{"id":4178,"date":"2016-12-08T12:11:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T17:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/bananamana-films-secures-funding-distribution-for-jimami-tofu\/"},"modified":"2016-12-08T12:12:39","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T17:12:39","slug":"bananamana-films-secures-funding-distribution-for-jimami-tofu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/bananamana-films-secures-funding-distribution-for-jimami-tofu\/","title":{"rendered":"BananaMana Secures Funding, Distribution for Jimami Tofu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE: Japan-Singapore co-production <em>Jimami Tofu<\/em> from BananaMana Films has procured production funding and global distribution partners.<\/p>\n<p>The romantic feature is slated to finish principal photography in early December and will be BananaMana Films\u2019 first full-length feature. It has already racked up presales with international distributors such has Korea\u2019s IHQ, Japanese global TV platform Viki and Encore Inflight.<\/p>\n<p>The film tells the story of a chef, formerly of Tokyo, who finds himself in Okinawa begging a disgruntled old chef to teach him how to prepare traditional Okinawan cuisine, and a Japanese food critic who finds herself in Singapore. Both the young chef and the food critic are actually looking for each other following a devastating breakup years ago. 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