CMC's 'Silk' weaves into the global marketplace

Source: Variety

By PATRICK FRATER

Taiwan's CMC Entertainment has struck a string of deals on glossy high-tech horror pic "Silk," which is now in advanced post-production.
Company sold the $6 million chiller to Splendid for Germany, to Golden Screen for Malaysia and Singapore, to Isaan for Spain, and to Tiglon for Turkey. Pic will be handled by CMC's market leading Taiwanese distribber in its home territory.
"Silk," which is directed by Su Chao-bin, sees scientists lose control after inventing a machine that draws energy from ghosts. Delivery is skedded for July.
CMC Ent, part of the CMC Magnetics electrical storage and video distribution group, is also an investor in forthcoming John Woo project "Battle of Red Cliff," and is itself developing "Love in a Fallen City," a romantic drama by "Blue Gate Crossing" helmer Yee Chin-Yen.
Adapted for the screen by Wang Hui-Ling from Eileen Chang's novel of the same name, pic has a tentative budget of $6 million.