Tan Seng Kiat's 'One Fine Day' Heads to Busan's Asian Project Market
Malaysian director Tan Seng Kiat brings his grief drama 'One Fine Day', with Sylvia Chang as executive producer, to Busan's Asian Project Market.
Malaysian director Tan Seng Kiat's drama 'One Fine Day' is being presented at the Asian Project Market, part of the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Contents & Film Market. Sylvia Chang is attached as executive producer.
The film follows a family of four that becomes three after their nine-year-old daughter is sexually assaulted and murdered, with the case still unsolved.
At Busan, the team is seeking co-producers, financing and pre-sales for the project. The script is in development, and the team is working with Malaysian and Taiwanese partners while seeking additional financing and international partners.
According to Variety, Tan drew on a real child murder in Malaysia for the story. Chang and producer Elyce Chin have said Tan has wanted to make the film for over five years, with the script in development after several years of work on the story.
Lim Shu Jia and E.N. Lee are also producers on the project. Tan is additionally developing a comedy titled 'The Supermum and Three Stickmen'.
Quick answers
What is 'One Fine Day' about?
The film follows a family of four that becomes three after their nine-year-old daughter is sexually assaulted and murdered, with the case still unsolved.
Who is making 'One Fine Day'?
Tan Seng Kiat directs, with Sylvia Chang as executive producer and Elyce Chin, Lim Shu Jia and E.N. Lee as producers.
Where is 'One Fine Day' being presented?
The project is part of the Asian Project Market at the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Contents & Film Market, where the team is seeking co-producers, financing and pre-sales.