Sales company based in Hong Kong Cappu Films will use TIFFCOM, the rights market attached to Tokyo International Film Festivalto launch global sales of two films recently presented at the Busan festival.

Psychological thriller »Water drop“, won two awards at the Busan festival earlier this month, while crime comedy “So It Goes” competed in the Jiseok Award section.

Cappu was founded by independent filmmaker Janice Woo in 2018 and has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Los Angeles. It focuses on emerging filmmakers, genre films and television with global appeal and has operations that span international sales and distribution. Woo is leading sales efforts in Tokyo from October 30 to November 1.

A coming-of-age thriller, “Waterdrop” is the first feature film from Korean director Choi Jongyong. It follows Su-yeon, a 13-year-old girl, left alone after the death of her grandmother. Faced with being placed in daycare if she can’t find a guardian, Su-yeon notices a couple of influencers who adopted a seven-year-old girl named Seon-yul and are immersed in happiness. Su-yeon tries to get closer to Seon-yul, but finds the other girl’s behavior increasingly suspicious.

The film won the Chorokbaem Media Award for New Directors in Korean Cinema and the CGK Award for Cinematography in Busan earlier this month and was praised by the jury for its “sharp yet nuanced direction” and depth of performances young actors who “add astonishment”. to the film. At the project stage, Waterdrop has already won the Korean Film Council’s Korean Film Script Competition in 2022.

“So It Goes”, by Korean director Lee Haram, traces the journey of a young couple who are in love with each other, but who drive a car to commit murder. Described by Busan programmers as a “bizarre and unique hybrid world (that) cannot be compared to anything else”, the film is a genre-defying blend of serial killer horror, road movie, comedy and romance.

Lee’s 2022 debut film, “Beyond,” has already been invited to the Vision section of the Busan International Film Festival and won awards at the Busan Independent Film Festival and the Seoul Independent Film Festival. His 2023 feature film “Forgotten Soldier” was invited to the Busan Independent Film Festival. “So It Goes” is his third feature film.

Cappu Films’ TIFFCOM lineup also includes the cycling documentary “August” by Chinese pop phenomenon Zhang Zhehan, about the aftermath of a cyber-media storm that interrupted his acting career; Korean sports drama “Go!” Snails,” which highlights the world of wheelchair basketball; Korean psychological horror “The Stench,” about a group of ambitious young people on a study retreat who try to cover up a puzzling death; and independent filmmaker Vivian Kerr’s debut feature, “Scrap,” a heartfelt Los Angeles-set drama about motherhood, womanhood and reconciliation.