![]() “We had a good response to Lokman’s performance in Berlin, so that’s given us confidence to keep developing stories for other idols,” says Lo. The noir thriller stars Lam Ka Tung and Mirror member Lokman Yeung, making his acting debut. Meanwhile, MakerVille’s first production, Soi Cheang’s Mad Fate, has been selected as one of two opening films at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (March 30-April 10), following its premiere in Berlinale Special. Scripted by Cheung Lai Sze, the film is directed by Berry Ho, who has also worked with the band on music videos, and produced by George King.Īlso on the film side, MakerVille is teaming with Singapore-based MM2 Entertainment on Sen-I Yu’s New York-set drama, My Heavenly City, set to star Vivian Sung and Mirror member Keung To. “It’s not easy to write a story that has 12 strong roles, not just a few lead characters and lots of supporting cast, so we’re working with a writer who has already worked with the boys for five years,” Lo says. MakerVille is also the talent management agency for Hong Kong’s biggest boy band, Mirror, and is prepping a movie, We Twelve, that stars all 12 members of the Cantopop sensation, some of whom have already made their acting debuts in hit movies. Chan Kiu-ying and Patrick Leung are on board as producers. The ensemble cast includes Philip Keung ( Shock Wave), Jessica Hsuan ( G Storm), Angie Cheong and members of Hong Kong boy band Error, which MakerVille manages. “There’ll be some humour, but more like black comedy, because underneath it’s still a gangster story,” says Lo. MakerVille is also producing a 20-episode series, A Perfect Gentleman (working title), about a gangster released from jail after 30 years, who struggles to adjust to modern life with its new technology and changes to triad culture. Johnnie To and his long-time producing partners, Yau Nai-hoi and Elaine Chu, will produce. Three up-and-coming Hong Kong filmmakers – Jeff Cheung ( Agent Mr Chan), Vicky Wong ( Trivisa) and Jonathan Li ( The Brink) – are on board to direct the series, with cast including Ernesto de Sousa, Chan Kwok Pong and Chrissie Chau. Scripted by Ho Ching Yi ( Time), the series begins with a teenager facing key decisions in life, then maps out three different scenarios for his future, based on the different choices he could have made. ![]() On the series side, MakerVille is reteaming with its Mad Fate co-producer, Johnnie To’s Milkyway Image, on fantasy drama Three Destinies (working title), which tentatively has ten episodes. That’s why we’re called MakerVille – it doesn’t matter how much experience you have, we want to be the place where filmmakers can gather and create together.” But we’re also an open platform in the sense that we work with some experienced filmmakers like Soi Cheang, and some that are fresh out of university. “Through that process we’ve been able to select some high-potential talent and create a pipeline of premium content. “We produce around 2,000 hours of programming a year for ViuTV, and while most is targeted at the local market, it’s allowed us to create an incubator structure where we can experiment with new ideas, directors and scripts,” Lo explains. ![]() To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Filmart Achieves Buzzy Comeback Edition With Chinese Buyers, New Projects And Hong Kong & Korean Stars You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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