Its slate pairs four features, all set for release in 2027, with three long-form TV dramas at various stages of production. The company is using the market to find partners for investment, co-development and distribution, as well as rights licensing deals.
Three more features are set for release across 2027. Tran Nhan Kien, who trained at the Asian Film School and took part in the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival’s B.I.G NAFF Fantastic Film School, directs “The Step-Mother.” It follows a boy who has lost his father, as his relationship with his stepmother moves from conflict and misunderstanding to the blurry line between strictness and care. It is dated for the second quarter.
Pom Nguyen directed “The Corpse” franchise, whose first two installments grossed more than VND280 billion ($10.7 million) combined. Next up from Pom Nguyen is “How to Find a Fortune in 60 Days,” which combines action, comedy and family drama, due in the third quarter. Le Ha Nguyen’s “Dealing With a Ghost,” a horror romantic comedy, closes the film slate with a fourth-quarter release.
A subsidiary of Bee Comm, Bee Entertainment invests in, produces, releases and sells both Vietnamese and foreign films. Founded in 2009, Bee Comm produces the Vietnamese edition of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and the social-impact program “Mai Am Gia Dinh Viet” (“The Vietnamese Family Shelter”).
The ACFM runs through Oct. The 31st Busan International Film Festival closes Oct. 15.
