Taiwan’s four top cinema exhibition chains have joined forces to launch new feature movie production company Bole Film. The company aims to bring between three and five new films per year to market.
Bole is backed by VieShow Cinemas, Showtime Cinemas, Ambassador Theatres, and Shin Kong Cinemas, with the support of Taiwanese Creative Content Agency (Taicca)’s National Development Fund. Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment is also part of the mix, aiming to fund film investments and tap international market opportunities.
Bole will operate by providing development funding of up to Nt$2million per project brought to it by independent producers, while also working on a business plan. Bole may then provide up to Nt$10million of production funding per film. Mm2 Entertainment is to provide 10% of Bole’s production investment.
Leading the new company’s slate is “In Justice,” an adaptation of a best-selling novel by Neil Wu. It is being produced by Activator Marketing,...
Bole is backed by VieShow Cinemas, Showtime Cinemas, Ambassador Theatres, and Shin Kong Cinemas, with the support of Taiwanese Creative Content Agency (Taicca)’s National Development Fund. Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment is also part of the mix, aiming to fund film investments and tap international market opportunities.
Bole will operate by providing development funding of up to Nt$2million per project brought to it by independent producers, while also working on a business plan. Bole may then provide up to Nt$10million of production funding per film. Mm2 Entertainment is to provide 10% of Bole’s production investment.
Leading the new company’s slate is “In Justice,” an adaptation of a best-selling novel by Neil Wu. It is being produced by Activator Marketing,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The London East Asia Film Festival (Festival Director Hyejung Jeon) closed its 5th edition with acclaimed director Yonfan’s first film in a decade, an exquisite hand-painted portrait of late 1960s Hong Kong, No.7 Cherry Lane.
As a part of the Closing Gala, Leaff held the Award Ceremony for the Competition strand. This year, eight films were considered in competition including Beasts Clawing At Straws and I Weirdo as well as many other submissions.
Leaff’s Competition seeks out East Asia’s most talented emerging directors. The stellar jury included: Sabrina Baracetti of Udine Far East Film Festival, Paolo Bertolin of Venice International Film Festival and Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, Kiki Fung of Hong Kong International Film Festival and Ellen Y. D. Kim of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Leaff announced the Taiwanese iPhone-shot romance, I Weirdo (Dir. Ming-Yi Liao) as the best film in Competition this year. Dir.
As a part of the Closing Gala, Leaff held the Award Ceremony for the Competition strand. This year, eight films were considered in competition including Beasts Clawing At Straws and I Weirdo as well as many other submissions.
Leaff’s Competition seeks out East Asia’s most talented emerging directors. The stellar jury included: Sabrina Baracetti of Udine Far East Film Festival, Paolo Bertolin of Venice International Film Festival and Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, Kiki Fung of Hong Kong International Film Festival and Ellen Y. D. Kim of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Leaff announced the Taiwanese iPhone-shot romance, I Weirdo (Dir. Ming-Yi Liao) as the best film in Competition this year. Dir.
- 12/16/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The London East Asia Film Festival (Leaff) will be partnering for the very first time with ‘The Cinema at Selfridges’ for Leaff 2020.
This beautiful, boutique screen will be the perfect setting for the ‘Special Focus’ strand, showing five handpicked titles from the 11-13th December.
To celebrate the 5th edition of the festival, the team have carefully chosen five unique titles from across East Asia. They are:
Light For the Youth, by Shin Su-won, Korea
Seyeon, a manager at a call centre, faces a crisis at work after her 19-year-old trainee June disappears. Seyeon’s daughter, Mi-rae, struggles with a job interview and the expectations of her mother. Later, Seyeon begins to receive suspicious messages from June.
I WeirDo, by Liao Ming-yi, Taiwan
Intensely obsessive-compulsive and highly phobic of germs, Po-Ching lives a very precisely scheduled but lonely life. That is until he encounters Chen Ching, a young woman whose...
This beautiful, boutique screen will be the perfect setting for the ‘Special Focus’ strand, showing five handpicked titles from the 11-13th December.
To celebrate the 5th edition of the festival, the team have carefully chosen five unique titles from across East Asia. They are:
Light For the Youth, by Shin Su-won, Korea
Seyeon, a manager at a call centre, faces a crisis at work after her 19-year-old trainee June disappears. Seyeon’s daughter, Mi-rae, struggles with a job interview and the expectations of her mother. Later, Seyeon begins to receive suspicious messages from June.
I WeirDo, by Liao Ming-yi, Taiwan
Intensely obsessive-compulsive and highly phobic of germs, Po-Ching lives a very precisely scheduled but lonely life. That is until he encounters Chen Ching, a young woman whose...
- 11/17/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
A slate of film productions and intellectual properties from Taiwan are on the offer at the Asian Contents & Film Market, a sign that points to increasing ambition on the global entertainment stage from the self-governed island.
The market, held as part of the Busan International Film Festival, has shifted online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. But individual Taiwanese companies and Taiwan Creative Content Agency, an agency set up by the Ministry of Culture, have responded by setting up a virtual offering.
Among the highest profile are two Golden Horse-nominated feature films “Dear Tenant” and “I WeirDo.” International sales handled by Top Film’s Sanling Chang.
From writer-director Cheng Yu-Chieh, “Dear Tenant” is an intricate drama that explores the notion of family after Taiwan in 2019 became the first territory in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. The film, which begins with its protagonist looking after the son and mother of his now-deceased boyfriend,...
The market, held as part of the Busan International Film Festival, has shifted online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. But individual Taiwanese companies and Taiwan Creative Content Agency, an agency set up by the Ministry of Culture, have responded by setting up a virtual offering.
Among the highest profile are two Golden Horse-nominated feature films “Dear Tenant” and “I WeirDo.” International sales handled by Top Film’s Sanling Chang.
From writer-director Cheng Yu-Chieh, “Dear Tenant” is an intricate drama that explores the notion of family after Taiwan in 2019 became the first territory in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. The film, which begins with its protagonist looking after the son and mother of his now-deceased boyfriend,...
- 10/27/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Singaporean actor and comedian Mark Lee has been nominated for best leading actor for the upcoming Golden Horse Awards.
Nominations for the Taiwanese award ceremony were announced via a live-streamed ceremony on Wednesday, September 30th, in which the 51-year-old Lee received the nod for his role as a drag queen in the film “Number 1”. The film, directed by Ong Kuo Sin, has not yet opened in cinemas.
In an Instagram story posted on Wednesday, Lee said he was “very happy to be nominated” and thanked the judges for recognising his work, while he also added, “Thanks everyone. I have not got over the news yet”.
Other actors competing for the Best Actor prize are Liu Kuan-ting for “My Missing Valentine”, Austin Lin for “I WeirDo“, Mo Tzu-yi for “Dear Tenant” and Lam Ka-tung for “Hand Rolled Cigarette”.
According to a 2018 story by Lianhe Zaobao, Lee plays a general manager who...
Nominations for the Taiwanese award ceremony were announced via a live-streamed ceremony on Wednesday, September 30th, in which the 51-year-old Lee received the nod for his role as a drag queen in the film “Number 1”. The film, directed by Ong Kuo Sin, has not yet opened in cinemas.
In an Instagram story posted on Wednesday, Lee said he was “very happy to be nominated” and thanked the judges for recognising his work, while he also added, “Thanks everyone. I have not got over the news yet”.
Other actors competing for the Best Actor prize are Liu Kuan-ting for “My Missing Valentine”, Austin Lin for “I WeirDo“, Mo Tzu-yi for “Dear Tenant” and Lam Ka-tung for “Hand Rolled Cigarette”.
According to a 2018 story by Lianhe Zaobao, Lee plays a general manager who...
- 10/2/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Who would have thought a romantic comedy on the pain of being different could become such ironic and timely viewing in a global pandemic? In “I Weirdo,” a kooky and innovative debut by Taiwanese writer-director Liao Ming-yi, Shot and edited by Liao using the iPhone Xs Max, the production looks no less vibrant for it. The movie’s undiluted cuteness sometimes gets on one’s nerves, but the age-old message that love ails without change and tolerance is given such a fresh spin, it attests to the creativity and increased sophistication of Taiwan’s new generation of filmmakers.
Despite international festival setbacks, “I Weirdo” is off to a good start in the world, winning two major prizes at the Udine Far East Film Festival and the Netpac Award at the Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival. It has a busy festival schedule ahead and should easily land on a streaming service given...
Despite international festival setbacks, “I Weirdo” is off to a good start in the world, winning two major prizes at the Udine Far East Film Festival and the Netpac Award at the Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival. It has a busy festival schedule ahead and should easily land on a streaming service given...
- 7/29/2020
- by Maggie Lee
- Variety Film + TV
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