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Fuku- India’s Loev This is Screen’s final print edition cast for John Woo’s upcoming yama is known to international for Filmart 2016. For continued BY JEAN NOH action thriller Manhunt. audiences for his role in Hirokazu coverage, see ScreenDaily.com France’s Wide has secured a raft Backed by Hong Kong’s Media Zhang Hanyu and Masaharu Fukuyama Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son. of deals on Indian gay-love Asia, the fi lm is based on Japanese Media Asia is unveiling its new story Loev. Writer-director Sud- novel Hot Pursuit, from pulp fic- a script written by Chan Hing Kai slate at Filmart today. The company hanshu Saria’s feature debut has tion writer Juko Nishimura, about (A Better Tomorrow) and Gordon is also selling Jazz Boon’s crime Huace dives sold to Italy (The Open Reel) and a prosecutor who is framed for Chan (Painted Skin). A third major thriller Line Walker, starring Louis Poland (Film Village) on top of robbery and rape and sets out on a cast member will be announced Koo and Nick Cheung; Johnnie To’s into Korean previously announced sales to Ger- mission to clear his name. It was soon and production is expected to Three; Gordon Chan’s period action many (Pro Fun Media), Taiwan fi rst adapted into a 1976 Japanese start in late May. title God Of War; and Johnnie To- remake (Swallow Wings) and Estonia fi lm, titled Kimi Yo Fundo No Kawa Zhang has starred in Chinese produced crime thriller Trivisa, (Menufi lmid). Wo Watare, starring Ken Takakura. hits such as The Taking Of Tiger which opens Hong Kong Interna- BY JEAN NOH Loev made its world premiere Woo is directing the reboot from Mountain and Bodyguards And tional Film Festival next week. Huace Union Pictures has in Tallinn Black Nights Film Festi- announced it picked up Chinese val’s inaugural Tridens first fea- remake rights to Korean fi lm Can- tures competition. It also screens ola on the strength of its script. at the SXSW festival and is set Thunder, Poisson storm the world Directed by Chang, whose The for its UK premiere at the BFI Target was at Cannes in 2014, the Flare: London LGBT Film Festival BY MICHAEL ROSSER ham, who undertook a dangerous Thunder Communications, and original Canola is produced by Zio next week. China’s Thunder Communications mission to investigate mysterious previously general manager, Entertainment and set for release International and the UK’s Poisson biological weapons that were used China, for Disney TV, said: “Work- in Korea this May. Veteran actress Rouge Pictures are joining forces against the Chinese. ing with writers and directors from Youn Yuh-jung (The Bacchus Lady) to develop a slate of Anglo-Chinese Jonathan Finnigan is attached the UK is a real opportunity to stars as a legendary free diver on China 3D gives films aimed at the international to direct a script written by Andy push Chinese films into interna- Jeju Island whose granddaughter, market. Briggs (The Philadelphia Experi- tional markets.” played by Kim Go-eun (Coin Locker notice on Up to five productions are ment), which has already attracted Christopher Granier-Deferre, Girl), returns mysteriously after a $13m thriller planned by the two companies, of interest from several buyers. founder of Poisson Rouge Pictures, 12-year disappearance. which the first is The Proving Other projects selected for added: “With China on the cusp of The script was developed by Hong Kong-based China 3D Ground, an action adventure set in development are a Cold War becoming the single biggest mar- Chang and Huace Union Pictures’ Digital Entertainment launched a Cambridge and northern China in thriller and a Mandopop road ket in the world, this is an exciting Korean division director Im Gun slate of six titles here at Filmart, 1948. The story is inspired by the movie. way to develop ideas that are a Joong. International sales are now including $13m (HK$100m) life of biochemist Joseph Need- Charles Lei, founder and CEO of natural fi t for that market.” being handled by Mirovision. detective crime thriller The Death Notice (working title). Directed by Philip Yung (Port Of Call), A-list actors are expected To, Hui join Macao film fest The One to invest in HK talent to be cast in the co-production BY LIZ SHACKLETON ductions and Culture Association, BY LIZ SHACKLETON Kong in mid-April. It is also invest- with Chinese streaming platform Johnnie To and Ann Hui have been and is set to run December 8-13. Former Tomson Entertainment ing in a second instalment, Good iQiyi. named ambassadors for the first The event will feature a competi- executive Yvonne Chuang and Take 2, also produced by Tsang. The Death Notice was International Film Festival and tion section, gala screenings, a focus fund manager Barry Lau have co- Chuang and Lau, who is originally published as an internet Awards Macao (IFFA Macao). on Asian genre cinema, “best of the founded a fi nance and distribution backing the venture through novel and adapted into an online Both film-makers have a long fests” Panorama and a retrospective company, The One Entertainment Adamas Asset Management, are drama. association with Macau — Hui that sees 10 East Asian genre direc- Group, which aims to invest in looking for projects in which to Also on China 3D’s slate is spent part of her childhood living tors choose their favourite non-East Hong Kong talent. invest and will establish a distribu- The Menu, an adaptation of in the city, while To has filmed Asian and non-US genre films. It The company’s first project is tion team in 2017. HKTV’s series; 29+1, which is more than 10 movies there, includ- will also have an industry platform, omnibus film Good Take!, pro- The first instalment of Good based on Kearen Pang’s theatre ing Exiled, Isabella and Vengeance. including a projects workshop. duced by Eric Tsang, comprising Take! comprises short films production of the same name; As previously announced, “The festival aims to become a short fi lms from Hong Kong fi lm- directed by Derek Tsang, Henri and Lawrence Cheng’s Diary Of Marco Müller has been appointed new hub in Greater China that can makers. Wong, Wong Chun, Vernie Yeung A Small Man 3. director of the festival, which is build industry bridges between the The One Entertainment has exec- and Wong Ching Po. Cast includes Silvia Wong hosted by the Macau government region and the rest of the world,” utive produced and is distributing Alex Fong, Charlene Choi and and Macau Film & Television Pro- said Mueller. the film, which will open in Hong Chau Pakho. NEWS Udine fest to Old Stone is scooped launch market Italy’s Udine Far East Film up by Asian Shadows Festival, in partnership with MIA — the International Audiovisual The Salt Planet BY LIZ SHACKLETON Shanghai Junrui Cultural Com- in HKIFF, to Les Acacias. The Market in Rome — is launching Hong Kong-based Asian Shadows munication Co, the film will Paris-based company also distrib- Focus Asia as a market to take Central Park lands has picked up worldwide rights receive its Asian premiere in the uted two previous Wang Bing place April 27-29 during the on The Salt Planet excluding China and North Amer- Young Cinema Competition at the films in France. festival. ica to Johnny Ma’s Old Stone, upcoming Hong Kong Interna- In addition, Zhang Yang’s Paths Known for showcasing more BY JEAN NOH which premiered at the recent tional Film Festival (HKIFF). It Of The Soul has been sold to mainstream and commercial South Korea’s Central Park Films, Berlinale. also has two press and industry Japan’s Moviola, which is planning Asian films than usually seen at formerly specialising in short-film The film, which marks Ma’s screenings at Filmart.