Taiwanese Debut 'Uncle' Heads to Busan's Asian Project Market
Yen Hao-hsuan's first feature is in development and financing, with producers seeking co-production partners in Busan.
Taiwanese filmmaker Yen Hao-hsuan's debut feature "Uncle" is being presented at the Asian Project Market, part of the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Contents & Film Market, as the producers seek co-production partners and financing. Variety reported the selection.
The film is produced by Patrick Mao Huang of Flash Forward Entertainment and Sung Chin-hsuan. Flash Forward, wpd films and Soseki Studio are presenting the project.
"Uncle" remains in development and financing, backed by a development grant from the Taiwan Creative Content Agency. The project has also been selected for the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market.
In Busan, the producers are looking for co-production partners, financiers, post-production collaborators, sales agents and distributors.
Production pedigree
Huang's credits include "Tiger Stripes," which won the Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prize in 2023. Sung Chin-hsuan's work includes "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up," winner of the 2025 Venice Immersive Grand Prize.
"Uncle" was developed in the New Director Workshop held this year by the Taipei Film Festival. Yen's 2024 short "Caged Dog" earned a Golden Horse Awards nomination in the live action short category, and his first short, 2022's "On Another's Sorrow," premiered at the Golden Horse festival.
Quick answers
What is 'Uncle' about?
The facts provided do not include a plot synopsis for the film.
When will 'Uncle' be released?
No release date has been announced; the project is in development and financing.
Who is producing 'Uncle'?
Patrick Mao Huang of Flash Forward Entertainment and Sung Chin-hsuan, with Flash Forward, wpd films and Soseki Studio presenting.