Hong Kong sales company Moebius Entertainment has shipped Taiwanese film “Double Happiness” for international sales in Asia-Pacific territories, following the film’s world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu, who previously directed “Little Big Women,” directed the comedy-drama. The cast includes Kuan-Ting Liu, known for his work in “A Sun” and “Old Fox,” alongside Jennifer Yu (“In Broad Daylight,” “Sisterhood”) and veteran actress Kuei-mei Yang, whose credits include “Vive L’Amour” and “Eat Drink Man Woman.”
Clifford Miu is producing the project, which centers on a marriage that descends into chaos when a man about to get married discovers that both of his long-estranged parents have independently hosted his wedding reception on the same day at the same location — without either knowing of the other’s plans.
Moebius Entertainment CEO Fred Tsui expressed his excitement about reuniting with Miu after working together on “American Girl.”
“Clifford’s films have a rare blend of humor, empathy and cross-cultural resonance,” Tsui said. “‘Double Happiness’ captures the chaos and warmth of modern Asian family life in a way that is both universal and deeply personal. We are thrilled to introduce it to distributors at APEC. [Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation] region.”
The sales agreement was finalized at the Tokyo festival, marking another milestone in Moebius’ expansion into international markets as the company continues to emphasize quality films from Asian directors.
The company is currently handling global sales for the Chinese title “Wild Nights, Taming Beasts,” which won a directing award for Wang Tong at the Rome Film Festival after winning the grand jury prize and best actress for Regina Wang at the Shanghai International Film Festival, as well as the best screenplay and best actor awards at the First Film Festival.
Moebius’ list includes Peter Chan’s “She Has No Name” and “She Has a Name”, Philip Yung’s “Papa”, Jame Hung’s “My First of May” and Nick Cheung’s “Peg O’ My Heart”.
The Hong Kong-based operation aims to bring arthouse, commercially viable Asian films to international buyers, building bridges between regional filmmakers and global audiences through strategic festival programming and market positioning.
