Hong Kong gross sales firm Moebius Entertainment has boarded Taiwanese movie “Double Happiness” for worldwide gross sales throughout Asia-Pacific territories, following the movie’s world premiere on the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu, who beforehand directed “Little Huge Ladies,” helmed the comedy-drama. The solid options Kuan-Ting Liu, identified for his work in “A Solar” and “Outdated Fox,” alongside Jennifer Yu (“In Broad Daylight,” “Sisterhood”) and veteran actress Kuei-mei Yang, whose credit embrace “Vive L’Amour” and “Eat Drink Man Girl.”
Clifford Miu produces the challenge, which facilities on a marriage that descends into chaos when a soon-to-be-married man discovers each of his long-separated mother and father have independently organized his wedding ceremony reception for a similar day on the similar venue — with out both understanding in regards to the different’s plans.
Moebius Leisure CEO Fred Tsui expressed enthusiasm about reuniting with Miu after they beforehand labored collectively on “American Lady.”
“Clifford’s movies have a uncommon mix of humor, empathy, and cross-cultural resonance,” stated Tsui. “‘Double Happiness’ captures the chaos and heat of contemporary Asian household life in a approach that feels each common and deeply private. We’re excited to introduce it to distributors throughout the APEC [Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation] area.”
The gross sales settlement was finalized on the Tokyo pageant, marking one other step in Moebius’s growth at worldwide markets as the corporate continues emphasizing high quality filmmaking from Asian administrators.
The corporate is at the moment dealing with worldwide gross sales for Chinese language title “Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts,” which secured a path award for Wang Tong on the Rome movie pageant after beforehand successful the jury grand prize and greatest actress for Regina Wang at the Shanghai International Film Festival, plus greatest script and greatest actor on the First Movie Pageant.
Moebius’s roster consists of Peter Chan’s “She Has No Identify” and “She Has a Identify,” Philip Yung’s “Papa,” Jame Hung’s “My First of Could” and Nick Cheung’s “Peg O’ My Coronary heart.”
The Hong Kong-based operation focuses on bringing auteur-driven and commercially viable Asian movies to worldwide patrons, constructing bridges between regional filmmakers and worldwide audiences via strategic pageant programming and market positioning.
