The partners aim to create a film fund for local feature productions.
Burgeoning Saudi exhibition chain Muvi Cinemas has taken an undisclosed stake in compatriot entertainment group Telfaz11, as part of a strategic partnership aimed at boosting the creation of local content.
Riyadh-based Telfaz11 was at the forefront of Saudi Arabia’s YouTube youth content revolution in the early 2010s and is now a major production and content financing group. In November, it struck a deal with Netflix to produce eight features with local filmmakers.
Founded in 2019, Muvi Cinemas is one of the first home-grown exhibition chains to take off...
Burgeoning Saudi exhibition chain Muvi Cinemas has taken an undisclosed stake in compatriot entertainment group Telfaz11, as part of a strategic partnership aimed at boosting the creation of local content.
Riyadh-based Telfaz11 was at the forefront of Saudi Arabia’s YouTube youth content revolution in the early 2010s and is now a major production and content financing group. In November, it struck a deal with Netflix to produce eight features with local filmmakers.
Founded in 2019, Muvi Cinemas is one of the first home-grown exhibition chains to take off...
- 2/11/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Power trio’s new outfit will produce or co-produce all of Kim Jee-woon’s upcoming films.
Former Warner Bros Korea Local Production head Jay Choi has formed a production company with director Kim Jee-woon and Parasite star Song Kang-ho, Anthology Studios, which has immediately been snapped up by cable broadcaster Jtbc Studios.
Speaking to Screendaily, Choi said: “The Jtbc Studios deal happened before we were even properly set up to announce the new company.
“We will be a part of the Jtbc family now, but fundamentally, Anthology Studios is co-founded by director Kim Jee-woon, who will be doing all his...
Former Warner Bros Korea Local Production head Jay Choi has formed a production company with director Kim Jee-woon and Parasite star Song Kang-ho, Anthology Studios, which has immediately been snapped up by cable broadcaster Jtbc Studios.
Speaking to Screendaily, Choi said: “The Jtbc Studios deal happened before we were even properly set up to announce the new company.
“We will be a part of the Jtbc family now, but fundamentally, Anthology Studios is co-founded by director Kim Jee-woon, who will be doing all his...
- 2/10/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Last year, South Korean studios watched nervously as Warner Bros. launched local productions in Seoul under the direction of star producer Jay Choi (also known as Choi Jae-won). Their fears came true as the Hollywood giant’s first Korean-language project, The Age of Shadows, a period drama by Kim Jee-woon starring Snowpiercer actor Song Kang-ho, raked in over $57 million to become one of 2016’s biggest films as well as Korea’s entry for the foreign-language Oscar.
The 50-year-old exec believes Warner Bros. Local Productions is bringing “healthy tension” to a market that had long been dominated by four giant investor-distributors, Cj,...
The 50-year-old exec believes Warner Bros. Local Productions is bringing “healthy tension” to a market that had long been dominated by four giant investor-distributors, Cj,...
- 3/14/2017
- by Lee Hyo-won
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In early December, the political crisis engulfing South Korea took a consequential turn when the country’s Parliament voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye. The crisis – spurned by an ongoing political scandal involving corporate coercion, government embezzlement, and a religious shaman – has crippled the government and scandalized the nation, leading to massive protests on the streets of Seoul.
While it is unclear if President Park will remain in office – the country’s Constitutional Court will now decide whether to let the impeachment stand – it seems clear that this scandal will have far-reaching effects in South Korea, up to and including its vibrant film production industry.
There’s certainly no love lost between Park’s government and many of the leading light of the so-called Korean New Wave. Indeed, many of the actors and directors who, building on local acclaim and box office success, burst onto the international stage in the early to mid 2000’s,...
While it is unclear if President Park will remain in office – the country’s Constitutional Court will now decide whether to let the impeachment stand – it seems clear that this scandal will have far-reaching effects in South Korea, up to and including its vibrant film production industry.
There’s certainly no love lost between Park’s government and many of the leading light of the so-called Korean New Wave. Indeed, many of the actors and directors who, building on local acclaim and box office success, burst onto the international stage in the early to mid 2000’s,...
- 12/19/2016
- by Ben Croll
- Indiewire
Exclusive: 12 projects selected for the Film London scheme, which in the past has produced films starring Riz Ahmed (pictured) and Ben Drew.
Film London has announced the 12 entries shortlisted for Microwave - the scheme to help emerging filmmakers from the capital with their first projects.
This year’s shortlisted films and crews are:
Beneath the Mind, Ella Bennett (director), Kieran Bourne (writer), Oliver Nlemadim (producer), Hannah Bailey (producer).Bird of Truth, Oninye Egenti (writer-director), Linda Biney (producer).Borderline, Alice Seabright (director), Miles Mantle (writer), Merlin Merton (producer).Divided, Rayna Campbell (writer-director), Sue Caro (producer), Audrey Davenport (producer).Down From London, Douglas Ray (writer-director), Louise Palmqvist (producer)Hackney Marsh, Ryan Vernava (writer-director), Joe Copplestone (writer), Matt Hopper (producer).Mari, Georgia Parris (writer-director), Emma Duffy (producer)Miss Universe, 2016 Screen Star of Tomorrow Kate Herron (writer-director), Briony Redman (writer), Dougie Cox (producer). Outgrown, Jay Choi (director), Clare Sumi (writer), Kyle Blanshard (producer)Smalltown Boy, Alex Winckler (writer-director...
Film London has announced the 12 entries shortlisted for Microwave - the scheme to help emerging filmmakers from the capital with their first projects.
This year’s shortlisted films and crews are:
Beneath the Mind, Ella Bennett (director), Kieran Bourne (writer), Oliver Nlemadim (producer), Hannah Bailey (producer).Bird of Truth, Oninye Egenti (writer-director), Linda Biney (producer).Borderline, Alice Seabright (director), Miles Mantle (writer), Merlin Merton (producer).Divided, Rayna Campbell (writer-director), Sue Caro (producer), Audrey Davenport (producer).Down From London, Douglas Ray (writer-director), Louise Palmqvist (producer)Hackney Marsh, Ryan Vernava (writer-director), Joe Copplestone (writer), Matt Hopper (producer).Mari, Georgia Parris (writer-director), Emma Duffy (producer)Miss Universe, 2016 Screen Star of Tomorrow Kate Herron (writer-director), Briony Redman (writer), Dougie Cox (producer). Outgrown, Jay Choi (director), Clare Sumi (writer), Kyle Blanshard (producer)Smalltown Boy, Alex Winckler (writer-director...
- 11/28/2016
- ScreenDaily
The studio is plotting to release two to four films next year, with Joo-young Lee’s A Single Rider set to be the first.
Warner Bros is planning to increase its Korean-language production, producing two films this year and between two and four next year, according to Warner Bros Korea director, local productions, Jay Choi.
In addition to its previously-announced Korean debut, Kim Jee-woon’s Age Of Shadows, the studio will also release A Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) and Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), in 2016. The film is the feature debut of Joo-young Lee.
“It’s a small-size movie, completely the opposite from Age Of Shadows,” said Choi, referring to Kim’s period action thriller as being in the $8.8m (KW10bn) budget range.
The company is also investing in The Bad Lieutenant, for which Man From Nowhere director Lee Jeong-beom is writing and directing an original script. The film is...
Warner Bros is planning to increase its Korean-language production, producing two films this year and between two and four next year, according to Warner Bros Korea director, local productions, Jay Choi.
In addition to its previously-announced Korean debut, Kim Jee-woon’s Age Of Shadows, the studio will also release A Single Rider, starring Lee Byung-hun (Red 2) and Gong Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush), in 2016. The film is the feature debut of Joo-young Lee.
“It’s a small-size movie, completely the opposite from Age Of Shadows,” said Choi, referring to Kim’s period action thriller as being in the $8.8m (KW10bn) budget range.
The company is also investing in The Bad Lieutenant, for which Man From Nowhere director Lee Jeong-beom is writing and directing an original script. The film is...
- 7/27/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Netflix is aiming to find an international audience for its Korean-language productions, as well as Bong Joon Ho’s multilingual Okja, according to David Lee, Netflix vice president, international originals.
Speaking at the Kofic Global Forum (June 28-29), Lee said: “We are very excited about the possibilities for Korean production in the near future. Our guiding principles for international production are embracing the very local and betting on that there will be a global audience for it.”
He continued: “We now have over 80 million subscribers around the world and almost half our member base is outside the Us. Our team is not really that model of making ‘Hollywood for the world.’ It’s an aspect, but it’s really this idea of connecting great stories and creators from around the world to the rest of the world.”
As an example of this strategy, Lee pointed to Spanish-language series Narcos, which was produced by French studio Gaumont with a...
Speaking at the Kofic Global Forum (June 28-29), Lee said: “We are very excited about the possibilities for Korean production in the near future. Our guiding principles for international production are embracing the very local and betting on that there will be a global audience for it.”
He continued: “We now have over 80 million subscribers around the world and almost half our member base is outside the Us. Our team is not really that model of making ‘Hollywood for the world.’ It’s an aspect, but it’s really this idea of connecting great stories and creators from around the world to the rest of the world.”
As an example of this strategy, Lee pointed to Spanish-language series Narcos, which was produced by French studio Gaumont with a...
- 6/30/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
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