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Locarno Winner Nelson Yeo’s ‘The House on the Moon’ Boards Parallax Films for Worldwide Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Parallax Films has taken on worldwide sales for Nelson Yeo’s “The House on the Moon”, a Singaporean wuxia science-fiction film that will have its world premiere in the international competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. The deal matters because it gives the film broader international market backing ahead of its festival launch, potentially helping it reach distributors and audiences beyond Asia. It also adds momentum to Yeo’s profile after his earlier Locarno success.
The film is directed by Yeo and co-written with Vicki Yang, drawing on the Chinese legends of Chang’e and Hou Yi while combining martial-arts storytelling with science fiction. Parallax holds exclusive rights in most international territories, excluding German-speaking markets, Taiwan and Singapore, and has non-exclusive rights in other parts of South-East Asia. Described as Singapore’s first wuxia feature and its first feature made using virtual production technology, the film stars Lim Shi-An, Dominick Rustam, Akira Huang, Harry Chang, Lee Kang-sheng and Doreen Toh, and is backed by producers from Momo Film Co, Aview Images and several co-production partners, with financing from TAICCA and support from the Singapore Film Commission.
In short
- Parallax will handle global sales for Yeo’s new Locarno film
- The film is Singapore’s first wuxia feature
- It mixes science fiction, myth and virtual production technology
Explained simply
Nelson Yeo is a Singapore-based director whose earlier films have been recognised at major film festivals, including Locarno. His latest film, 'The House on the Moon', combines wuxia—traditional Chinese martial-arts storytelling—with science fiction, marking Singapore's first feature film in this genre.
The film draws from ancient Chinese legends about Chang'e and Hou Yi and was created using virtual production technology, a modern technique that enables filmmakers to create scenes digitally. It brings together an ensemble cast and is backed by producers from across Asia.
The film will premiere at the Locarno Film Festival and has secured worldwide sales representation from Parallax Films. This distribution backing allows the film to reach a wider international audience and expands its potential to find distributors beyond its home region.
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