Dummie and .Paak via his company Apeshit Films.
- 5/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Recently launched finance, production and sales company Est Studios has entered into a co-production partnership with Malaysia and LA-based Ace Pictures Entertainment for a slate of films aimed primarily at the Asian market.
The partnership says it is looking at an initial slate of 15 projects that they will co-produce with Est Studios representing sales on some of the films at key markets such as Cannes and Berlin.
The deal for the partnership was negotiated by Tenten Wei and Juefang Zhang for Est Studios and by Peter Wong and Emma Lee on behalf of Ace Pictures.
Est Studios, whose mission is to produce and sell new Asian film and TV, recently boarded world sales for Sundance 2022 title Maika. Meanwhile, the team behind Ace Pictures — producers Peter Wong, Emma Lee and Timur Bekbosunov and executive producer Johnny Chang — recently worked on indie films including Sundance winner Clemency, Color Out Of Space and Daniel Isn’t Real.
The partnership says it is looking at an initial slate of 15 projects that they will co-produce with Est Studios representing sales on some of the films at key markets such as Cannes and Berlin.
The deal for the partnership was negotiated by Tenten Wei and Juefang Zhang for Est Studios and by Peter Wong and Emma Lee on behalf of Ace Pictures.
Est Studios, whose mission is to produce and sell new Asian film and TV, recently boarded world sales for Sundance 2022 title Maika. Meanwhile, the team behind Ace Pictures — producers Peter Wong, Emma Lee and Timur Bekbosunov and executive producer Johnny Chang — recently worked on indie films including Sundance winner Clemency, Color Out Of Space and Daniel Isn’t Real.
- 4/12/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Family sci-fi premiered at Sundance last month.
Est Studios, the fledgling Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales company, has acquired worldwide rights, excluding Vietnam, to Ham Tran’s Sundance title Maika.
The family sci-fi centres on a grieving young boy who encounters a new friend who appears to have come from a falling star. The film is inspired by the 1978 children’s TV show of the same name from the former Czechoslovakia. Bhd Films has Vietnamese rights and has is scheduled a May 27 release.
Producers are Jenni Trang Le, Duy, Anderson Le, Francis Smith and Charlyn Ng, while Quang Binh Nguyen Phan,...
Est Studios, the fledgling Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales company, has acquired worldwide rights, excluding Vietnam, to Ham Tran’s Sundance title Maika.
The family sci-fi centres on a grieving young boy who encounters a new friend who appears to have come from a falling star. The film is inspired by the 1978 children’s TV show of the same name from the former Czechoslovakia. Bhd Films has Vietnamese rights and has is scheduled a May 27 release.
Producers are Jenni Trang Le, Duy, Anderson Le, Francis Smith and Charlyn Ng, while Quang Binh Nguyen Phan,...
- 2/12/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Company plans to announce first project at EFM.
LA-based finance, production and sales company Est Studios has hired veteran creative and production executive Juefang Zhang as head of film and TV.
Co-founders Jaeson Ma and Eric Tu recently launched their company to specialise in championing Asian premium film and episodic content made for the global marketplace.
They plan to build a slate of 15 projects to finance, produce and sell at the major markets. Executives are scouring the EFM for potential Asian-related sales projects and the goal is to announce the first project at the market.
Based in Los Angeles and reporting to the co-founders,...
LA-based finance, production and sales company Est Studios has hired veteran creative and production executive Juefang Zhang as head of film and TV.
Co-founders Jaeson Ma and Eric Tu recently launched their company to specialise in championing Asian premium film and episodic content made for the global marketplace.
They plan to build a slate of 15 projects to finance, produce and sell at the major markets. Executives are scouring the EFM for potential Asian-related sales projects and the goal is to announce the first project at the market.
Based in Los Angeles and reporting to the co-founders,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Company plans to announce first project at EFM.
LA-based finance, production and sales company Est Studios has hired veteran creative and production executive Juefang Zhang as head of film and TV.
Co-founders Jaeson Ma and Eric Tu recently launched their company to specialise in championing Asian premium film and episodic content made for the global marketplace.
They plan to build a slate of 15 projects to finance, produce and sell at the major markets. Executives are scouring the EFM for potential Asian-related sales projects and the goal is to announce the first project at the market.
Based in Los Angeles and reporting to the co-founders,...
LA-based finance, production and sales company Est Studios has hired veteran creative and production executive Juefang Zhang as head of film and TV.
Co-founders Jaeson Ma and Eric Tu recently launched their company to specialise in championing Asian premium film and episodic content made for the global marketplace.
They plan to build a slate of 15 projects to finance, produce and sell at the major markets. Executives are scouring the EFM for potential Asian-related sales projects and the goal is to announce the first project at the market.
Based in Los Angeles and reporting to the co-founders,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
88Rising co-founder Jaeson Ma and Anonymous Content executive producer Eric Tu are joining forces to launch Est Studios, an independent finance, production and sales outfit geared towards the Asian marketplace.
Launching just ahead of the European Film Market — which officially kicks off Feb. 10 — the company specializes in premium film and episodic content.
Ma will serve as the company chairman and co-ceo, with Tu (right) serving as co-founder and co-ceo. The duo will bring their vast knowledge of Asia-based investment, entertainment and technology industries to forge new partnerships with filmmakers from the East and introduce new premium Asian film and television IP to global audiences.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Est Studios has offices in New York, Taipei and Vietnam. They will soon have offices in China, South Korea, India, Japan, Indonesia and Singapore. The company is eyeing an annual slate of 15 projects that they will be financing, producing and representing for...
Launching just ahead of the European Film Market — which officially kicks off Feb. 10 — the company specializes in premium film and episodic content.
Ma will serve as the company chairman and co-ceo, with Tu (right) serving as co-founder and co-ceo. The duo will bring their vast knowledge of Asia-based investment, entertainment and technology industries to forge new partnerships with filmmakers from the East and introduce new premium Asian film and television IP to global audiences.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Est Studios has offices in New York, Taipei and Vietnam. They will soon have offices in China, South Korea, India, Japan, Indonesia and Singapore. The company is eyeing an annual slate of 15 projects that they will be financing, producing and representing for...
- 2/3/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Singapore, Feb 23 (Ians) Zash Global Media and Entertainment Corp. on Tuesday said it has inked a deal to acquire a majority controlling interest in Lomotif, a Singapore-based video-sharing social networking platform and budding rival to TikTok.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Zash is backed by former MoviePass Chairman Ted Farnsworth, early Musical.ly investor Jaeson Ma, and early Triller visionary Vincent Butta.
The closing of the Lomotif acquisition by Zash is scheduled to occur concurrently with the closing of Zash's merger and business combination with Vinco Ventures, Inc. which was previously announced in January, the company said.
The closing of the Lomotif acquisition is subject to certain customary conditions, it added.
Upon completion of the merger between Zash and Vinco, Zash will become a public company and controlling shareholder of Vinco, making Lomotif a video-sharing social networking platform to be owned by a US publicly traded company,...
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Zash is backed by former MoviePass Chairman Ted Farnsworth, early Musical.ly investor Jaeson Ma, and early Triller visionary Vincent Butta.
The closing of the Lomotif acquisition by Zash is scheduled to occur concurrently with the closing of Zash's merger and business combination with Vinco Ventures, Inc. which was previously announced in January, the company said.
The closing of the Lomotif acquisition is subject to certain customary conditions, it added.
Upon completion of the merger between Zash and Vinco, Zash will become a public company and controlling shareholder of Vinco, making Lomotif a video-sharing social networking platform to be owned by a US publicly traded company,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Zash Global Media and Entertainment, co-founded by former MoviePass chairman Ted Farnsworth, has struck a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Lomotif, a Singapore-based video-sharing social networking platform a la TikTok that encourages users to “turn your favorite moments into a music video.”
Financial details weren’t disclosed.
Zash, which was also founded by early Musical.ly (now TikTok) investor Jaeson Ma and Vincent Butta, who sits on the board of social media platform Triller, operates a social influencer platform and wants to develop “an evolved network of synergetic companies working together to disrupt the media ...
Financial details weren’t disclosed.
Zash, which was also founded by early Musical.ly (now TikTok) investor Jaeson Ma and Vincent Butta, who sits on the board of social media platform Triller, operates a social influencer platform and wants to develop “an evolved network of synergetic companies working together to disrupt the media ...
- 2/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Zash Global Media and Entertainment, co-founded by former MoviePass chairman Ted Farnsworth, has struck a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Lomotif, a Singapore-based video-sharing social networking platform a la TikTok that encourages users to “turn your favorite moments into a music video.”
Financial details weren’t disclosed.
Zash, which was also founded by early Musical.ly (now TikTok) investor Jaeson Ma and Vincent Butta, who sits on the board of social media platform Triller, operates a social influencer platform and wants to develop “an evolved network of synergetic companies working together to disrupt the media ...
Financial details weren’t disclosed.
Zash, which was also founded by early Musical.ly (now TikTok) investor Jaeson Ma and Vincent Butta, who sits on the board of social media platform Triller, operates a social influencer platform and wants to develop “an evolved network of synergetic companies working together to disrupt the media ...
- 2/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival announced that its 3rd edition will be held from October 25th to October 27th at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles. From its inception as the premier film festival in the Los Angeles area for Chinese independent film, the Lacff celebrates the growing number of Chinese heritage and language films from established filmmakers and emerging artists. The three-day festival will have a juried competition in four different categories – Documentary Short, Documentary Feature, Narrative Short, and finally, Narrative Feature. In addition, the festival has invited a number of esteemed film industry professionals and Hollywood elites to participate in the festival’s industry panel and other VIP events. Ticket sales for Lacff 2019 have already begun. For more information about Lacff’s services and our new series of packaged tickets, please visit their official website here or the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival Wechat page.
- 10/16/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
2nd Annual Asian World Film Festival Opens in Culver City October 24: Best of Asian World CinemaExecutive Director, Georges N. Chamchoum
This is the first festival of its kind to play in the United States, giving audiences the unique opportunity to see films from Japan and Turkey and everywhere in-between. The festival is held at the height of the awards season to give these Asian filmmakers maximum exposure. The festival’s Executive Director, Georges N. Chamchoum is announcing films from 51 countries which are eligible. Greater recognition to the region’s wealth of filmmakers will strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries.
All films selected by their countries as Oscar® or Golden Globes® contenders are automatically invited. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizes these showings as the required official screenings for their members who vote on the Golden Globes®. At last year’s inaugural event some 30 films from 27 countries participated.
This is the first festival of its kind to play in the United States, giving audiences the unique opportunity to see films from Japan and Turkey and everywhere in-between. The festival is held at the height of the awards season to give these Asian filmmakers maximum exposure. The festival’s Executive Director, Georges N. Chamchoum is announcing films from 51 countries which are eligible. Greater recognition to the region’s wealth of filmmakers will strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries.
All films selected by their countries as Oscar® or Golden Globes® contenders are automatically invited. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizes these showings as the required official screenings for their members who vote on the Golden Globes®. At last year’s inaugural event some 30 films from 27 countries participated.
- 10/18/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Asian World Film Festival (Awff), which is dedicated to bringing the best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles, has added East West Artists (Ewa) Co-Founder Jaeson Ma as Director of International Relations. The Festival slate will consist of select foreign language films that have been officially submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) as their country’s Oscar® hopeful and those submitted to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for Golden Globe consideration.
Awff has also enlisted several notable industry executives for its Honorary Board, including former studio executive Teddy Zee and Carolco Pictures executive producer Mario Kassar ("Rambo," "Basic Instinct") as well as the former Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa. With The Wrap serving as the official media partner, Awff will take place October 26-November 2, 2015 and will be based at ArcLight Cinema in downtown Culver City and the luxury iPic Theaters in Westwood.
After recently teaming up with Ma on "The Shack," starring Octavia Spencer, Sumire and Sam Worthington, producer Lani Netter secured Ma, recognizing his ability as a strategic consultant and producer, cultivating global Asian talents at Ewa, (which is in partnership with Untitled Entertainment), and since his expertise directly aligns with Awff’s goal of drawing greater recognition to an underrepresented region of talent and filmmakers.
“Jaeson Ma is an ideal partner and asset to Awff because of his long established relationships with the Hollywood and Asian filmmaking industries. He's a trusted ally and invaluable addition,” said Netter, who serves as the Festival’s Director of Development and Philanthropy.
On joining the Awff Board, Ma shared, “Awff will showcase films and talents from the fastest growing region for entertainment, which is very exciting. There are many incredible films in Asia that are not realized by the international marketplace but now they have a fighting chance to be recognized and celebrated at the highest level through Awff."
The Festival’s Advisory Board welcomed producer Stefan Brunner, Shoreline Entertainment producer, Alex Flores, producer Medha Jaishankar, Emmy-winning TV and film director Jeremy Kagan, Igor Kokarev, scholar and expert on Soviet and American Film History, producer Brad Littlefield, producer and Founder and CEO of the Hollywood Film Academy Gia Noortas, South Korean film producer Keon-Seop Park, producer Eliyas Qureshi, producer Nick N. Raslan and Thomas Small, writer and Cultural Affairs Commissioner to the City of Culver City.
I'm excited to announced that I will be joining a great group including His Royal Highness Prince Gharios of Ghassan, Hany Haddad, immediate Past Chair of Board of Directors at the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Lebanese philanthropist Maya Ibrahim, Amin Maalouf, best-selling author and member of the French Academy, Oscar®-winning producer Andre Morgan (Million Dollar Baby), director George Ovashvili, Hon. Roy Paul, judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, South Korean film producer and distributor Chul Shin, community leader and Co-Founder of the Hollywood Schoolhouse, Ferris Wehbe, Weissman/Markovitz Communications Chairman and Co-Founder Murray Weissman and Korean activist and public figure Grace Yoo, to serve on this year’s Honorary Board.
Awff will open with a red carpet awards gala on Monday, October 26, recognizing celebrities and well-known foreign talent and filmmakers who have been major contributors throughout the Asian world film community, followed by seven days of films at ArcLight Cinema and the iPic Theater and with the closing night Festival Awards presented along with the closing night film on Monday, November 2. Throughout the week there will also be expert panels on subjects like film financing, distribution, PR, marketing and awards campaigns, editing for a global audience and more to be announced.
Films that will be accepted by the Festival include those from the 50 countries recognized by the Academy and HFPA. Priority will be given to those in the Best Foreign Language Film categories at the 88th Academy Awards and 73rd Golden Globes. In rare cases, the Asian World Film Festival will consider other outstanding films that are not in contention for the Oscars® or Golden Globes, but which have received critical acclaim on the international film festival circuit. More detailed guidelines are available at www.asianworldfilmfest.org/submissions.
The prizes given out are of significant value to enhance the awards campaign and will feature top prizes for Best Film, Jury Selection and Audience awards including The Wrap’s Awards Special Screening Series and full page ads in the Foreign Film and Oscar Wrap issues valued at over $50,000.
Awff has also enlisted several notable industry executives for its Honorary Board, including former studio executive Teddy Zee and Carolco Pictures executive producer Mario Kassar ("Rambo," "Basic Instinct") as well as the former Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa. With The Wrap serving as the official media partner, Awff will take place October 26-November 2, 2015 and will be based at ArcLight Cinema in downtown Culver City and the luxury iPic Theaters in Westwood.
After recently teaming up with Ma on "The Shack," starring Octavia Spencer, Sumire and Sam Worthington, producer Lani Netter secured Ma, recognizing his ability as a strategic consultant and producer, cultivating global Asian talents at Ewa, (which is in partnership with Untitled Entertainment), and since his expertise directly aligns with Awff’s goal of drawing greater recognition to an underrepresented region of talent and filmmakers.
“Jaeson Ma is an ideal partner and asset to Awff because of his long established relationships with the Hollywood and Asian filmmaking industries. He's a trusted ally and invaluable addition,” said Netter, who serves as the Festival’s Director of Development and Philanthropy.
On joining the Awff Board, Ma shared, “Awff will showcase films and talents from the fastest growing region for entertainment, which is very exciting. There are many incredible films in Asia that are not realized by the international marketplace but now they have a fighting chance to be recognized and celebrated at the highest level through Awff."
The Festival’s Advisory Board welcomed producer Stefan Brunner, Shoreline Entertainment producer, Alex Flores, producer Medha Jaishankar, Emmy-winning TV and film director Jeremy Kagan, Igor Kokarev, scholar and expert on Soviet and American Film History, producer Brad Littlefield, producer and Founder and CEO of the Hollywood Film Academy Gia Noortas, South Korean film producer Keon-Seop Park, producer Eliyas Qureshi, producer Nick N. Raslan and Thomas Small, writer and Cultural Affairs Commissioner to the City of Culver City.
I'm excited to announced that I will be joining a great group including His Royal Highness Prince Gharios of Ghassan, Hany Haddad, immediate Past Chair of Board of Directors at the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Lebanese philanthropist Maya Ibrahim, Amin Maalouf, best-selling author and member of the French Academy, Oscar®-winning producer Andre Morgan (Million Dollar Baby), director George Ovashvili, Hon. Roy Paul, judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, South Korean film producer and distributor Chul Shin, community leader and Co-Founder of the Hollywood Schoolhouse, Ferris Wehbe, Weissman/Markovitz Communications Chairman and Co-Founder Murray Weissman and Korean activist and public figure Grace Yoo, to serve on this year’s Honorary Board.
Awff will open with a red carpet awards gala on Monday, October 26, recognizing celebrities and well-known foreign talent and filmmakers who have been major contributors throughout the Asian world film community, followed by seven days of films at ArcLight Cinema and the iPic Theater and with the closing night Festival Awards presented along with the closing night film on Monday, November 2. Throughout the week there will also be expert panels on subjects like film financing, distribution, PR, marketing and awards campaigns, editing for a global audience and more to be announced.
Films that will be accepted by the Festival include those from the 50 countries recognized by the Academy and HFPA. Priority will be given to those in the Best Foreign Language Film categories at the 88th Academy Awards and 73rd Golden Globes. In rare cases, the Asian World Film Festival will consider other outstanding films that are not in contention for the Oscars® or Golden Globes, but which have received critical acclaim on the international film festival circuit. More detailed guidelines are available at www.asianworldfilmfest.org/submissions.
The prizes given out are of significant value to enhance the awards campaign and will feature top prizes for Best Film, Jury Selection and Audience awards including The Wrap’s Awards Special Screening Series and full page ads in the Foreign Film and Oscar Wrap issues valued at over $50,000.
- 8/19/2015
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
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