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Eddy Cinéma Backs Animated Feature ‘Wilderness of the Greenriver’
Hong Kong director Ellis Kayin Chan is developing the animated feature “Wilderness of the Greenriver,” which is being presented at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest in Taipei.
Its main character, Arin, discovers that a patient named Zia is the sister he lost, bringing back memories of their childhood.
The story takes place in a world where technology can erase painful memories, and asks what people might lose when they try to remove suffering.
The film draws on Chan’s experience of loss and explores how pain can be tied to love and family.
Paris-based producer Eddy Cinéma is backing the project, and its team is seeking Asian co-production partners, animation studios and distributors in Taipei.
The project has won awards at Taipei’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion and at Annecy’s feature pitches.
The screenplay is due in early 2027, with a theatrical release planned for 2030.
Eddy Cinéma is producing “Wilderness of the Greenriver,” an animated feature by Barcelona-based Hong Kong director Ellis Kayin Chan.
The film follows Arin, who discovers that a patient named Zia is the sister he lost, in a world where technology can erase painful memories.
Chan says the story draws on his experience of losing his sister and explores what people may lose when they try to remove pain.
The project is seeking Asian co-production partners, animation studios, distributors and sales companies at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest in Taipei.
A theatrical release is planned for 2030.
- Who
- Eddy Cinéma is producing the film, directed by Ellis Kayin Chan.
- What
- Wilderness of the Greenriver” is an animated feature about memory erasure, family and technology.
- When
- The project was presented at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest, running Nov. 6–9. A theatrical release is planned for 2030.
- Where
- The festival is at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei. The film is directed by Chan, who is based in Barcelona.
- Why
- Chan says the story grew from his experience of loss and his belief that forgetting can erase love and tenderness as well as pain.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The project won the top award at Taipei’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion, with prize money supporting writing and development.
The project received awards from Ciclic, SACD and Titra in the Annecy feature pitches.
Wilderness of the Greenriver” was presented at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest in Taipei.
Chan aims to complete the screenplay with writer Clément Roussier.
Storyboarding, casting and editing are scheduled to be completed.
Animation is scheduled to take place, ahead of a planned 2030 theatrical release.
- Producer
- Eddy Cinéma, based in Paris
- Director
- Ellis Kayin Chan, based in Barcelona
- Main characters
- Arin and Zia
- Project award
- Top award at the 2025 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion
- Festival venue
- Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
- Planned release
- Theatrical release in 2030
What people are saying
Pain is not the enemy of being human – forgetting is.
It asks a quieter, more uncomfortable question: if we remove pain to survive, what parts of ourselves do we also erase?
We believe the film will have a strong market potential in Europe and Asia.