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Mangowork Studio’s “Clouded Leopard” won the Taicca x Cnc Award, the grand prize at the 2024 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Tccf) pitching sessions, which carries a cash award of $30,000. The tale, with elements of adventure and magic is from the team of Yang Dow-ning, Chi Po-chou and Hsu Chia-hao.

Comedy-horror series project “Pontianaks in Taiwan,” and education-themed “The Top Percentile” also emerged as major winners, securing three awards each. “Pontianaks in Taiwan,” from the creative team of Goh Ming Siu, Karl Gan and Holly Chan, won the MyVideo Initiative Award, the Taigi TV Award and the Kfa Original Award. “The Top Percentile,” from Becca Liao, Jessica Kam and Jiang Suqiu, won the Formosa TV Award, Ebc Original IP Potential Award and the Zw Ingenuity Award.

The Taicca Award: Best Story went to “Rest in Pieces” by Balena Islet Publishing Inc

In the feature film category, “Sunshower” from Hsubox Productions and...

Last week, it was announced that Theo James of The Gentlemen, the Divergent films, and the upcoming Osgood Perkins / Stephen King movie The Monkey is set to star in a film called The Hole, which is coming our way from South Korean director Kim Jee-woon. Now, the name of James’ first co-star has been revealed, and that co-star is Emmy-nominated Korean actress and model Hoyeon, who made her screen debut in the hit Netflix series Squid Game.

James is taking on the role of Owen, a successful professor living abroad in South Korea, who is bedridden after a devastating car accident that killed his wife, Sandy. He is left under the care of Yuna, his Korean mother-in-law — but when she starts to unravel the devastating truth behind Owen and Sandy’s marriage, and Owen himself, his road to recovery is threatened. Hoyeon will be playing Sandy.

Scripted by Christopher Chen,...

In an exciting new development, Squid Game breakout star Hoyeon has just been cast in the upcoming thriller The Hole. This comes only days after learning that Theo James will star in the film.

Like James, Hoyeon is an Emmy-nominated actor. She's best known for her captivating performance as Kang Sae-byeok in the smash-hit survival drama series Squid Game. She's currently starring in the psychological thriller miniseries Disclaimer and will be seen next in the upcoming sci-fi thriller flick Hope. We can't wait to see her bring her talent to The Hole.

The Hole is based on Hye-young Pyun's 2017 book of the same name. I Saw The Devil director Kim Jee-woon is signed on to direct the film from a script written by Christopher Chen. Production will reportedly start sometime in Q1/Q2 2025. In addition, scenes will be shot both in the U.S. and South Korea.

The thriller revolves around Owen,...

Korean actor Hoyeon is joining Theo James in Kim Jee-woon’s The Hole thriller.

The indie follows Owen, played by James, as a successful professor living in South Korea and bedridden after a devastating car accident killed his wife, Sandy (Hoyeon). Owen is cared for by Yuna, his Korean mother-in-law, who starts to unravel the truth behind Owen and Sandy’s marriage, only to threaten his road to recovery.

Hoyeon made her acting debut in the first season of Netflix’s Squid Game series, and also appears in Alfonso Cuarón’s psychological thriller Disclaimer for Apple TV+. Hoyeon also has an upcoming starring role in Na Hong-jin’s Hope, opposite Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender.

The Veterans is shopping the international rights to The Hole starting at AFM this week, while CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group are representing the U.S. rights. Sam Esmail, Chad Hamilton and...