More Talent Joins ‘Agency’
Indonesia’s Miles Films and Sk Global Entertainment have revealed more of the talent participating in their “The Talent Agency” (aka “Harbungi Agen Guei”) the local version of the hit French series, “Call My Agent!.” Other recurring roles go to Sheryl Sheinafia, Chicco Kurniawan, Dea Panendra, and Agni Pratistha. Guest stars in the series—who play a version of themselves—include Luna Maya, Tara Basro, Zara Adhisty, Adipati Dolken, comedians Pandji Pragiwaksono and Soleh Solihun, and young stars Kevin Ardilova and Bio One. The show is now in post-production and will air on Disney+ from next year. Miles Films’ Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza are showrunners with Teddy Soeriaatmadja directing. The show was teased last week at Disney’s content showcase in Singapore.
New Nhk President
Japan’s public broadcaster Nhk has named Inaba Nobuo, former executive director of the Bank of Japan, as its next president.
Indonesia’s Miles Films and Sk Global Entertainment have revealed more of the talent participating in their “The Talent Agency” (aka “Harbungi Agen Guei”) the local version of the hit French series, “Call My Agent!.” Other recurring roles go to Sheryl Sheinafia, Chicco Kurniawan, Dea Panendra, and Agni Pratistha. Guest stars in the series—who play a version of themselves—include Luna Maya, Tara Basro, Zara Adhisty, Adipati Dolken, comedians Pandji Pragiwaksono and Soleh Solihun, and young stars Kevin Ardilova and Bio One. The show is now in post-production and will air on Disney+ from next year. Miles Films’ Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza are showrunners with Teddy Soeriaatmadja directing. The show was teased last week at Disney’s content showcase in Singapore.
New Nhk President
Japan’s public broadcaster Nhk has named Inaba Nobuo, former executive director of the Bank of Japan, as its next president.
- 12/6/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Indonesian adaptations of hit series “Call My Agent” and “Doctor Foster” are among six series that are part of the Disney+ Hotstar push into the territory.
“Hubungi Agen Gue!” (“The Talent Agency”), the adaptation of “Call My Agent,” was the new title revealed on Wednesday at the Disney Content Showcase held at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands convention center. Industry veteran Mira Lesmana serves as showrunner for the series that follows four agents in an Indonesian talent agency as they struggle to save their business following the death of the company’s founder.
Stars include Donny Damara, Hannah Al Rashid, Yoga Pratama and Lydia Kandou and each episode will feature A-listers guest-starring as themselves in keeping with the global format. The series is produced by Lesmana, Riri Riza and Sk Global Entertainment and directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja. It has wrapped principal photography, Lesmana said.
Also revealed was a second season for “Wedding Agreement.
“Hubungi Agen Gue!” (“The Talent Agency”), the adaptation of “Call My Agent,” was the new title revealed on Wednesday at the Disney Content Showcase held at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands convention center. Industry veteran Mira Lesmana serves as showrunner for the series that follows four agents in an Indonesian talent agency as they struggle to save their business following the death of the company’s founder.
Stars include Donny Damara, Hannah Al Rashid, Yoga Pratama and Lydia Kandou and each episode will feature A-listers guest-starring as themselves in keeping with the global format. The series is produced by Lesmana, Riri Riza and Sk Global Entertainment and directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja. It has wrapped principal photography, Lesmana said.
Also revealed was a second season for “Wedding Agreement.
- 11/30/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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Disney+ expanded its Indonesian content slate Wednesday with the announcement of new drama series, The Talent Agency (Hubungi Agen Gue!), and a second season renewal of Wedding Agreement The Series. The projects were unveiled on day one of Disney’s annual Asia-Pacific content showcase, held near the company’s regional headquarters in Singapore. Disney also revealed some updates on its previously announced upcoming Indonesian slate, which includes series Tira, Teluh Darah (Blood Curse), Jurnal Risa (Risa’s Journal: From the Danur Universe) and Mend (Between Two Hearts).
Disney+ has made Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous country, a key priority for market development during its first few years of operation in the Asia-Pacific region. Leveraging the legacy Star brand, Disney’s continued investments in localized Indonesian content and operations appear to be gradually paying off. According to a report from regional consultancy Media Partners Asia,...
Disney+ expanded its Indonesian content slate Wednesday with the announcement of new drama series, The Talent Agency (Hubungi Agen Gue!), and a second season renewal of Wedding Agreement The Series. The projects were unveiled on day one of Disney’s annual Asia-Pacific content showcase, held near the company’s regional headquarters in Singapore. Disney also revealed some updates on its previously announced upcoming Indonesian slate, which includes series Tira, Teluh Darah (Blood Curse), Jurnal Risa (Risa’s Journal: From the Danur Universe) and Mend (Between Two Hearts).
Disney+ has made Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous country, a key priority for market development during its first few years of operation in the Asia-Pacific region. Leveraging the legacy Star brand, Disney’s continued investments in localized Indonesian content and operations appear to be gradually paying off. According to a report from regional consultancy Media Partners Asia,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Leading indie film project market, the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum has revealed a selection of 28 titles for its twentieth edition and confirmed that it will be held online for the third time in a row.
“Unfortunately, we won’t have the opportunity to celebrate our 20th anniversary by hosting our usual in-person event due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions,” Hkiff industry director Jacob Wong said. “Nevertheless, based on experience gained from the last two years, we will strive to improve our online booking and meeting system to make it a breeze for all participants.”
The market will operate March 14-16, 2022, alongside the 26th edition of rights market Hong Kong FilMart (March 14-17.)
The market contains a familiar mix of experienced hands and newcomers. Among the well-established producers and directors with projects selected are: Huang Ji (2021 Rotterdam festival winner “Egg and Stone”); Hong Kong’s Jun Li...
“Unfortunately, we won’t have the opportunity to celebrate our 20th anniversary by hosting our usual in-person event due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions,” Hkiff industry director Jacob Wong said. “Nevertheless, based on experience gained from the last two years, we will strive to improve our online booking and meeting system to make it a breeze for all participants.”
The market will operate March 14-16, 2022, alongside the 26th edition of rights market Hong Kong FilMart (March 14-17.)
The market contains a familiar mix of experienced hands and newcomers. Among the well-established producers and directors with projects selected are: Huang Ji (2021 Rotterdam festival winner “Egg and Stone”); Hong Kong’s Jun Li...
- 1/18/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The selection includes eight Hong Kong projects and the first-ever Thai-Muslim horror
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) has announced 28 in-development projects for its 20th anniversary edition.
All are fiction projects, including eight from Hong Kong, 12 debut features and projects spearheaded by renowned filmmakers and producers including Huang Ji, Jun Li, Tetsuya Mariko, Ida Panahandeh, Michael J. Werner, Fruit Chan, Nonzee Nimibutr, Yang Chao and Jane Zheng.
For the third year in a row, Haf will run online from March 14-16 alongside the 26th edition of Hong Kong Filmart.
“Unfortunately, we won’t have the opportunity to celebrate our...
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) has announced 28 in-development projects for its 20th anniversary edition.
All are fiction projects, including eight from Hong Kong, 12 debut features and projects spearheaded by renowned filmmakers and producers including Huang Ji, Jun Li, Tetsuya Mariko, Ida Panahandeh, Michael J. Werner, Fruit Chan, Nonzee Nimibutr, Yang Chao and Jane Zheng.
For the third year in a row, Haf will run online from March 14-16 alongside the 26th edition of Hong Kong Filmart.
“Unfortunately, we won’t have the opportunity to celebrate our...
- 1/18/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Riri Riza was born in 1970 in Ujung Pandang. Graduated in 1993 from the Jakarta Arts Institute, his final film project, Sonata Kampung Bata won third place in the 1994 Oberhausen short film festival. Starting to work for television, he directed his first feature film, Kuldesak, together with Mira Lesmana, Nan Triveni Achnas and Rizal Mantovani in 1998. He’s currently one of the most important Indonesian film directors. “Emma” is his latest film.
On the occasion of the screening of his film in Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, we talk to him about the film, Indonesian cinema, his career, music, cinema, and many other topics.
Your films have screened all around the world, netting awards from many festivals. How difficult it was to reach this point, and are you proud of your achievements until now? What are your plans for the future?
The films I did were all released in Indonesia first.
On the occasion of the screening of his film in Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, we talk to him about the film, Indonesian cinema, his career, music, cinema, and many other topics.
Your films have screened all around the world, netting awards from many festivals. How difficult it was to reach this point, and are you proud of your achievements until now? What are your plans for the future?
The films I did were all released in Indonesia first.
- 2/2/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The annual celebration of the short film provides a window on Southeast Asian cinema
Melaka, 25 September – The SeaShorts Film Festival 2019 kicked off its five-day run in Melaka on Wednesday with an opening night showing of Ten Years Thailand and an appearance by one of the film’s directors, Aditya Assarat.
The anthology features four stories by different Thai filmmakers, each envisioning their homeland a decade onwards from the military coup of 2014. Aditya joined in a question and answer session with his Malaysian counterpart, Amir Muhammad.
The event served as a taste of the Festival to come, which continues through to Sunday. Now in its third edition, the annual celebration of short films from Southeast Asia and beyond promises to be a diverse treat for movie buffs.
In the competition section, a shortlist of 26 entries from more than 350 submitted will be in the running for the top two prizes. Venice Film...
Melaka, 25 September – The SeaShorts Film Festival 2019 kicked off its five-day run in Melaka on Wednesday with an opening night showing of Ten Years Thailand and an appearance by one of the film’s directors, Aditya Assarat.
The anthology features four stories by different Thai filmmakers, each envisioning their homeland a decade onwards from the military coup of 2014. Aditya joined in a question and answer session with his Malaysian counterpart, Amir Muhammad.
The event served as a taste of the Festival to come, which continues through to Sunday. Now in its third edition, the annual celebration of short films from Southeast Asia and beyond promises to be a diverse treat for movie buffs.
In the competition section, a shortlist of 26 entries from more than 350 submitted will be in the running for the top two prizes. Venice Film...
- 9/27/2019
- by tyriter
- AsianMoviePulse
Indonesia’s Miles Film and Korea’s Cj Entertainment are to co-produce an Indonesian remake of Korean hit “Sunny.” The film is a female-driven dramedy about a group of adult friends who reunite 20 years after high school.
Directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, “Sunny” was one of the highest-grossing movies in Korea when it was released in 2011. It secured 7.36 million admissions, for a gross of $47.7 million.
The remake reunites two of the biggest names in Indonesian filmmaking, producer and screenwriter Mira Lesmana and director Riri Riza. They have worked together on several previous films, including “The Rainbow Troops.”
The remake is produced through Lesmana’s Miles Film. It will relocate the action to Jakarta, but otherwise hew closely to the original film’s non-linear storytelling. Its local title is “Bebas,” which translates as “Free” in English.
The cast is headed by Baim Wong and Marsha Timothy. Other cast members include Agatha Priscilla,...
Directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, “Sunny” was one of the highest-grossing movies in Korea when it was released in 2011. It secured 7.36 million admissions, for a gross of $47.7 million.
The remake reunites two of the biggest names in Indonesian filmmaking, producer and screenwriter Mira Lesmana and director Riri Riza. They have worked together on several previous films, including “The Rainbow Troops.”
The remake is produced through Lesmana’s Miles Film. It will relocate the action to Jakarta, but otherwise hew closely to the original film’s non-linear storytelling. Its local title is “Bebas,” which translates as “Free” in English.
The cast is headed by Baim Wong and Marsha Timothy. Other cast members include Agatha Priscilla,...
- 3/18/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Paris-based WTFilms has sold Indonesian martial arts drama The Golden Cane Warrior to Well Go USA for North America.
WTFilms announced that it had picked up the film in association with Backup Media at Hong Kong Filmart in March. It has since also been sold to Focus Entertainment for Korea and MovieCloud for Taiwan.
Directed by Ifa Isfansyah and produced by Mira Lesmana, the film tells the story of two student fighters who, after their master is killed, set out to find the Golden Cane relic before it falls into the wrong hands.
The film is set to screen at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival (July 14-August 4) in Montreal.
WTFilms has also picked up international right to Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono’s Love & Peace, which recently received its world premiere at the Beijing International Film Festival.
The film stars Hiroki Hasegawa as a failed musician who is transformed into a full-blown rock star when...
WTFilms announced that it had picked up the film in association with Backup Media at Hong Kong Filmart in March. It has since also been sold to Focus Entertainment for Korea and MovieCloud for Taiwan.
Directed by Ifa Isfansyah and produced by Mira Lesmana, the film tells the story of two student fighters who, after their master is killed, set out to find the Golden Cane relic before it falls into the wrong hands.
The film is set to screen at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival (July 14-August 4) in Montreal.
WTFilms has also picked up international right to Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono’s Love & Peace, which recently received its world premiere at the Beijing International Film Festival.
The film stars Hiroki Hasegawa as a failed musician who is transformed into a full-blown rock star when...
- 5/14/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Paris-based WTFilms has picked up worldwide rights to Indonesian martial arts drama The Golden Cane Warrior in association with Backup Media.
Produced by Mira Lesmana and directed by Ifa Isfansyah, the film tells the story of two student fighters who, after their master is killed, set out to find the Golden Cane relic before it falls into the wrong hands.
The cast includes Christine Hakim, Eva Celia Latjuba, Nicholas Saputra and Reza Rahadian.
Fight scenes were choreographed by Xion Xin Xin, who has worked with Jet Li and Jackie Chan.
WTFilms is playing a trailer for buyers at Hong Kong’s Filmart and is planning an international premiere at a festival soon.
“My partner and I are big fans of Asian action films so we are very happy to partner with our friends at Backup Media on this high-quality, traditional and exotic adventure,” said WTFilms’ Gregory Chambet.
Produced by Mira Lesmana and directed by Ifa Isfansyah, the film tells the story of two student fighters who, after their master is killed, set out to find the Golden Cane relic before it falls into the wrong hands.
The cast includes Christine Hakim, Eva Celia Latjuba, Nicholas Saputra and Reza Rahadian.
Fight scenes were choreographed by Xion Xin Xin, who has worked with Jet Li and Jackie Chan.
WTFilms is playing a trailer for buyers at Hong Kong’s Filmart and is planning an international premiere at a festival soon.
“My partner and I are big fans of Asian action films so we are very happy to partner with our friends at Backup Media on this high-quality, traditional and exotic adventure,” said WTFilms’ Gregory Chambet.
- 3/25/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
This is easily my most anticipated Indonesian film for the rest of the year. Though period action dramas are a staple on Indonesian television -- and just plain bad -- this genre has been pretty much missing from our local big screen. And for that, it has to be done right, because nobody will pay to watch something like what our television industry currently makes.I can see that this film will take it to another level with director Ifa Isfansyah (The Dancer) at the helm and producer Mira Lesmana on board -- she still holds the record of Indonesia's all time box office champion with The Rainbow Troops -- along with top notch crew like production designer Eros Eflin (9 Summers 10 Autumns), cinematographer Gunnar Nimpuno...
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- 6/4/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Director Anubhav Sinha will be one of judges at the prestigious Asia Pacific Film Festival. The director has been invited as one of the high profile Jury members at the festival that celebrates the best of Asian film from the world over. Other jury members include Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, French festival selector Christian Jeune, Chinese director Lu Chuan, Indonesian producer Mira Lesmana, Thai director Nonzee Nimibutr and Taiwanese director Su Chao Pin.
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1 and 2) garnered nominations in four categories including best film and best director.
Details of the event were unveiled this week by multi-talented Eric Tsang, who helped bring the festival to Macau, after earlier plans to hold it in Shanghai were ruined.
The 55th edition of the festival moves to Macau this year, where it is to be held in the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel and the prizes will be...
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1 and 2) garnered nominations in four categories including best film and best director.
Details of the event were unveiled this week by multi-talented Eric Tsang, who helped bring the festival to Macau, after earlier plans to hold it in Shanghai were ruined.
The 55th edition of the festival moves to Macau this year, where it is to be held in the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel and the prizes will be...
- 12/11/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Director Anubhav Sinha will be one of judges at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. Anubhav has been invited as one of the high profile Jury member at the Asia Pacific Film Festival where Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1 and 2) has received nominations in four categories for the prize ceremony along with Hong Kong drama Life Without Principle. The final decision is yet to be taken by the jury. The prizes will be presented at a ceremony on December 15.
Other jury members include Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, French festival selector Christian Jeune, Chinese director Lu Chuan, Indonesian producer Mira Lesmana, Thai director Nonzee Nimibutr and Taiwanese director Su Chao Pin.
Details of the event were unveiled this week by multi-talented Eric Tsang (pictured), who helped bring the festival to Macau, after earlier plans to hold it in Shanghai were ruined.
The 55th edition of the festival moves to Macau this year,...
Other jury members include Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, French festival selector Christian Jeune, Chinese director Lu Chuan, Indonesian producer Mira Lesmana, Thai director Nonzee Nimibutr and Taiwanese director Su Chao Pin.
Details of the event were unveiled this week by multi-talented Eric Tsang (pictured), who helped bring the festival to Macau, after earlier plans to hold it in Shanghai were ruined.
The 55th edition of the festival moves to Macau this year,...
- 12/10/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Welshman Gareth Evans is part of a new mood of creativity in Indonesian cinema, ready for global competition despite the country's lack of film infrastructure and political support
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"He is very kind and very polite. We are known as a polite people. But Gareth Evans is more Indonesian than most Indonesian people." So says film-maker Joko Anwar, speaking of the current flagbearer for Bahasa cinema. Since he moved to Jakarta four years ago, Evans, a softly-spoken scion of the Brecon Beacons, has resurrected the Indo martial-arts film. His latest, a careening piece of John Woo-esque ultraviolence called The Raid, is winning the country some overdue global exposure, thanks to its Sony Pictures Classic deal. He chuckles when he hears Anwar's comment: "He would say that!" What does he mean? "Oh – it's a private joke.
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"He is very kind and very polite. We are known as a polite people. But Gareth Evans is more Indonesian than most Indonesian people." So says film-maker Joko Anwar, speaking of the current flagbearer for Bahasa cinema. Since he moved to Jakarta four years ago, Evans, a softly-spoken scion of the Brecon Beacons, has resurrected the Indo martial-arts film. His latest, a careening piece of John Woo-esque ultraviolence called The Raid, is winning the country some overdue global exposure, thanks to its Sony Pictures Classic deal. He chuckles when he hears Anwar's comment: "He would say that!" What does he mean? "Oh – it's a private joke.
- 4/24/2012
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
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