Hong Kong-based studio Edko Films will present “Table for Six 2”, a sequel to its 2022 hit, at TIFFCOM, the rights market attached to the Tokyo International Film Festival.
The heartfelt comedy is once again written and directed by Sunny Chan, who enjoyed a breakout success with “Table for Six”, a comedy-drama that begins with an awkward family reunion dinner where past and present romantic relationships become entangled and almost everything that could go wrong does.
For the sequel. Chan has reunited the original cast – Stephy Tang, Louis Cheung, Ivana Wong, Lin Min Chen, Peter Chan Charm Man – for three weddings and their aftermath. “Marriage is not just about two people, it’s about a whole family of aunts, uncles and cousins,” says Edko,
The film, which is now in production, is being produced by Bill Kong, Ivy Ho and Tang Wai But. Rights will also be pitched at the American Film Market.
The company is also selling rights to “The Lyricist Wannabe”, a drama about a student with frustrated ambitions to become a songwriter. The film is directed by Norris Wong (“My Prince Edward”) and produced by Wong Hui (“Let It Ghost”). It stars Chung Suet-ying, Eric Kot, Anson Chan, Tang Lai-yin and Sabrina Ng. The completed but unreleased film received two Golden Horse Award nominations for Norris’ adapted screenplay and for Chung as lead actress.
Edko principal Bill Kong has a long-standing relationship with mainland Chinese director Zhang Yimou, and the company also represents the rights to Zhang’s Full River Red, the highest-grossing film of the year in China. Zhang will also be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tokyo festival.
The TIFFCOM-AFM sales slate also includes A Guilty Conscience, the legal drama that, like Table for Six, was part of last year’s remarkable rebound for Hong Kong films after several years of doldrums and mounting industry problems exacerbated by the territory’s harsh COVID restrictions.
