Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s Toronto Title ‘The Road Not Taken’ Picked Up By Moebius For Sales
Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to Peter Ho-sun Chan's new film The Road Not Taken, which will have its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival this year. The deal keeps alive Chan and Moebius's working relationship, which began with She Has No Name, giving the veteran director another high-profile platform to launch a film to global audiences and buyers.
The Road Not Taken stars Zhou Xun, Wang Xiao and Tian Zhuangzhuang, and follows a middle-aged former TV host whose fading memory forces her to confront family fractures and past choices. Chan co-wrote the script with Wu Huiling and co-produced with Yee Chung-man, with Zeng Jian as cinematographer and Diana Lin and Wen Qi also in the cast. Moebius founder and CEO Fred Tsui, who is set to become Executive Director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society on 23 September, said he acquired the film before his new appointment and will not take on further sales projects, though Moebius will still handle this pre-existing commitment's international sales campaign.
In short
- Moebius Entertainment picks up sales rights to Chan's The Road Not Taken
- Film premieres in Special Presentations at Toronto International Film Festival
- Moebius CEO Tsui to lead Hong Kong film festival body from 23 September
Explained simply
International sales rights allow a company to promote a film to distributors and buyers in markets outside its home territory. Moebius Entertainment is a Hong Kong-based sales company, and Peter Ho-sun Chan is a veteran Hong Kong director; the two have worked together before on She Has No Name.
The Road Not Taken is a family drama starring Zhou Xun as a former television host whose memory is fading. As she faces the past, the story explores family tensions and choices made over a lifetime.
The Toronto International Film Festival is a major film festival where new films are shown to audiences and industry professionals. A premiere there can introduce a film to international viewers and potential distributors.
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