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A film by Wi Ding HODirector Wi Ding HO
Genre Drama comedy
Running Time 85min
Release Format 35mm
Shooting Format 35mm
Language Filipino / Mandarin
Project Type Full Length Feature
Production Date October 2009
Release 2010
Country of production Taiwan/Philippines/Japan/FranceSelected by
2009 L'Atelier (Film Market)
Cannes Film Festival, France
2008 Pusan Promotional Plan
Pusan International Film Festival, Korea
2008 Tokyo Project Gathering
Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan
2007 Taipei Co-production Meeting
Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan
Favorites
- Respire (2005) Winner of the Kodak Discovery award and TV5 (very) Young critics! Award at Cannes 2005
- Summer Afternoon (2008) Selected for Director’s Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2008
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Filmmakers
Director / Producer / Writer
Wi Ding HO’s latest short film “Summer Afternoon” had its world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival 2008 – the only Asian short film selected. So far, it has been screened in many major film festivals, including the Pusan International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival and International Film Festival of Rotterdam. In the fall, “Summer Afternoon”, along with two other shorts, had a successful three-week theatrical run in Taipei.
His previous short film – Respire – also world premiered at the International Critics’ Week, of the Cannes Film Festival (2005) and garnered a pair of awards – The Kodak Discovery Award for best short film and the TV5 (very) Young Critics’ Award. In addition, Respire won the best fantasy short film award at the SITGES Fantasy Film Festival and the Special Jury Award at the Taipei International Film Festival. Respire has been screened at more than 35 film festivals around the world, including its latest stop at the prestigious National Gallery in London.
Wi Ding has written many full-length feature screenplays. His screenplay “Sketches” was nominated for the NYU Richard Vague Production Grant; “Sons and Fathers” (which he co-wrote) won NYU Richard Vague Production Grant Special Mention the following year and was asked to submit for consideration at the Sundance Institute‘s Screenwriter’s workshop. “Pinoy Sunday” was asked for the second time.
Wi Ding also directs TV length documentaries: “Museum without walls”, a documentary commissioned by National Palace Museum, and “Man behind Giant”, a Discovery Channel documentary.
Wi Ding was born and raised in Malaysia. A graduate of the film school at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He currently resides in Taipei, Taiwan.
Trailer for A Summer Afternoon (2008)
Co-Writer
Ajay Balakrishnan was born and raised in India. He graduated from the film school at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Since then, he has lived and worked in New York. He currently works as a digital editor at Robert Small Entertainment and teaches editing at NYU’s film school during the summer.
Ajay has written four full-length feature film scripts. He was invited to submit all four of his scripts to the Sundance Screenwriter’s lab. His first screenplay “Sons and Father” (which he co-wrote) won a preliminary Richard Vague Production Grant at NYU. His third script “Travel Notes” has been selected to the Binger Film Lab’s Fall 2006 Script Development Program.
Co-Producer (French)
NATACHA DEVILLERS, with her French feature film production company Les Petites Lumieres, acts as a full-fledged co-producer and producer of Chinese and international films. Based in Shanghai, Natacha has co-produced and executive produced eight movies, which have garnered top awards and played major festivals.
The company’s feature credits include: Guka Omarova’s feature Native Dancer, (a co-production with Russia) and Kinofabrika (Germany), sold by Fortissimo Film Sales and premiering in the Toronto Film Festival 2008; Yesim Ustaoglu’s film Pandora’s Box, co-produced with Silk Road and Ustaoglu Productions (Turkey), sold by Match Factory, winner Best Film San Sebastian International Film Festival 2008; David Verbeek’s Shanghai Trance, co-produced with Holland’s Motel Films, which opened in Competition at the Rotterdam Film Festival and was released on 240 screens in China in October 2008; Diao Yinan’s Night Train, co-produced with Hong Kong’s Ho Hi Pictures, premiered as an Official Selection in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and sold by MK2; Indonesian filmmaker Nan Achnas’ The Photograph, which was in the Official Selection at the Pusan Film Festival, winner Best Actress in Karlovy Vary 2008; Guka Omarova’s Schizo, an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival, which won Best Actor Award at the Tokyo Film Festival as well as Best Director at the Copenhagen IFF; Han Jie’s Walking on the Wild Side, co-produced with XStream Pictures, and Winner of the VPRO Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival.
Line-Producer (Filipino)
Award-winning director MARK MEILY founded Spark Films in 2005 after the successful and award-winning international releases of his films “Crying Ladies” and “La Visa Loca“. Mark continues his own style of branded entertainment for television with the highly rated sit-com “Camera Cafe” for QTV channel. His latest project — Baler — swept the 2008 Manila Film Festival
Spark Films is one of the first production companies in the Philippines to specialize in branded entertainment. The success of Canesten’s Kamot video, STI’s Fab-5, Nescafé’s Camera Cafe on QTV has proven that alternative media is very effective and free!