‘Coolie’ Series Picked up by Suharjono Sisters’ I.E. Entertainment for ATF Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief I.E. Entertainment, the global distribution outfit founded and run by industry veterans Indra and Erlina Suharjono, has come on board to handle worldwide sales for Cathay Film Company’s “Coolie.” The TV miniseries is inspired by the little-known history of enslaved Chinese ‘coolies’ in Cuba in the 1860s.
It begins shooting this week in the Dominican Republic and will also include locations in Panama. I.E. Entertainment will introduce “Coolie” to buyers for the first time at the Asia Television Forum & Market (ATF), which runs this week in Singapore.
The eight-episode English and Chinese language drama series is a global production from Meileen Choo’s Singapore-based Cathay Film Company and features a multinational ensemble cast from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Cuba and Colombia.Arvin Chen (“Love in Taipei,” “Mama Boy”) is directing.
In-Ah Lee (“Land of Plenty,” “Don’t Come Knockin’” “The Way I Spent the End of the World”) is the series’ executive producer.
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