Asian video streaming platform Hooq has inked a three-year, first-look and co-production deal with award-winning Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen.Chen made his feature debut with 2013’s “Ilo Ilo,” which won the Camera D’Or at Cannes, and went on to win a plethora of prizes around the world.
The same year, he was chosen as one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch.Chen’s sophomore feature, “Wet Season” has its world premiere in competition at Toronto’s Platform segment on Sept.
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Produced by Giraffe Pictures in association with Hooq, Rediance and New Century Influence Films, the film follows a Chinese-language teacher whose marriage and school life are falling apart as she struggles to conceive a child, but an unlikely friendship with a student helps reaffirm her identity.
The cast includes “Ilo Ilo” alumni Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler.The deal with Hooq will include film, television and digital
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