#Hong Kong Film Fest to Open With Japan’s ‘The Brightest Sun,’ Co-Production ‘Pavane for an Infant’

#Hong Kong Film Fest to Open With Japan’s ‘The Brightest Sun,’ Co-Production ‘Pavane for an Infant’

The 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival will kick off on April 10 with dual opening features, Japanese drama The Brightest Sun and Malaysia-Hong Kong co-production Pavane for an Infant. Berlin Golden Bear winner Dreams (Sex Love), directed by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud, will then bring the curtain down on the event on April 21 as the…

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#Hong Kong’s Asia Film Financing Forum: Projects Backed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Stanley Kwan Highlight 2025 Selection

#Hong Kong’s Asia Film Financing Forum: Projects Backed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Stanley Kwan Highlight 2025 Selection

Hong Kong’s Asia Film Financing Forum, the region’s leading movie project market, has unveiled the 25 titles selected for its upcoming 2025 edition. The program features films that are in development from some of Asia’s most accomplished directors and producers, including Kore-eda Hirokazu, Aditya Vikram Sengupta, Nai An, Stanley Kwan and Yeh Ju-Feng.  The three-day…

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#Filmart: Ambitious Philippine Crime Series ‘The Bagman’ Begins Production

#Filmart: Ambitious Philippine Crime Series ‘The Bagman’ Begins Production

One year after unveiling the ambitious project at Hong Kong’s Filmart project market, Philippine broadcaster-turned-content-producer ABS-CBN has started production on the crime thriller series The Bagman. The show began shooting in Manila on Feb. 25, according to the producers, and the project will be shopped to regional buyers at this year’s Filmart, which begins Monday.  The…

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