Scripted Format Cooperation in Asia is Leading to a Rise in Coproduction – FilMart Seminar
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefScripted formats are enjoying increasing success in Asia. But what makes them successful varies from case to case.French producer, Harold Valentin of Mother Production (“Call My Agent”), Akehi Yuki (“Mother”), business director at Japan’s Nippon Television, and Hong Kong’s Tommy Lo, executive producer and script supervisor of the Hong Kong version of “Ossan’s Love” joined Content Asia’s Janine Stein on Tuesday at FilMart to discuss.Valentin: “We were very surprised that [‘Call My Agent’] began travelling really after season two, because initially Netflix didn’t know what to do with the strategy.
The mixture of drama and comedy had disappeared a bit in U.S. and U.K. television. They had either drama or comedy, but not the mixture of the two. “[While the characters are passionate and can be universally related to] ethe remake has to be about each country’s culture.
In England, it will be more musicals and TV shows. In India, it’s about Bollywood, sport and fun movies.”Akeki: “ ‘Mother’ is a story about a school teacher with little motivation in life, who one day discovers that a student is being abused by her parents.
She finds the girl on the street in a garbage bag and decides to save her at the risk of becoming a criminal wanted for kidnapping.The enthusiasm that we received from our international producers was impressive.
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