Venice Lesbian Drama ‘Big Little Things’ Boards Moebius Entertainment for Worldwide Sales
Michelle Zhou’s debut feature “Big Little Things” has landed backing from Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment, which will handle worldwide sales and...
Key points
- Michelle Zhou’s debut feature “Big Little Things” has landed backing from Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment, which will handle worldwide sales and festival representation after the Hong Kong-U.S.
- co-production and will premiere at Venice ahead of further festival stops, with Moebius overseeing both its worldwide sales rights and festival strategy.
- Separately, Moebius has picked up worldwide sales rights outside Taiwan for “Happily Ever After,” the follow-up feature from Taiwanese director Fiona Roan Feng-i, which is set to bow in the Toronto Film Festival‘s Special Presentations lineup.
- The deal reunites Tsui with Roan and producer Clifford Miu, who worked together on Roan’s debut, “American Girl.” Tsui was the sales agent behind that film’s international run, a deal that included placing it with Netflix for a global streaming release.
What happened
Michelle Zhou’s debut feature “Big Little Things” has landed backing from Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment, which will handle worldwide sales and festival representation after the Hong Kong-U.S. co-production and will premiere at Venice ahead of further festival stops, with Moebius overseeing both its worldwide sales rights and festival strategy. Separately, Moebius has picked up worldwide sales rights outside Taiwan for “Happily Ever After,” the follow-up feature from Taiwanese director Fiona Roan Feng-i, which is set to bow in the Toronto Film Festival‘s Special Presentations lineup. The deal reunites Tsui with Roan and producer Clifford Miu, who worked together on Roan’s debut, “American Girl.” Tsui was the sales agent behind that film’s international run, a deal that included placing it with Netflix for a global streaming release. “American Girl” bowed at the Tokyo International Film Festival, then traveled the festival circuit to become one of the year’s standout Taiwanese titles. We believe the film will resonate strongly with audiences around the world, and we’re excited to introduce it to international buyers at Toronto.” Sales efforts on “Happily Ever After” begin...
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