Liz Shackleton

Vice Ganda is a cultural phenomenon in the Philippines. A TV host fronting daily variety show It's Showtime, which has been pulling in top ratings for 15 years. A film star whose comedies have been topping the Christmas box office annually since 2010. A performer whose concerts pack out venues in the…

It may not seem like the most obvious choice for a Christmas movie – a brutal action film with a protagonist traumatized by a failed mission in the jungle – but Triggered (Topakk) is one of the ten films selected for this year's Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) and is opening across the Philippines on…

QCinema Project Market (QPM) wrapped this weekend with an awards ceremony in which cash prizes and in-kind services worth $442,000 were handed out to projects from the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia.  The event is part of an expanding roster of industry programs at QCinema International…

The Philippines' QCinema Project Market (QPM) handed out $442,000 (PHP26M) in grants and co-production support at its closing ceremony on November 16.  Three projects from the Philippines received the QCinema Project Market Philippine Co-Production Grant, each valued at $ 34,000 (PHP2M) – Daughters Of…

Taiwanese animated feature Clouded Leopard, to be written and directed by Chi Po-chou and produced by Mangowork Studio, was presented with the TAICCA X CNC Award at the close of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) on Friday. The action adventure, presented in TCCF Pitching's Project To Screen…

How do you react if you're an award-winning actress but feel like you don't have much control over the direction of your career? In the case of Taiwan's Yen Yi-wen, you start writing and directing your own series.  Based on her own experiences, Yen has written and directed 12-part series, Born For The…

Content agencies from Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines presented their incentives and co-production initiatives at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) on Thursday.  Malaysia's National Film Development Corp (FINAS) revealed that it plans to join the regional trend to launch a scheme…

Taiwanese filmmakers Nelson Yeh and Herb Hsu and U.S.-based, Taiwan-born writer-director Weiko Lin discussed strategies for taking Taiwanese content global at a seminar during Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) on Wednesday.  Lin is gearing up to direct Chalk, a thriller with U.S. and Taiwanese…

Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) opened in Taipei today with strong messaging about the government's current policy to develop a local film and TV industry that produces commerically viable content.  Organized by Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), the event is running November 5-8 at the…

Tokyo Vice producer Alex Boden talked about next steps for inbound production in Japan, including the need to expand the crew base, during his MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM masterclass at Tokyo International Film Festival. And the need for more crew couldn't be more urgent as Japan's Visual Industry Promotion…

Thailand has unveiled plans for its new content agency, Thailand Creative Culture Agency (THACCA), including a new international film festival, funding for local filmmakers and an exports push.  Also on the cards are the previously announced increase of Thailand's location incentive from 20% to 30%…

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese producer-distributor Hishow Entertainment has been on an acquisitions spree, snapping up several prestige festival titles for distribution in mainland China, including Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, which it plans to give a wide theatrical outing before the end of the…