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Hong Kong Forum Brings Five Asian Gems to Cannes Market Showcase
The Goes to Cannes program will once again spotlight five Asian projects from the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum at this year's Cannes market.
China leads the way with two entries, including Gong Yiwen’s “Her First Taste,” a coming-of-age narrative about a teenage girl who forms a subtle connection with a boy, exploring unspoken questions of young love. The second Chinese entry, co-produced with Hong Kong, is Liu Xing’s “Say My Name,” a drama-romance about 20-year-old Liang Nian’er, who disguises her true self while pursuing “borrowed affection and hatred.” Producers Lyu Yue, Mo Jinjin, and Duan Tingting from Star Lab Production present the film in both Cantonese and Putonghua. The “Goes to Cannes” program has become an increasingly significant platform for showcasing works-in-progress and connecting filmmakers with potential distributors, sales agents, and festival programmers.
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