Good Trip, directed by Hong Kong filmmakers Norris Wong and Wong Hoi, and The Sea Speaks His Name, from Indonesia’s Yosep Anggi Noen, were presented with the Works-in Progress (WIP) Awards at the close of this year’s Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF, March 17-19).
Produced by Mabel Cheung, Good Trip is the story of a young woman who smuggles her terminally ill father out of a hospital to address his unfulfilled wishes. The Sea Speaks His Name, produced by Gita Fara, Budi Setyarso and Leila S. Chudori, is an adaptation of a Chudori’s novel about a student activist and his sister’s attempts to solve the mystery behind his disappearance.
HAF In Development Project (IDP) Awards went to Vincci Cheuk’s Hong Kong-Japan co-production 38.83, and Vulnerable Observer, from Jiang Xiaoxuan, a co-production between Hong Kong, China and Malaysia. Each of the WIP and IDP award winners receive a
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