Chinese online video firm iQIYI is launching international rights sales for “10,000 Miles” and “Unexpected Love” at Busan’s Asian Film Market.
One of China’s biggest online streaming platforms, iQIYI launched its international rights sales business at this year’s Cannes film market. Busan is the company’s Asian sales debut.
"Since the first quarter of 2016, iQIYI has surpassed other competitors and topped the Chinese market, with more than 20 million pay subscribers nationwide,” said Bryce Tsao, who is handling the company’s international sales of film contents. “Our content varies from our self-produced content—such as web series, web films and variety shows—to the Mandarin-language films that we acquire for international rights or as a sales agent.”
Directed by Simon Hung (“Battle for SkyArk”), “10,000 Miles” is a romantic drama with Taiwan’s pop idol Jay Chou involved as executive producer. Starring Darren Wang (“Our Times”) and Megan Lai (“You Are the Apple of My Eye”), the picture sees the story of a high schooler who promises the girl he likes that he would run through 10,000 miles within a certain period of time.
"Unexpected Love” is a romantic comedy starring two of the Korea’s hottest K-pop idol singers Chrystal Soo Jung of f(x) and Zhang Yi-Xing of EXO, both managed by SM Entertainment. The story sees a Chinese idol who escapes to Seoul to seek for the inspiration for artistic creation and a Korean girl who mistakes him as a rural rich Chinese tourist.
Both films are set for release later in 2016.