Singapore’s Robot Playground Media (Rpm) and Valencia-based co-producer TV On Producciones (Top) have commenced production on animated feature film “The Violinist,” it was revealed at the Asia TV Forum and Market.
The film was unveiled at a presentation attended by the representatives of Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (Imda) and the Spanish Embassy in Singapore.
Set during WWII-era Singapore and Malaya, the film will follow two young violinists, Kai and Fei, whose dreams are shattered with the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia. Kai abandons his music career to join the resistance in Perak, Malaya, while Fei becomes a war survivor in Japanese-occupied Singapore. Their lives take vastly different paths over the span of decades as they try to hold onto the promise of performing a two-violin sonata together one day.
In development for seven years, “The Violinist” was first presented at the Southeast Asia Film Financing Forum in...
The film was unveiled at a presentation attended by the representatives of Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (Imda) and the Spanish Embassy in Singapore.
Set during WWII-era Singapore and Malaya, the film will follow two young violinists, Kai and Fei, whose dreams are shattered with the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia. Kai abandons his music career to join the resistance in Perak, Malaya, while Fei becomes a war survivor in Japanese-occupied Singapore. Their lives take vastly different paths over the span of decades as they try to hold onto the promise of performing a two-violin sonata together one day.
In development for seven years, “The Violinist” was first presented at the Southeast Asia Film Financing Forum in...
- 12/9/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Seeking to recharge the animation sector in Latin America, Spain and Portugal, regional fund Ibermedia touted its latest initiative at Annecy, following its May reveal at the Quirino Awards.
Ibermedia Next, a funding scheme seeking to back innovation and ingenuity into upcoming productions, enjoyed a strong boost at MIFA, with Quirino Awards executive producer José Luis Farias hosting a conference Thursday detailing its merits and outlining the application process, alongside several networking opportunities.
Assessment Committee and Consultancy members, who’ll select grant-receiving projects and guide their development, were also revealed.
Grants of up to €150,000 are on offer, in tandem with a support program valued at up to €95,000, a sum which serves to encourage talent to experiment with cutting-edge tech and fresh animation methods.
“What we’re trying to do is foster the use of new and open source technologies in animation. Maybe you’re working on a stop-motion, but you can do something innovative,...
Ibermedia Next, a funding scheme seeking to back innovation and ingenuity into upcoming productions, enjoyed a strong boost at MIFA, with Quirino Awards executive producer José Luis Farias hosting a conference Thursday detailing its merits and outlining the application process, alongside several networking opportunities.
Assessment Committee and Consultancy members, who’ll select grant-receiving projects and guide their development, were also revealed.
Grants of up to €150,000 are on offer, in tandem with a support program valued at up to €95,000, a sum which serves to encourage talent to experiment with cutting-edge tech and fresh animation methods.
“What we’re trying to do is foster the use of new and open source technologies in animation. Maybe you’re working on a stop-motion, but you can do something innovative,...
- 6/16/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
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