Optioned Two U.S.-oriented Japan Stories for Feature Production
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TOKYO – Entertainment consultancy Winery Productions is making moves into film and TV production in 2011.
After providing consultancy services to overseas entertainment companies since 1998, Winery is working on realizing a number of projects next year. The company is aiming to leverage its local knowledge and connections to produce Japan-related TV and film content for the domestic and international markets.
“We’ve gotten a lot of encouragement from our clients and friends and we’re all really excited about this. We’ve got a nice niche and we’re looking to leverage that niche to explore new opportunities,” Winery Productions president Daren Afshar told The Hollywood Reporter.
Winery has optioned the film rights to the story of Richard Cory, whose children were kidnapped by his Japanese wife – a topical tale about the lack of rights for foreign spouses in Japan.
The company has also secured the rights to Field of Spears: The Last Mission of the Jordan Crew the story of the fate of a B-29 crew shot down over rural Japan near the end of the war. The book by professor Gregory Hadley details what happened to the airmen after their capture and the subsequent cover-up of the events.
Both movies are to be aimed at the U.S. market, though shot in Japan.
In addition, a celebrity talk show to feature Western talent being interviewed in the city of Nagoya, in central Japan, is under development.
Afshar said that he is currently talking to domestic TV networks about realizing the project, working title Q&A.
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