Hong Kong-based studio Edko Films will launch “Table for Six 2,” a sequel to its 2022 smash hit, at Tiffcom, the rights market attached to the Tokyo International Film Festival.
The heartfelt comedy is again written and directed by Sunny Chan, who enjoyed breakout success with “Table for Six,” a comedy-drama that starts with an awkward family reunion dinner where past and present romantic relationships are tangled and almost anything that could go wrong did.
For the sequel. Chan has reunited the original cast – Stephy Tang, Louis Cheung, Ivana Wong, Lin Min Chen, Peter Chan Charm Man – for three weddings and their aftermath. “Marriage isn’t just about two individuals; it involves a whole family of aunts, uncles, and cousins,” says Edko,
Now in production, the film is being produced by Bill Kong, Ivy Ho and Tang Wai But. Rights will also be pitched at the American Film Market.
The firm is...
The heartfelt comedy is again written and directed by Sunny Chan, who enjoyed breakout success with “Table for Six,” a comedy-drama that starts with an awkward family reunion dinner where past and present romantic relationships are tangled and almost anything that could go wrong did.
For the sequel. Chan has reunited the original cast – Stephy Tang, Louis Cheung, Ivana Wong, Lin Min Chen, Peter Chan Charm Man – for three weddings and their aftermath. “Marriage isn’t just about two individuals; it involves a whole family of aunts, uncles, and cousins,” says Edko,
Now in production, the film is being produced by Bill Kong, Ivy Ho and Tang Wai But. Rights will also be pitched at the American Film Market.
The firm is...
- 10/22/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
’The Dream, The Bubble, And The Shadow’ is from ‘Ip Man’ director Wilson Yip.
Hong Kong-based One Cool Pictures is launching a string of new titles featuring Louis Koo, Jennifer Yu, Kay Tse and Lim Min Chen as it returns to Hong Kong Filmart, the company’s first physical market since 2019.
The Dream, The Bubble, And The Shadow, directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Soi Cheang and starring Koo, reunites the same team behind 2017’s Paradox from the Spl franchise, which won Koo the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Asian Film Awards.
The upcoming suspense...
Hong Kong-based One Cool Pictures is launching a string of new titles featuring Louis Koo, Jennifer Yu, Kay Tse and Lim Min Chen as it returns to Hong Kong Filmart, the company’s first physical market since 2019.
The Dream, The Bubble, And The Shadow, directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Soi Cheang and starring Koo, reunites the same team behind 2017’s Paradox from the Spl franchise, which won Koo the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Asian Film Awards.
The upcoming suspense...
- 3/13/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
by Simon Ramshaw
Few production companies hold the same strength of trademark from its creator than Wong Kar-wai’s Jet Tone Films. While many of us know the celebrated Hong Kong filmmaker for his sumptuous romantic works like “Chungking Express” and “In the Mood for Love”, his career as a producer for other directors holds some of the same trail-blazing intrigue he brought to Hong Kong cinema since the 1980s. Set up in 1991, Jet Tone Films has been responsible for funding Wong’s oeuvre and has recently expanded overseas to collaborate with Japanese and Thai directors (Sabu and Nattawut Poonpiriya respectively) alike. But in this period of blossoming experimentation in the 1990s, Wong set prolific Hong Kong actor Eric Kot Man-Fai a challenge to direct a project about first love, and thus, the sprawling, affectionate “First Love: Litter on the Breeze” was born.
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Few production companies hold the same strength of trademark from its creator than Wong Kar-wai’s Jet Tone Films. While many of us know the celebrated Hong Kong filmmaker for his sumptuous romantic works like “Chungking Express” and “In the Mood for Love”, his career as a producer for other directors holds some of the same trail-blazing intrigue he brought to Hong Kong cinema since the 1980s. Set up in 1991, Jet Tone Films has been responsible for funding Wong’s oeuvre and has recently expanded overseas to collaborate with Japanese and Thai directors (Sabu and Nattawut Poonpiriya respectively) alike. But in this period of blossoming experimentation in the 1990s, Wong set prolific Hong Kong actor Eric Kot Man-Fai a challenge to direct a project about first love, and thus, the sprawling, affectionate “First Love: Litter on the Breeze” was born.
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- 1/12/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
The 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF46) will pay tribute to iconic actor-director-producer Sandra Ng as this year’s Filmmaker-in-Focus.
Re-scheduled to 15 – 31 August, the postponed HKIFF46 will celebrate Ng’s illustrious career with a retrospective of ten seminal works, the publication of a commemorative book and, in collaboration with the festival’s long-term partner Moleskine, a special edition notebook. Ng will also attend a Face-to-Face session to share her insights and anecdotes with the public.
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Executive Director Albert Lee lauds Ng’s chameleon-like ability to deliver memorable performances across all genres and give layered nuances and diversity to each challenging role that reflects the dynamism of modern women.
“The evolution of Sandra’s career, from acting to directing and producing, reflects her multifaceted calibre and acumen and evidences the transformation of Hong Kong cinema,” Mr Lee said. “We are proud to recognise her indelible contributions.
Re-scheduled to 15 – 31 August, the postponed HKIFF46 will celebrate Ng’s illustrious career with a retrospective of ten seminal works, the publication of a commemorative book and, in collaboration with the festival’s long-term partner Moleskine, a special edition notebook. Ng will also attend a Face-to-Face session to share her insights and anecdotes with the public.
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Executive Director Albert Lee lauds Ng’s chameleon-like ability to deliver memorable performances across all genres and give layered nuances and diversity to each challenging role that reflects the dynamism of modern women.
“The evolution of Sandra’s career, from acting to directing and producing, reflects her multifaceted calibre and acumen and evidences the transformation of Hong Kong cinema,” Mr Lee said. “We are proud to recognise her indelible contributions.
- 4/28/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
When it comes to making a movie, there are probably thousands of stories, especially regarding the financing and finding the right production company. At times these backgrounds are just as comedic, suspenseful and entertaining as the movies themselves, which is why these are also turned into documentaries, for example, “Heart of Darkness” about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now”. The Asian movie industry has its own brand of stories to tell in that regard, as the film business consists just as much of shady characters as probably anywhere else, and also creative minds who would do anything to fulfill their dream of a feature of their own. Renowned photographer and radio personality Sunny Lau was probably inspired by some of them for his director debut “Sugar Street Studio”, a feature which is just as a much a ghost story as it is about the fine line between...
- 7/3/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Newcomer Hong Kong director Jun Li decided to begin his career in feature movies with a “bang” and a big pink wig on the head of one of the most recognisable Hong Kong actors. What a way to start! Aided by seasoned scriptwriter Shu Kei and Herman Yau’s regular collaborator Erica Li, Jun Li has co-scripted and directed “Tracey”, where he frankly introduces a transgender character and follows her struggle on the path to happiness and self-discovery.
Tracey is streaming on Focus Hong Kong
Tung Tai-hung (Philip Keung) is a quiet fifty-something man, a gentle but somehow distant middle-class husband and father of 2, and an earnest optometrist with his own shop. Fond of his sweet memories of adolescence and his school-time inseparable trio, Tung has always been a loyal friend to Jun (Eric Kot), a brash and jolly womaniser and Ching, talented and passionate war photographer, who has long...
Tracey is streaming on Focus Hong Kong
Tung Tai-hung (Philip Keung) is a quiet fifty-something man, a gentle but somehow distant middle-class husband and father of 2, and an earnest optometrist with his own shop. Fond of his sweet memories of adolescence and his school-time inseparable trio, Tung has always been a loyal friend to Jun (Eric Kot), a brash and jolly womaniser and Ching, talented and passionate war photographer, who has long...
- 3/27/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Supernatural movies, featuring ghosts, “Geung si” and other entities are an important part of Hong Kong Cinema and its cultural heritage. “Encounters of the Spooky Kind” (1980), “Mr Vampire” (1985), “Rouge” (1987), “A Chinese Ghost Story” (1990) are only some of my favorite unmissable ones from the 80’s and 90’s.
Genre-bending movies, often blending horror, comedy, romance and kung fu, they are now an endangered species. After Hong Kong’s handover in 1997, many local filmmakers started making co-productions with the Mainland, where the supernatural films are considered a forbidden subject; therefore, they simply don’t get made anymore, except for some rare and brave case. In fact, those kinds of films have turned into a sort of statement by filmmakers that are committed to making Cantonese language films for distribution in Hong Kong and outside, but not the Mainland.
Some of the post-1997 local horror movies include the charming “My Left Eye Sees Ghosts...
Genre-bending movies, often blending horror, comedy, romance and kung fu, they are now an endangered species. After Hong Kong’s handover in 1997, many local filmmakers started making co-productions with the Mainland, where the supernatural films are considered a forbidden subject; therefore, they simply don’t get made anymore, except for some rare and brave case. In fact, those kinds of films have turned into a sort of statement by filmmakers that are committed to making Cantonese language films for distribution in Hong Kong and outside, but not the Mainland.
Some of the post-1997 local horror movies include the charming “My Left Eye Sees Ghosts...
- 5/10/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Newcomer Hong Kong director Jun Li decided to begin his career in feature movies with a “bang” and a big pink wig on the head of one of the most recognisable Hong Kong actors. What a way to start! Aided by seasoned scriptwriter Shu Kei and Herman Yau’s regular collaborator Erica Li, Jun Li has co-scripted and directed “Tracey”, where he frankly introduces a transgender character and follows her struggle on the path to happiness and self-discovery.
“Tracey” is screening at CinemAsia Film Festival
Tung Tai-hung (Philip Keung) is a quiet fifty-something man, a gentle but somehow distant middle-class husband and father of 2, and an earnest optometrist with his own shop. Fond of his sweet memories of adolescence and his school-time inseparable trio, Tung has always been a loyal friend to Jun (Eric Kot), a brash and jolly womaniser and Ching, talented and passionate war photographer, who has long...
“Tracey” is screening at CinemAsia Film Festival
Tung Tai-hung (Philip Keung) is a quiet fifty-something man, a gentle but somehow distant middle-class husband and father of 2, and an earnest optometrist with his own shop. Fond of his sweet memories of adolescence and his school-time inseparable trio, Tung has always been a loyal friend to Jun (Eric Kot), a brash and jolly womaniser and Ching, talented and passionate war photographer, who has long...
- 3/10/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Corporate Espionage is, in this day and age, very much a real threat. Director Amos Why, in his sophomore feature “Napping Kid”, tries to convince us that corporate kidnapping is as well. Based on a novel of the same name by Hong Kong/Canadian author Mannshin, “Napping Kid” is a timely film that shows us just how much is at stake with digital files, while offering a look at the current state of Hong Kong society.
Tong is a hard cop who believes in getting results any way he can. He is called to the company where his ex-wife Irene works as a senior executive when a highly sensitive document consisting of financial analysis for a Chinese It company is “stolen” from their database. Shortly after, Irene’s boss receives an email from one K Kidnapper asking for a surprisingly low ransom, along with a series of tasks that he wants the company to undertake.
Tong is a hard cop who believes in getting results any way he can. He is called to the company where his ex-wife Irene works as a senior executive when a highly sensitive document consisting of financial analysis for a Chinese It company is “stolen” from their database. Shortly after, Irene’s boss receives an email from one K Kidnapper asking for a surprisingly low ransom, along with a series of tasks that he wants the company to undertake.
- 12/28/2018
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
"Gen Y Cops" is entertaining, flashy and outlandish, not to mention ridiculous and silly -- as you'd expect any good Hong Kong picture to be. It is still lower-grade than most of John Woo's locally made films, but Hong Kong aficionados will enjoy the uberkitsch of its kinetic energy.
A sequel to last year's hit "Gen X Cops", "Gen Y", directed by Benny Chan (Jackie Chan's "Who Am I?") again features some of Hong Kong's top idols as a group of skilled young agents tackling equally fashionable and good-looking terrorists. Imagine 'N Sync and Britney battling Backstreet Boys and Christina directed by Michael Bay. The first film found success throughout Asia, including Japan and Singapore, and is out on DVD in America.
For "Gen Y", the producers have set their sights on more international appeal. Much of the film is in English, and the cast is bolstered with more native English-speaking leads, including Toronto-raised Edison Chen, Hawaiian-Chinese model Maggie Q and young American actor Paul Rudd ("Clueless", "The Cider House Rules").
The plot involves a robot named RS1 (think RoboCop version 7.1) that an American weapons company has created and unveiled at a law enforcement exhibition in Hong Kong. When the disgruntled teen IT genius who created the robot steals it back, the Gen Y Cops and their FBI rivals go into action tracking the dangerous robot. Complicating the story is that one of the young cops is a childhood friend of the bad boy.
Twenty-year-old Chen makes his debut as the officer who gets duped by his friend-turned-foe. With his martial arts training and James Dean-brooding looks, he could be a big regional star soon.
Along with Chen, the slick actioner relies heavily on the charisma of the other stars and tongue-in-cheek humor that ensures nobody takes this lightweight romp too seriously. As goofball sidekicks, Stephen Fung and especially Sam Lee (of Fruit Chan's "Made in Hong Kong" fame) fill their scenes with enough Bill-and-Ted-type excellent adventures for maximum comic relief. In fact, Lee is beginning to rival Jim Carrey for facial contortions.
Chinese audiences also should get a kick from Anthony Wong Chau-sang (Ann Hui's "Ordinary Heroes") and Eric Kot as incompetent scientists who brag that their robot is better than the American version. Unfortunately, their hilarious Jiang Zemin accents won't be picked up by Western audiences.
In between the broad slapstick are predictable shootouts, kung fu fights and explosions, all backed by a techno soundtrack straight from last weekend's rave.
Not as interesting are some of the stiff secondary players relegated to bad expository dialogue. This is a film with virtually no character development, which is sometimes a blessing because "character development" in projects like this is often painful to watch.
The short-circuited ending goes from intense to frivolous to laughable as the computer robot threatens to detonate its nuclear center in a downtown core. Somehow, the inconsistent tone isn't too disturbing. As Hong Kong cinephiles know, it comes with the territory.
GEN Y COPS
Presented by Media Asia Films in association with Regent Entertainment
Credits: Director: Benny Chan; Screenwriters: Felix Chong, Bey Logan; Producers: John Chong/Solon So, Benny Chan; Executive producers: Thomas Chung, Willie Chan; Director of photography: Anthony Pun; Production designer: Bruce Yu
Music: Peter Kam; Editor: Cheung Ka Fai; Action director: Nicky Li. Cast: Edison: Edison Chen; Match: Stephen Fung; Alien: Sam Lee; Jane: Maggie Q; Kurt: Richard Sun; Ian Curtis: Paul Rudd; Oli: Rachel Ngan; Ross Tucker: Mark Hicks; Inspector Chung: Christy Chung. No MPAA rating. Running time -- 108 minutes. Color/stereo.
A sequel to last year's hit "Gen X Cops", "Gen Y", directed by Benny Chan (Jackie Chan's "Who Am I?") again features some of Hong Kong's top idols as a group of skilled young agents tackling equally fashionable and good-looking terrorists. Imagine 'N Sync and Britney battling Backstreet Boys and Christina directed by Michael Bay. The first film found success throughout Asia, including Japan and Singapore, and is out on DVD in America.
For "Gen Y", the producers have set their sights on more international appeal. Much of the film is in English, and the cast is bolstered with more native English-speaking leads, including Toronto-raised Edison Chen, Hawaiian-Chinese model Maggie Q and young American actor Paul Rudd ("Clueless", "The Cider House Rules").
The plot involves a robot named RS1 (think RoboCop version 7.1) that an American weapons company has created and unveiled at a law enforcement exhibition in Hong Kong. When the disgruntled teen IT genius who created the robot steals it back, the Gen Y Cops and their FBI rivals go into action tracking the dangerous robot. Complicating the story is that one of the young cops is a childhood friend of the bad boy.
Twenty-year-old Chen makes his debut as the officer who gets duped by his friend-turned-foe. With his martial arts training and James Dean-brooding looks, he could be a big regional star soon.
Along with Chen, the slick actioner relies heavily on the charisma of the other stars and tongue-in-cheek humor that ensures nobody takes this lightweight romp too seriously. As goofball sidekicks, Stephen Fung and especially Sam Lee (of Fruit Chan's "Made in Hong Kong" fame) fill their scenes with enough Bill-and-Ted-type excellent adventures for maximum comic relief. In fact, Lee is beginning to rival Jim Carrey for facial contortions.
Chinese audiences also should get a kick from Anthony Wong Chau-sang (Ann Hui's "Ordinary Heroes") and Eric Kot as incompetent scientists who brag that their robot is better than the American version. Unfortunately, their hilarious Jiang Zemin accents won't be picked up by Western audiences.
In between the broad slapstick are predictable shootouts, kung fu fights and explosions, all backed by a techno soundtrack straight from last weekend's rave.
Not as interesting are some of the stiff secondary players relegated to bad expository dialogue. This is a film with virtually no character development, which is sometimes a blessing because "character development" in projects like this is often painful to watch.
The short-circuited ending goes from intense to frivolous to laughable as the computer robot threatens to detonate its nuclear center in a downtown core. Somehow, the inconsistent tone isn't too disturbing. As Hong Kong cinephiles know, it comes with the territory.
GEN Y COPS
Presented by Media Asia Films in association with Regent Entertainment
Credits: Director: Benny Chan; Screenwriters: Felix Chong, Bey Logan; Producers: John Chong/Solon So, Benny Chan; Executive producers: Thomas Chung, Willie Chan; Director of photography: Anthony Pun; Production designer: Bruce Yu
Music: Peter Kam; Editor: Cheung Ka Fai; Action director: Nicky Li. Cast: Edison: Edison Chen; Match: Stephen Fung; Alien: Sam Lee; Jane: Maggie Q; Kurt: Richard Sun; Ian Curtis: Paul Rudd; Oli: Rachel Ngan; Ross Tucker: Mark Hicks; Inspector Chung: Christy Chung. No MPAA rating. Running time -- 108 minutes. Color/stereo.
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