The movie adaptation of Taiwan’s best-selling novel will be hitting theatres outside mainland China and Taiwan this summer and to be followed by its TV debut on FNG’s flagship Chinese movies channel SCM
Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, 14th May, 2016 – FOX Networks Group (FNG), Asia’s leading pay-TV network, announced today that it has acquired exclusive distribution rights for At Cafe 6, the film adaptation of a best-selling novel in Taiwan, for release in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia theatres this summer. FNG is partnering with Twentieth Century Fox International in Hong Kong, Clover Films Distribution, mm2 Entertainment & Golden Village in Singapore, and Clover Films Distribution & mm2 Entertainment in Malaysia and Brunei to bring this well-loved story to theatres outside mainland China and Taiwan. After its theatrical release, At Cafe 6 will also be broadcasted exclusively on FNG’s flagship Chinese movie channel, SCM (Star Chinese Movies), which covers regions that include Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
At Cafe 6 was adapted from novelist Fujii Izuki's best-selling novel At Cafe 6, which was published in September 2007, and the film is the author’s directing debut, credited with his real name Neal WU. The novel has sold nearly 1 million copies in Taiwan and its movie adaptation has been highly anticipated since its publication. At Cafe 6 is a film about youth, love and friendship that stars Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards nominees such as Chinese rising star Zijian DONG (Young Love Lost, The Ark of Mr. Chow), who plays a young man looking back on his youth and his bittersweet first love from high school, and Hong Kong actress Cherry NGAN (The Way We Dance), who plays the lead character’s love interest.
A string of hit teenage romantic-comedy films have been released in Taiwan in recent years, including You Are the Apple of My Eye in 2011 and last year’s Our Times, which not only broke box-office records in Taiwan but was also embraced by fans in Hong Kong and mainland China. At Cafe 6 is in a position to achieve similar success in the region due to it being a highly anticipated adaptation of a popular franchise, and FNG has the international broadcasting, packaging and marketing experience to market the film to more audiences.
Cora Yim, SVP and Head of the Chinese Entertainment at FOX Networks Group Asia, said, “We’re proud to deliver to audiences in the region a film that has been eagerly awaited by fans of this best-selling novel from Taiwan. At Cafe 6 not only tells a story about youth that viewers of all ages can relate to, but it’s also portrayed by young talents who have won prestigious awards and captured the hearts of moviegoers. FNG is set on carrying quality regional content such as At Cafe 6 beyond Taiwan and mainland China, and will continue to collaborate on projects like this to show the world what local Asian productions have to offer.”
At Cafe 6 will be shown in theatres in multiple regions including Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia on July 15, mainland China and Hong Kong this Summer. The film will also be available later this year to home viewers exclusively via SCM.
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