*****************************
Easternlight Films has acquired world rights to WAITING ALONE (Du zi deng dai), the first feature by Chinese-American helmer Dayyan Eng (aka Wu Shixian), whose BUS 44 was the first Chinese short to win at Venice and Sundance fests.
This urban comedy sports an ensemble cast of upcoming Chinese talent and a cameo by Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-fat.
The tale focuses on an aspiring author who goes to absurd lengths to make a woman fall for him. Pic was voted best local film of the year by more than 50 Chinese newspapers.
The Australian-U.S. sales outfit negotiated the deal with Wu's Beijing-based production shingle while en route to Hong Kong Filmart. Pic will be presented through Arclight's recently established Asian label, Easternlight, headed by Ying Ye and Arclight co-founder, Gary Hamilton.
Taiwanese-born Wu is an American citizen who is part Chinese, part Scottish and part Persian.
He was the first foreign national to receive a best picture award at the Chinese Academy Awards last year and claims to be the only foreign helmer in the Film Directors Guild of China.
*****************************
You can find that article here
How freakin awesome is that? That's my cousin, by the way, for those who don't know. So congratulations to him! Check out the site for Colordance Pictures for more info on this amazing movie.
...I'm being toyed with by a bunch of depraved children
3 comments:
Sooooooo cooooooool!!! when can we see it? will it be playing in the u.s.?
yaaayyy!!! go cousin! everyone needs to watch Bus 44!!
Munib, i'm just writing to let you know that your colordance pictures link is not working.
Post a Comment