Mandarin Vision Takes On Sales For Lee Yun Chan’s Busan Competition Title ‘To Be Ordinary’
Taiwanese production and sales company Mandarin Vision has acquired worldwide sales rights, excluding Taiwan and China, for director Lee Yun Chan's new film To Be Ordinary, which will have its world premiere in competition at the Busan International Film Festival. The film explores a grieving family struggling to hold together a fragile relationship following an unexpected tragic accident, and marks Lee's third selection at Busan's competition strands.
The film stars Weber Yang and Chang Shih Ying, and Lee previously featured at Busan with her 2005 short The Magical Washing Machine and debut feature The Shoe Fairy, as well as directing the Disney+/Hulu series Women In Taipei. Mandarin Vision will launch sales on the title at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan, running from 10 to 13 October, alongside another project on its slate, the psychological drama Anthill starring Roy Chiu and Alice Ko, which is currently in post-production ahead of a 2027 release.
- Mandarin Vision acquires worldwide sales rights to To Be Ordinary
- Film premieres in competition at Busan International Film Festival
- Sales launch at Busan's ACFM market, 10–13 October
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Mandarin Vision is a Taiwan-based company that handles production and international sales for films, helping directors find distributors and buyers around the world. It has now picked up the rights to sell "To Be Ordinary" outside Taiwan and China, a new drama from director Lee Yun Chan about a family coping with the aftermath of a sudden, tragic accident.
The film is set to debut at the Busan International Film Festival, one of Asia's most prominent film festivals, where it has been selected for the competition line-up. This is a notable step for Lee, whose earlier work, including a short film and her debut feature, has also appeared at Busan, and who has since directed a series for Disney+ and Hulu. Its inclusion in competition, and Mandarin Vision's involvement in selling it, signals industry confidence in the project ahead of its launch to international buyers.
More broadly, sales agents like Mandarin Vision play a key role in getting festival films seen beyond their home markets, often striking deals at industry gatherings held alongside major festivals. This context helps explain why a rights deal, rather than the film's reception, is being reported at this stage.
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