The 24th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival has announced the 30 official selections from 21 countries for this year’s Naff project market. The selections consist of 19 projects for the It Project (including one Korean-Vietnamese co-production) and 11 projects for Project Spotlight Korea. A total of 181 projects from 40 countries were submitted for consideration this year. Selected projects are listed in the table below.
Projects from South Korea and other parts of Asia captured the philosophy that lies deep within the framework of genre films by exploring a variety of topics, such as tradition and political/social conflict, gender identity, and class distinction. (Project Spotlight highlights projects from one Asian country each year; this year’s spotlight will be on South Korea.)
The judges for this year included Kini S. Kim, Kim Young, Jonathan Kim (CEO of Hanmac Culture Group), and Joyce Heeyoung Cho.
The 30 official selections will be candidates for the Naff awards,...
Projects from South Korea and other parts of Asia captured the philosophy that lies deep within the framework of genre films by exploring a variety of topics, such as tradition and political/social conflict, gender identity, and class distinction. (Project Spotlight highlights projects from one Asian country each year; this year’s spotlight will be on South Korea.)
The judges for this year included Kini S. Kim, Kim Young, Jonathan Kim (CEO of Hanmac Culture Group), and Joyce Heeyoung Cho.
The 30 official selections will be candidates for the Naff awards,...
- 5/27/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Projects from the Philippines took away the top prizes awarded Friday at the conclusion of Screen Singapore’s Southeast Asian Film Financing (Saff) Project Market. The event is part of the Singapore Media Festival.
The winners included director J.P. Habac’s musical comedy drama “Golden” about homeless gay seniors who reunite to perform as drag queens to pay for a new home; and Kim Zuniga and Sandro Del Rosario’s sci-fi fantasy “Indigo Children,” where a boy temporarily develops superhuman abilities after stealing an alien device.
Tba Studios for “Golden” and Wanderstruck Film Production for “Indigo Children” both received the Red Award, a camera loan package valued at SGD20,000. “Golden” also won the Kl Post / SuperNova Award, a $14,700 post-production prize, while “Indigo Children” took home the 108 Media Award, a $20,000 distribution prize.
Rising Filipino star filmmaker Mikhail Red’s sci-fi action project “Quantum Suicide,” received the Ace Pictures Award, a...
The winners included director J.P. Habac’s musical comedy drama “Golden” about homeless gay seniors who reunite to perform as drag queens to pay for a new home; and Kim Zuniga and Sandro Del Rosario’s sci-fi fantasy “Indigo Children,” where a boy temporarily develops superhuman abilities after stealing an alien device.
Tba Studios for “Golden” and Wanderstruck Film Production for “Indigo Children” both received the Red Award, a camera loan package valued at SGD20,000. “Golden” also won the Kl Post / SuperNova Award, a $14,700 post-production prize, while “Indigo Children” took home the 108 Media Award, a $20,000 distribution prize.
Rising Filipino star filmmaker Mikhail Red’s sci-fi action project “Quantum Suicide,” received the Ace Pictures Award, a...
- 12/7/2019
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Singapore government’s support for the film industry has helped a lot of people to make their first feature. Moving on to a sophomore performance is a trickier proposition.
Some of Singapore’s most recent first feature debutants, K. Rajagopal (“A Yellow Bird”), Wong Chen-Hsi (“Innocents”) and Jacen Tan (“Zombiepura”), assembled Saturday for a seminar at the Singapore International Film Festival.
After their first feature efforts, all three of them have had a hiatus, but are now developing new projects.
“I didn’t have my second script right away. […] There’s lot of pressure after your first feature. You need to be disciplined to say I’m not ready, I need space, I need time, when people ask you about your second script,” said Wong, who won Shanghai film festival’s Best New Director award with her first feature “Innocents” (2012).
Rajagopal, whose “Yellow Bird” premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week in 2016, agreed.
Some of Singapore’s most recent first feature debutants, K. Rajagopal (“A Yellow Bird”), Wong Chen-Hsi (“Innocents”) and Jacen Tan (“Zombiepura”), assembled Saturday for a seminar at the Singapore International Film Festival.
After their first feature efforts, all three of them have had a hiatus, but are now developing new projects.
“I didn’t have my second script right away. […] There’s lot of pressure after your first feature. You need to be disciplined to say I’m not ready, I need space, I need time, when people ask you about your second script,” said Wong, who won Shanghai film festival’s Best New Director award with her first feature “Innocents” (2012).
Rajagopal, whose “Yellow Bird” premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week in 2016, agreed.
- 11/24/2019
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
The Singaporean film industry is experiencing an unprecedented production boom. At least 14 homegrown films are due to release this year, a 50% increase from 2018, with another 15 in development, per the Singapore Film Commission.
Last year saw unprecedented success for Singapore cinema, with Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined” winning the Golden Leopard at Locarno, and several more awards globally. The film was released theatrically in Singapore in February 2019 and enjoyed a successful box office run. Jon M. Chu’s Singapore-set blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians” led to a global uptick in interest in the island country; auteur Eric Khoo’s culinary themed “Ramen Shop” won plaudits at Berlin and Tokyo; and locally, horror films from Gilbert Chan (“23:59: The Haunting Hour”) and Jacen Tan (“Zombiepura”) found favor with audiences.
Local superstar Jack Neo had a 2018 Lunar New Year release with comedy “Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei” from regional powerhouses MM2 Entertainment and J Team Prods.
Last year saw unprecedented success for Singapore cinema, with Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined” winning the Golden Leopard at Locarno, and several more awards globally. The film was released theatrically in Singapore in February 2019 and enjoyed a successful box office run. Jon M. Chu’s Singapore-set blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians” led to a global uptick in interest in the island country; auteur Eric Khoo’s culinary themed “Ramen Shop” won plaudits at Berlin and Tokyo; and locally, horror films from Gilbert Chan (“23:59: The Haunting Hour”) and Jacen Tan (“Zombiepura”) found favor with audiences.
Local superstar Jack Neo had a 2018 Lunar New Year release with comedy “Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei” from regional powerhouses MM2 Entertainment and J Team Prods.
- 3/19/2019
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
For ten days next month, Singapore will be hosting its first ever horror/genre event with the introduction of the Scream Asia Film Festival. Led by a remarkable team featuring director Eric Khoo, BiFan's Naff director Jongsuk Thomas Nam, and Singapore Iff vet Swee Leng. From October 19-28th, the festival will show eleven features that have never been seen in Singapore, including Jj Abrams' and Julius Avery's new film Overlord, Lars Von Trier's The House That Jack Built, and Brian Taylor's Mom and Dad. Opening the festival will be the world premiere of Singaporean zombie film, Zombiepura, directed by Jacen Tan. In addition to the features, there will be masterclasses with Indonesian horror pro Joko Anwar (Satan's Slaves) and...
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- 9/7/2018
- Screen Anarchy
The first Scream Asia Film Festival will run in October.
Singapore auteur Eric Khoo (12 Storeys) is stepping into a new role of festival curator for the first time through the launch of Scream Asia Film Festival.
The inaugural horror film festival, which will run from Oct 19-28 in Singapore, will showcase 11 feature films curated by creative director Khoo and festival programmer Jongsuk Thomas Nam from South Korea.
Nam is currently managing director of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan)’s industry programme Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff). Former co-festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival (1991-2007) Teo Swee Leng serves as festival manager.
Singapore auteur Eric Khoo (12 Storeys) is stepping into a new role of festival curator for the first time through the launch of Scream Asia Film Festival.
The inaugural horror film festival, which will run from Oct 19-28 in Singapore, will showcase 11 feature films curated by creative director Khoo and festival programmer Jongsuk Thomas Nam from South Korea.
Nam is currently managing director of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan)’s industry programme Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff). Former co-festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival (1991-2007) Teo Swee Leng serves as festival manager.
- 9/7/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The first Scream Asia Film Festival will run in October.
Singapore auteur Eric Khoo (12 Storeys) is stepping into a new role of festival curator for the first time through the launch of Scream Asia Film Festival.
The inaugural horror film festival, which will run from Oct 19-28 in Singapore, will showcase 11 feature films curated by creative director Khoo and festival programmer Jongsuk Thomas Nam from South Korea.
Nam is currently managing director of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan)’s industry programme Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff). Former co-festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival (1991-2007) Teo Swee Leng serves as festival manager.
Singapore auteur Eric Khoo (12 Storeys) is stepping into a new role of festival curator for the first time through the launch of Scream Asia Film Festival.
The inaugural horror film festival, which will run from Oct 19-28 in Singapore, will showcase 11 feature films curated by creative director Khoo and festival programmer Jongsuk Thomas Nam from South Korea.
Nam is currently managing director of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan)’s industry programme Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff). Former co-festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival (1991-2007) Teo Swee Leng serves as festival manager.
- 9/7/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
ScreenDaily shared the first photo from Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment’s zombie-themed action comedy Zombiepura, which sold to Korea’s Contents Panda and Gsc Movies for Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar out of the ongoing Cannes market. Directed by Jacen Tan, the film revolves around a zombie outbreak in an isolated army camp, where a lazy soldier […]...
- 5/10/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Zombie-themed action comedy stars Alaric and Benjamin Heng.
Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment has sold zombie-themed action comedy Zombiepura to Korea’s Contents Panda and Gsc Movies for Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.
Directed by Jacen Tan, the film is produced by mm2, Clover Films and Jab Films, with the support of Singapore Film Commission. Clover Films jointly negotiated the sales deals with mm2.
Scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2018, the film revolves around a zombie outbreak in an isolated army camp, where a lazy soldier and his tough commander have to fight to survive and...
Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment has sold zombie-themed action comedy Zombiepura to Korea’s Contents Panda and Gsc Movies for Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.
Directed by Jacen Tan, the film is produced by mm2, Clover Films and Jab Films, with the support of Singapore Film Commission. Clover Films jointly negotiated the sales deals with mm2.
Scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2018, the film revolves around a zombie outbreak in an isolated army camp, where a lazy soldier and his tough commander have to fight to survive and...
- 5/10/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The company is taking pay-tv and digital rights to the mm2 Asia productions.
Fox Networks Groups Asia (Fnga) has come on board as co-producer to six Chinese-language films produced by Singapore-headquartered mm2 Asia and featuring rising talents from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Fnga will have the exclusive pay-tv broadcast and digital rights to the films, which will be aired on Star Chinese Movies and streaming platform Fox+.
Two of the titles are from Taiwan: Welcome To The Happy Days director Gavin Lin’s More Than Blue, which features popular Taiwanese idols Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen in a...
Fox Networks Groups Asia (Fnga) has come on board as co-producer to six Chinese-language films produced by Singapore-headquartered mm2 Asia and featuring rising talents from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Fnga will have the exclusive pay-tv broadcast and digital rights to the films, which will be aired on Star Chinese Movies and streaming platform Fox+.
Two of the titles are from Taiwan: Welcome To The Happy Days director Gavin Lin’s More Than Blue, which features popular Taiwanese idols Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen in a...
- 3/18/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The company is taking pay-tv and digital rights to the mm2 Asia productions.
Fox Networks Groups Asia (Fnga) has come on board as co-producer to six Chinese-language films produced by Singapore-headquartered mm2 Asia and featuring rising talents from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Fnga will have the exclusive pay-tv broadcast and digital rights to the films, which will be aired on Star Chinese Movies and streaming platform Fox+.
Two of the titles are from Taiwan: Welcome To The Happy Days director Gavin Lin’s More Than Blue, which features popular Taiwanese idols Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen in a...
Fox Networks Groups Asia (Fnga) has come on board as co-producer to six Chinese-language films produced by Singapore-headquartered mm2 Asia and featuring rising talents from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Fnga will have the exclusive pay-tv broadcast and digital rights to the films, which will be aired on Star Chinese Movies and streaming platform Fox+.
Two of the titles are from Taiwan: Welcome To The Happy Days director Gavin Lin’s More Than Blue, which features popular Taiwanese idols Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen in a...
- 3/18/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
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