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NEWS & VIEWS
May 2018
What’s on Screen
n Fox-mm2
team-up
to expand Chinese
entertainment portfolio
HONG KONG – Fox Networks
Group Asia (FNGA) is collaborat-
ing with mm2 Entertainment to
co-produce six Chinese-language
films across different genres,
by talents and directors from
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore
and Malaysia.
The six films are: More
Than Blue; Gimrls, Be Ambi-
tious; Guang; Zombiepura;
Walk With Me; and 1 Sec
Champ.
1 Sec Champ is a film
that combines elements of
boxing, action and fantasy.
The film will be directed by
Chiu Hang (pictured), who
is renowned for his works in
the movie entitled Vampire
Cleanup Department.
As for Walk With
Me, it is a horror mov-
ie directed by Ryon
Lee, starring Michelle Wai and Anna Ng.
The movies will be telecast on Chinese
movie channel Star Chinese Movies, as well
as on the Fox+ streaming platform.
Cora Yim, SVP and head of Chinese
entertainment and original production at
FNGA, said: “This year, we will be increasing
the volume of our original production, both
films and drama series, offering Chinese
audiences more choice of entertainment.
I’m delighted that mm2 and FNGA both
sport and nurture new talent, given that we
have the opportunity to share these talents’
creative vision and ideas with the industry.”
n MasterChef lands
in Singapore
SINGAPORE – With
over 10 local versions
of MasterChef already
in Asia-Pacific, the com-
petitive cooking reality
programme will be mak-
ing it way into Singapore
following the agreement between Motion
Content Group, a content investment and
rights management company, Endemol
Shine Group, the producer and distributor
behind MasterChef, and Singapore terrestrial
broadcaster, Mediacorp.
Dubbed MasterChef Singapore, the
programme will premiere on Mediacorp’s
Channel 5 later this year.
Parminder Singh, chief commercial and
digital officer, Mediacorp, said: “People love
watching our food shows — a whole variety
of them with unique flavours and cooking
instructions — on our different channels.
MasterChef has clearly struck a chord with
many, and we are delighted to be able to
premiere it on Channel 5, the channel that
brings people in Singapore together, as well
as Toggle, our digital entertainment service.”
Originally created by Franc Roddam, the
format was revived as MasterChef Goes Large
in 2005 by Shine TV in the UK. To date, Mas-
terChef has been adapted in 54 countries,
and is seen in more than 200 countries and
watched globally by over 250 million viewers.
n Folklore
reveals the horror side of Asia
SINGAPORE – HBO Asia has slated its new
horror anthology original drama series,
Folklore, to premiere later this year. Created
by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, the six-
episode horror series will take place across
multiple Asian countries including Indonesia,
Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and
Thailand.
Helmed by different directors from vari-
ous Asian countries, each episode will seek
to modernise or update Asian horror, explor-
ing societal dysfunctions in a manner that is
specific to the country, yet possessing themes
that will resonate across the continent.
Production for Folklore has kicked off
with Joko Anwar’s episode based and shot
in Jakarta, followed by Khoo’s episode based
in Singapore, and Ho Yuhang’s episode shot
From left: The directors for Folklore are Lee
Sang-Woo, Joko Anwar, Ho Yuhang and Eric
Khoo.
in Malaysia. The other three episodes will be
directed by Takumi Saitoh in Japan, Pen-Ek
Ratanaruang in Thailand, and Lee Sang-Woo
in South Korea.
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