Hong Kong Trading Company Mobius Entertainment sat down to watch the Taiwanese film “Double happinessfor international sales in the Asia-Pacific region following the film's world premiere in Tokyo International Film Festival.
Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu, who previously directed Little Big Women, is helming the comedy-drama. The cast includes Kuan-Ting Liu, known for his work in The Sun and The Old Fox, along with Jennifer Yu (In Broad Daylight, The Sisterhood) and veteran actress Kuei-mei Yang, whose credits include Long Live Love and Eat Drink Man Woman.
Clifford Miu is producing the project, which centers on a wedding that descends into chaos when a soon-to-be-married man discovers that both of his long-separated parents have independently hosted a wedding reception on the same day in the same location – neither of them aware of the other's plans.
Moebius Entertainment CEO Fred Tsui expressed his enthusiasm for reuniting with Miu after they previously worked together on “American Girl.”
“Clifford’s films have a rare combination of humor, empathy and cross-cultural resonance,” Tsui said. “Double Happiness captures the chaos and warmth of modern Asian family life in a way that feels both universal and deeply personal. We are excited to bring it to distributors across APEC. [Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation] region.”
The sales agreement was concluded at the Tokyo Film Festival, marking another step in Mobius' expansion into international markets as the company continues to focus on quality filmmaking from Asian directors.
The company is currently handling worldwide sales of the Chinese film Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts, which secured Wang Dong the best director award at the Rome Film Festival after previously winning the top jury prize and best actress for Regina Wang. at the Shanghai International Film Festivalplus best script and best actor at the First Film Festival.
Moebius features “She Has No Name” and “She Has a Name” by Peter Chan, “Papa” by Philip Yeung, “My First of May” by Jame Hung and “Peg O' My Heart” by Nick Cheung.
Based in Hong Kong, the operation aims to bring signature and commercially viable Asian films to international buyers, building bridges between regional filmmakers and global audiences through strategic festival programming and market positioning.
