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Cannes: Well Go USA Lands N.A. Rights To ‘On The Job’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday May 23, 2013 @ 2:21pm PDTTags: Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Wrap-Up, On The Job, Well Go USA
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Well Go USA Entertainment acquired all North American rights to Erik Matti’s On The Job, a Filipino crime action-thriller, ahead of its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight on Friday. The film is set for a fall 2013 theatrical release. Written by Matti and Michiko Yamamoto, On The Job was inspired by a real-life corruption scandal involving the temporary release of inmates so they could work as contract killers for crooked politicians. It stars many of the Philippines’ mainstream actors including Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson, Rayver Cruz, Shaina Magdayao, Empress Schuck, alongside vets such as Joel Torre, Angel Aquino, Vivian Velez, Joey Marquez, Leo Martinez, Michael de Mesa, Al Tantay and Niño Muhlach.

“On The Job reiterates that it is an exciting time for Filipino cinema,” said Doris Pfardrescher, President of Well Go USA Entertainment. Said Matti: “All the hard work and patience has paid off. After almost four years, we have finally seen this movie cross over internationally. And we are happy that our company, Reality Entertainment, is at the forefront of bringing Filipino movies to a wider, more competitive market thanks to XYZ and Well Go.” Pic was produced by Matti’s Reality Entertainment and Star Cinema. The deal was brokered between Pfardrescher and Nate Bolotin and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films.

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Well Go Acquires ‘And While We Were Here’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday April 26, 2013 @ 11:40am PDTTags: And While We Were Here, Well Go USA

PLANO, TX. (April 26, 2012) — Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired all North American rights (theatrical, non-theatrical, home video, television, digital/electronic) to AND WHILE WE WERE HERE, Kat Coiro’s second collaboration with actress Kate Bosworth, following the 2012 comedy L!fe Happens. AND WHILE WE WERE HERE, which is inspired by a set of audio tapes Coiro (A Case of You) made of her late grandmother, premiered to great reviews at the 2012 Tribeca and Locarno Film Festivals, and will be released on Ultra VOD August 13 and in theaters September 13, 2013.

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Well Go USA Acquires Taiwan’s Oscar Entry ‘Touch Of The Light’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday December 19, 2012 @ 2:50am PSTTags: Fortissimo Films, Well Go USA

Hong Kong/Amsterdam (December 10, 2012) – Following its powerful release in Taiwan (US$2 million box office thru Warner Brothers), its numerous awards and a successful group of prestigious festival presentations including being the opening film of the just concluded 2012 Marrakesh International Film Festival, it was announced today by Fortissimo Films that Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to TOUCH OF THE LIGHT, Taiwan’s official entry this year for the Academy Awards® foreign language category.

The film is presented by Wong Kar Wai and is a Block 2 and Sil Metropole Limited presentation of a Jet Tone Films and Sil-Metropole Organization Limited Production. Produced by Jacky Pang Yee-Wah and Cheung Hong-Tat, with Chan Ye-Cheng and Song Dai serving as Executive Producers. The film is the debut feature of award winning short filmmaker Chang Jung-Chi. Based on true events related to the life of Taiwan’s young, blind piano prodigy HUANG Yu-Hsiang (played by himself), the film is a story of inspiration, discovery and love. The film also stars Sandrine PINNA, and LEE Leih.

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Well Go USA Acquires Stephen Fung’s Sequel ‘Tai Chi Hero’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday October 19, 2012 @ 12:08pm PDTTags: Stephen Fung, Well Go USA
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EXCLUSIVE: As Well Go USA Entertainment today opens the Stephen Fung-directed action film Tai Chi Zero on the specialty circult, the distributor has closed a deal for the film’s sequel, Tai Chi Hero. The deal is for North American rights for the film, which is the second in a trilogy. Tai Chi Hero will be released in the U.S. and Canada early next year.

Related: Specialty Box Office: ‘The Sessions’, ‘All Together,’ ‘Holy Motors’, ‘Tai Chi Zero’

Tai Chi Zero played both the Venice and Toronto film festivals this fall. Its mix of kung fu, steampunk and robots created some buzz and led to Well Go USA’s deal. Read More »

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Well Go Acquires Romantic Comedy ‘Not Suitable For Children’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday October 9, 2012 @ 4:12pm PDTTags: Ryan Kwanten, Well Go USA

LOS ANGELES (October 9, 2012) – Arclight Films announces the sale of romantic comedy NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN starring RYAN KWANTEN to Well Go USA.

NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN is an epic comedic and romantic journey centered

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Taiwan Films Surge At Local Box Office

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday April 26, 2012 @ 8:09am PDTTags: 20th Century Fox, Well Go USA

Back in January, I wrote about Taiwanese audiences flocking to see You Are The Apple Of My Eye, a local pic Fox released to the tune of $13 million last year. Another local title I noted had scored … Read More »

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Well Go Lands Rights To Two Korean Pics

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 12, 2011 @ 11:12am PDTTags: CJ Entertainment, Film Acquisition, Well Go USA

Well Go USA has acquired North American TV, DVD, digital, and VOD rights to the South Korean war drama My Way from CJ Entertainment. The action film is directed by Kang Je-gyu, whose 2004 movie Tae Guk Gi: Brotherhood of … Read More »

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Well Go Acquires Takashi Shimizu Horror Pics ‘Tormented’ & ‘The Shock Labyrinth’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday August 29, 2011 @ 10:21am PDTTags: Film Acquisition, Fortissimo Films, Takashi Shimizu, Well Go USA

PLANO, TEXAS (August 29, 2011) — Well Go USA has preemptively acquired all North American distribution rights including theatrical, DVD, Digital, VOD and Television to the upcoming 3D horror thriller TORMENTED from Hong Kong/Netherlands-based Fortissimo Films. They have simultaneously also acquired all rights to the 2010 horror classic THE SHOCK LABYRINTH. Both films were directed by edgy auteur Takashi Shimizu, best known for the original 2002 Japanese hit The Grudge (Juon) and the 2003 sequel The Grudge 2 (Juon 2) as well as the US remakes of both films. The original film and the English language remakes grossed over $270 million worldwide.

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