The Philippines accounts for four out of five projects selected for the spring 2024 selection of Bangkok-based film fund Purin Pictures, comprising $140,000 in production grants.
The four projects from the Philippines are from directors Mario Cornejo, Arvin Belarmino, Joanne Cesario and Joseph Mangat, with the fifth by Riar Rizaldi from Indonesia.
My Neighbour The Gangster by Cornejo is described as a funny and moving recollection of the filmmaker’s own childhood living next door to the most famous gangster in the Philippines; Ria, by rising director Belarmino, explores the world of Filipino punk; and Invisible Labour, by activist Cesario, addresses the...
The four projects from the Philippines are from directors Mario Cornejo, Arvin Belarmino, Joanne Cesario and Joseph Mangat, with the fifth by Riar Rizaldi from Indonesia.
My Neighbour The Gangster by Cornejo is described as a funny and moving recollection of the filmmaker’s own childhood living next door to the most famous gangster in the Philippines; Ria, by rising director Belarmino, explores the world of Filipino punk; and Invisible Labour, by activist Cesario, addresses the...
- 5/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
Taiwan’s government has suspended its Taiwan International Co-funding Program (Ticp) in a move that appears to signal a change in direction towards more mainstream projects.
The decision has prompted concern among Taiwan’s production community, as the fund was being accessed to set up a wide range of international co-production projects, many of which have secured slots at top international film festivals including Berlin, Venice and Cannes.
When contacted by Deadline, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca), which manages the fund, offered the following statement:
“To enhance international joint funding and co-production opportunities and to meet the demands of international investments, Taicca has undertaken discussions to revise and optimize the investment initiatives based on the experience of Taiwan’s International Co-funding Program (Ticp). This strategic move aims to attract a broader spectrum of large-scale investment projects, fostering more collaborations between Taiwan and the global community.”
Launched in January 2021, Ticp provides...
The decision has prompted concern among Taiwan’s production community, as the fund was being accessed to set up a wide range of international co-production projects, many of which have secured slots at top international film festivals including Berlin, Venice and Cannes.
When contacted by Deadline, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca), which manages the fund, offered the following statement:
“To enhance international joint funding and co-production opportunities and to meet the demands of international investments, Taicca has undertaken discussions to revise and optimize the investment initiatives based on the experience of Taiwan’s International Co-funding Program (Ticp). This strategic move aims to attract a broader spectrum of large-scale investment projects, fostering more collaborations between Taiwan and the global community.”
Launched in January 2021, Ticp provides...
- 1/5/2024
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 San Diego Asian Film Festival, presented at the festival awards ceremony on November 10. Winners were announced in multiple categories, along with the Grand Jury Prize (the top prize of the Asian American film competition) and a Special Jury Mention. Additionally, the Sdaff programming team selected the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award given to a first-time feature filmmaker.
International Short Film Competition
Jurors: Pearl Chan, Jason Tan Liwag, Alongkot Maiduang
Best International Short: Primetime Mother directed by Sonny Calvento
Asian American Film Competition
Jurors: Tanuj Chopra, Hanna Huang, Joshua Minsoo Kim
Grand Jury Prize: When You Left Me on That Boulevard directed by Kayla Abuda Galang
Best Documentary Feature: Rally directed by Rooth Tang
Best Narrative Feature: Egghead & Twinkie directed by Sarah Kambe Holland
Best Experimental Film: Teetering Graphite directed by Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu
Best Documentary Short: Tracing History directed by...
International Short Film Competition
Jurors: Pearl Chan, Jason Tan Liwag, Alongkot Maiduang
Best International Short: Primetime Mother directed by Sonny Calvento
Asian American Film Competition
Jurors: Tanuj Chopra, Hanna Huang, Joshua Minsoo Kim
Grand Jury Prize: When You Left Me on That Boulevard directed by Kayla Abuda Galang
Best Documentary Feature: Rally directed by Rooth Tang
Best Narrative Feature: Egghead & Twinkie directed by Sarah Kambe Holland
Best Experimental Film: Teetering Graphite directed by Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu
Best Documentary Short: Tracing History directed by...
- 11/14/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
France’s Centre National du cinéma et de l’image animée (Cnc) and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) have signed a cooperation agreement, aimed at increasing collaboration and exchanges between the film and TV industries of Taiwan and France.
The agreement was signed by Cnc President Dominique Boutonnat and Taicca Chairperson Homme Tsai at the on-going Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf) today. At the Tccf closing ceremony tomorrow, Taicca and Cnc will also present the Taicca X Cnc Award with a $30,000 cash prize.
Speaking at today’s signing ceremony, both sides stressed their common values, such as cultural exception and diversity, and said the agreement focuses on supporting emerging talent, encouraging creative freedom, digital content creation and international co-production.
Boutonnat said France and Taiwan would become key partners in “the work undertaken by all countries seeking a strong independent sector in the face of American or Chinese giants and streaming platforms.
The agreement was signed by Cnc President Dominique Boutonnat and Taicca Chairperson Homme Tsai at the on-going Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf) today. At the Tccf closing ceremony tomorrow, Taicca and Cnc will also present the Taicca X Cnc Award with a $30,000 cash prize.
Speaking at today’s signing ceremony, both sides stressed their common values, such as cultural exception and diversity, and said the agreement focuses on supporting emerging talent, encouraging creative freedom, digital content creation and international co-production.
Boutonnat said France and Taiwan would become key partners in “the work undertaken by all countries seeking a strong independent sector in the face of American or Chinese giants and streaming platforms.
- 11/9/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Organizers of the 33rd edition of the Singapore International Film Festival are naturally keen to prove that the event is as nearly as possible back to normal after two years of Covid turbulence. Thong Kay Wee, in his first full year as program director, has also been keen to put his mark on the lineup.
That effort has been embodied by a widening of the Asian-themed festival’s geographical catchment area and a simultaneous completion of the shift to thematic presentation of the selection.
“When I came in, I wanted to break the geographical mold of how curation is done. I wanted to actually profile them in terms of interests. So, I thought through them in terms of where you will position things,” Thong told Variety.
This year’s lineup stretches to 101 films (features and shorts) from 50 countries, to play out over 11 days. Local, Singapore-made films account for about a quarter.
That effort has been embodied by a widening of the Asian-themed festival’s geographical catchment area and a simultaneous completion of the shift to thematic presentation of the selection.
“When I came in, I wanted to break the geographical mold of how curation is done. I wanted to actually profile them in terms of interests. So, I thought through them in terms of where you will position things,” Thong told Variety.
This year’s lineup stretches to 101 films (features and shorts) from 50 countries, to play out over 11 days. Local, Singapore-made films account for about a quarter.
- 11/25/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Everything changed after St Joseph came” is a line you can perhaps expect from a priest, but not from an owner of one of the quirkiest manufactures in the Philippines. Unless you are talking to the boss of Tml Holy Crafts, a company devoted to the production of statues and Christian memorabilia. Thanks to Pope Francis’ public comments and admiration, various representations of St Joseph (3 apiece) were the craze of the recent years, and workers at Tml were swamped with high-volume orders of the saint’s figurines. In “Divine Factory”, Joseph Mangat, a Filipino American director, takes a look behind the inner workings of the business, and witnesses how the sacred mixes with the profane behind the walls of the eponymous factory. Although the starting premise feels quite confrontational, the end product is an observational documentary which decides not to go for the easiest of blows. It still lacks, however,...
- 10/29/2022
- by Olek Młyński
- AsianMoviePulse
After two pandemic-affected editions of the Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff), the country’s longest-running film festival is back with a stunning list of 101 independent films from 55 countries. As the world continues adapting to a truly new normal, the 33rd edition of Sgiff focuses on discovering fresh and inclusive perspectives in a bid to demonstrate human connectedness and function as a vehicle of progress.#
Celebrating New Perspectives
Opening this year’s Festival is Assault, a darkly comic, absorbing thriller that depicts the farce and fault lines in a society ruled by the insecurities of men. Directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov, a major figure in Kazakh cinema, Assault premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Yerzhanov first gained prominence following his breakout feature The Owners (2014), which premiered at Cannes and was nominated for Best Asian...
Celebrating New Perspectives
Opening this year’s Festival is Assault, a darkly comic, absorbing thriller that depicts the farce and fault lines in a society ruled by the insecurities of men. Directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov, a major figure in Kazakh cinema, Assault premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Yerzhanov first gained prominence following his breakout feature The Owners (2014), which premiered at Cannes and was nominated for Best Asian...
- 10/28/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Titles include Sofia Brockenshire’s ‘The Dependents’.
Eight feature documentaries will have world premieres in the international feature competition of Dok Leipzig, which runs from October 17-23 in Germany.
World debuts in the 13-strong international competition include Sofia Brockenshire’s The Dependents, an Argentina-Canada co-production about the life of an official in the Canadian Immigration Service.
Scroll down for the full competition selection
Brockenshire previously co-directed One Sister, a fiction film that debuted in Biennale College – Cinema at Venice Film Festival in 2016.
The international competition section will also launch Joseph Mangat’s Divine Factory, a Filipino-us-Taiwanese co-production that looks at the economic,...
Eight feature documentaries will have world premieres in the international feature competition of Dok Leipzig, which runs from October 17-23 in Germany.
World debuts in the 13-strong international competition include Sofia Brockenshire’s The Dependents, an Argentina-Canada co-production about the life of an official in the Canadian Immigration Service.
Scroll down for the full competition selection
Brockenshire previously co-directed One Sister, a fiction film that debuted in Biennale College – Cinema at Venice Film Festival in 2016.
The international competition section will also launch Joseph Mangat’s Divine Factory, a Filipino-us-Taiwanese co-production that looks at the economic,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) announces its shortlist of eight documentaries and short films from Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar which will receive its Sgiff Film Fund this year.
Comprising the Tan Ean Kiam Foundation-sgiff Southeast Asian Documentary Grant (Sea-doc) and Sgiff Southeast Asian Short Film Grant (Sea-shorts), the fund will help support the development and production of these compelling and thought-provoking films that contribute to the growth of the Southeast Asian film landscape.
Tan Ean Kiam Foundation-sgiff Southeast Asian Documentary Grant (Sea-doc)
The Tan Ean Kiam Foundation – Sgiff Southeast Asian Documentary Grant (Sea-doc) is awarded to four mid-length or feature documentaries annually — two production projects with a cash amount of S$30,000 per recipient and two post-production projects with a cash amount of S$20,000 per recipient. With the Sea-doc grant, the Foundation hopes to support Southeast Asian documentary filmmakers, particularly through the global pandemic, to continue capturing the stories unique to the region.
Comprising the Tan Ean Kiam Foundation-sgiff Southeast Asian Documentary Grant (Sea-doc) and Sgiff Southeast Asian Short Film Grant (Sea-shorts), the fund will help support the development and production of these compelling and thought-provoking films that contribute to the growth of the Southeast Asian film landscape.
Tan Ean Kiam Foundation-sgiff Southeast Asian Documentary Grant (Sea-doc)
The Tan Ean Kiam Foundation – Sgiff Southeast Asian Documentary Grant (Sea-doc) is awarded to four mid-length or feature documentaries annually — two production projects with a cash amount of S$30,000 per recipient and two post-production projects with a cash amount of S$20,000 per recipient. With the Sea-doc grant, the Foundation hopes to support Southeast Asian documentary filmmakers, particularly through the global pandemic, to continue capturing the stories unique to the region.
- 6/23/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The Hong-Kong based sales company pick up rights to two family dramas
Hong Kong-based sales company Asian Shadows has picked up international rights to Iranian feature Like A Fish On The Moon, by debut director Dornaz Hajiha, and Adasqaq, by first-time Kazakh filmmaker Elzat Eskendir.
Like A Fish On The Moon is about a couple whose must learn to adapt when their young son suddenly stops talking. It is produced by renowned Iranian producer Ehsan Rasoulof.
Hajiah, who studied at the London Film School, is now developing her second feature Diaphanous, which is being produced by Chinese Shadows. It won...
Hong Kong-based sales company Asian Shadows has picked up international rights to Iranian feature Like A Fish On The Moon, by debut director Dornaz Hajiha, and Adasqaq, by first-time Kazakh filmmaker Elzat Eskendir.
Like A Fish On The Moon is about a couple whose must learn to adapt when their young son suddenly stops talking. It is produced by renowned Iranian producer Ehsan Rasoulof.
Hajiah, who studied at the London Film School, is now developing her second feature Diaphanous, which is being produced by Chinese Shadows. It won...
- 6/4/2021
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Asian Shadows has picked up international rights to Japanese drama Drifting Flowers, Flowing Days, a story about youth, life and love in Tokyo, and its first Filipino production, Joseph Mangat’s documentary Divine Factory.
Drifting Flowers, Flowing Days follows three young people – one working on a construction site, one in a flower shop and the other in a design studio – who gradually begin to change when they start questioning life. Produced by Japan’s Ippo, the film is the feature debut of Yutaka Tsunemachi, whose short films include Namigiwa (2018) and Female (2019).
Hiroki Sato (Sasaki In My Mind), Kaho Seto (Orange...
Drifting Flowers, Flowing Days follows three young people – one working on a construction site, one in a flower shop and the other in a design studio – who gradually begin to change when they start questioning life. Produced by Japan’s Ippo, the film is the feature debut of Yutaka Tsunemachi, whose short films include Namigiwa (2018) and Female (2019).
Hiroki Sato (Sasaki In My Mind), Kaho Seto (Orange...
- 2/24/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Cannes’ virtual Marché du Film, which wrapped on June 26, attracted more than 10,002 participants over the course of five days. The U.S. had the largest delegations, with 1,500 participants, followed by France and the U.K. (950), respectively. More than half were from Europe, with 5,900 participants.
The Cannes film market usually runs alongside the film festival and had to switch to online due to the pandemic. The Cannes Film Festival, meanwhile, canceled its physical edition but unveiled an Official Selection of 56 films, some of which screened at the market.
The virtual Marché du Film has been hailed a success, considering the amount of projects launched and deals closed. As many as 3,500 films and projects were presented or pitched at the market, where 1,235 screenings were held, garnering a total of 42,000 admissions across 59 virtual cinemas.
The market also organized more than 200 virtual networking events and conferences about a brand range of topics, including diversity,...
The Cannes film market usually runs alongside the film festival and had to switch to online due to the pandemic. The Cannes Film Festival, meanwhile, canceled its physical edition but unveiled an Official Selection of 56 films, some of which screened at the market.
The virtual Marché du Film has been hailed a success, considering the amount of projects launched and deals closed. As many as 3,500 films and projects were presented or pitched at the market, where 1,235 screenings were held, garnering a total of 42,000 admissions across 59 virtual cinemas.
The market also organized more than 200 virtual networking events and conferences about a brand range of topics, including diversity,...
- 7/2/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Director Joseph Mangat’s “Holy Craft” won the Docs-in-Progress Award at an online ceremony Friday evening to close the Cannes Docs sidebar of the Cannes Film Market Online.
Presented as part of the Showcase Philippines during Cannes Docs, “Holy Craft” (pictured) is a documentary examining the peculiarities of religion, labor and capital intersecting at a Catholic handicrafts factory in the Philippines. The award includes a €10,000 cash prize and professional project follow-up, supported by the International Emerging Film Talent Assn. (Iefta). Pic is produced by Alemberg Ang.
“Through his project, the director offers a look into the backdoor of the Catholic religion business, highlighting its most hidden protagonists, the poor workers of a profit-based economy,” said jury member Lina Soualem. “It’s an intriguing and fascinating subject tackled through an observational point of view with a touch of the absurd which allows us to dive into the contradictions of our contemporary world,...
Presented as part of the Showcase Philippines during Cannes Docs, “Holy Craft” (pictured) is a documentary examining the peculiarities of religion, labor and capital intersecting at a Catholic handicrafts factory in the Philippines. The award includes a €10,000 cash prize and professional project follow-up, supported by the International Emerging Film Talent Assn. (Iefta). Pic is produced by Alemberg Ang.
“Through his project, the director offers a look into the backdoor of the Catholic religion business, highlighting its most hidden protagonists, the poor workers of a profit-based economy,” said jury member Lina Soualem. “It’s an intriguing and fascinating subject tackled through an observational point of view with a touch of the absurd which allows us to dive into the contradictions of our contemporary world,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmakers and film subjects who shape the way we see San Diego’s history will stud the exclusive red carpet kicking off the 20th anniversary celebration of Pacific Arts Movement’s San Diego Asian Film Festival. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Pacific Arts Movement will feature the premiere of The Paradise We Are Looking For, the documentary it commissioned to highlight Asian American stories from local neighborhoods in San Diego throughout the decades.
This festival, historically the largest platform of Asian cinema on the west coast, strives to represent the Asian American Pacific Islander (Aapi) community through storytelling. Through the decades, the festival has influenced how Asian and Asian American cinema evolved, and The Paradise We Are Looking Fordisplays the Aapi community’s long-standing presence in San Diego. The documentary’s themes of identity, immigration, inclusion and military presence uncover the relationship between these elements and their lasting impact on Aapi communities.
This festival, historically the largest platform of Asian cinema on the west coast, strives to represent the Asian American Pacific Islander (Aapi) community through storytelling. Through the decades, the festival has influenced how Asian and Asian American cinema evolved, and The Paradise We Are Looking Fordisplays the Aapi community’s long-standing presence in San Diego. The documentary’s themes of identity, immigration, inclusion and military presence uncover the relationship between these elements and their lasting impact on Aapi communities.
- 11/7/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Filmmakers and film subjects who shape the way we see San Diego’s history will stud the exclusive red carpet kicking off the 20th anniversary celebration of Pacific Arts Movement’s San Diego Asian Film Festival. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Pacific Arts Movement will feature the premiere of The Paradise We Are Looking For, the documentary it commissioned to highlight Asian American stories from local neighborhoods in San Diego throughout the decades.
This festival, historically the largest platform of Asian cinema on the west coast, strives to represent the Asian American Pacific Islander (Aapi) community through storytelling. Through the decades, the festival has influenced how Asian and Asian American cinema evolved, and The Paradise We Are Looking For displays the Aapi community’s long-standing presence in San Diego. The documentary’s themes of identity, immigration, inclusion and military presence uncover the relationship between these elements and their lasting impact on Aapi communities.
This festival, historically the largest platform of Asian cinema on the west coast, strives to represent the Asian American Pacific Islander (Aapi) community through storytelling. Through the decades, the festival has influenced how Asian and Asian American cinema evolved, and The Paradise We Are Looking For displays the Aapi community’s long-standing presence in San Diego. The documentary’s themes of identity, immigration, inclusion and military presence uncover the relationship between these elements and their lasting impact on Aapi communities.
- 10/26/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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