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‘Co-Production Should Serve The Script, Not A Checklist”: Filmart Panel Explores Copros In Asia & Beyond


Speakers including Red Sea Fund's Emad Eskandar and Alibaba Pictures' Eric Lin discussed advantages and pitfalls of international co-production.

He explained that Saudi has already been involved in hundreds of international co-productions through the Red Sea Fund, including Oscar-nominated titles Four Daughters and The Man Who Sold His Ski n, both directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Devillers, who managed pull together a France-China co-production Peking Man during the pandemic, also said it’s usually easier to co-produce just within Europe or just within Asia, rather than bridging the cultural divide between the two continents. CJ has already handled a large amount of local-language production in territories including Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey, but the studio’s major goal has been to target the local box office and audiences.

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