Jeremy Chua, a dynamic Singaporean producer, is set to receive the FIAPF Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asia Pacific Cinema during the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) on November 3, held on Australia’s Gold Coast. Over the nine years since founding his company, Potocol, Chua has dedicated his efforts to international co-productions of Asian films and telling stories from Asia.
Two of his recent films, “Autobiography” by Indonesian director Makbul Mubarak and “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” by Vietnamese debutant Thien An Pham, are their respective countries’ entries for the Oscars. In 2021, Chua produced Bangladesh’s first film at Cannes, titled “Rehana.” At the most recent Busan International Film Festival, he premiered the Singapore-Japan co-venture “Last Shadow at First Light” and Thailand’s “Doi Boy.” Additionally, at Busan’s Asian Project Market, his project “Filipinana,” set in the Philippines, received recognition for its outstanding development work, securing three awards.
During APSA, Chua will participate in a producers’ roundtable discussion and mentor Kazakh filmmaker Amir Amenov, supporting the development of his directorial project, “Warm Night, Cold Beer,” as part of the Asia Pacific Screen Lab.
“The Buckingham Murders,” directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Ektaa R Kapoor, with co-production by Indian actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, has been selected as the opening film for the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Following its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival earlier this month, the film is scheduled to be screened on October 27 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.
The story unfolds in the U.K., following cop and single mother Jasmeet Bhamra (Kapoor Khan), who has recently lost her child in a shooting spree. She relocates to a market town north of London, where she is assigned the case of a missing child. International sales for the film will be handled by Madhu Entertainment.
The 2023 edition marks the first in-person edition of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival in three years, running from October 27 to November 5.
FAST FORWARD
QYOU Media India has joined forces with Bollywood Hungama to introduce a new connected TV channel called “BH Live TV Powered by QYOU Media.” This addition of Bollywood content enhances QYOU Media India’s multi-genre ‘Free Ad-Supported Television’ (FAST) channels content library. The new channel leverages both companies’ strengths, particularly in social media, and Bollywood Hungama’s status as the world’s most widely visited Bollywood portal.
“BH Live TV Powered by QYOU Media” will exclusively be available on the Q Play+ app, in addition to smart TV platforms such as Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV, Xiaomi, TCL, and OnePlus.
PRIZE POOL
The prize pool for the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion market has reached a record-breaking TWD 8 million ($248,000), as announced by the organizers. They have also revealed the final stage jury, consisting of Chen Yi-wen, Jeffrey Chan, and Winnie Tsang. The 2023 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion is scheduled to take place from November 20 to 22, with the awards ceremony set for November 22 at Taipei New Horizon.
