Headlines From China: ‘Her Lullaby’, ‘The Catch’ Head Winners at Close of Virtual HAF

‘Her Lullaby’, ‘The Catch’ Head Winners at Close of Virtual HAF

Oliver Chan’s Her Lullaby won the HAF Fiction Award for a Hong Kong project at the close of this year’s Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF, March 15-17), while The Catch, directed by India’s Rishi Chandna, took the HAF Fiction Award for a project from outside Hong Kong. Check out the full list of HAF 2021 Winners at Screen Daily

FilMart: ‘Paddington’ Animated Series Scores Representation in China

Vivendi-owned European film and TV studio Studiocanal has sealed a deal with Shanghai Senyu Media to represent Studiocanal’s “The Adventures of Paddington Bear” animated series in mainland China. Rights are being promoted at the virtual edition of Hong Kong rights market FilMart. The series debuted on Nickelodeon in western markets and has already delivered two seasons, targeted at a pre-school audience. Two feature movies have been completed and a third has been announced. Read more Variety