Producer of "Live Live": Japan and South Korea will be the next hotspot in Hollywood filmmaking in Asia.
CTOnews.com, Oct. 9 (Xinhua)-- according to deadline, producer of the movie "Live Live Shark 2: trench" and "Kite Runner" E. Bennett Walsh said he has identified Japan and South Korea as the next hot targets for Hollywood filmmaking. "I think the opportunities for Asia are in South Korea and Japan."
CTOnews.com learned from foreign media that Japan recently launched an official incentive scheme for international film and television production to fund half of Japan's international film production qualification spending, while South Korea has been implementing incentives for years.
In addition, Toho, Japan's largest studio, recently formed a joint venture production service with well-known Japanese producer Georgina Pope ("the same ethnic group" and "righteousness / shame").
Walsh told the Busan International Film Festival that Japan's opportunities have been underestimated, Thailand is still the main offshore production hot spot in Asia, and Malaysia is catching up through incentives and studios.