India-Taiwan Action-Comedy 'Demon Hunters' Heads to Dutch Cinemas on Oct. 29
An action-comedy made between India and Taiwan is heading for Dutch cinemas.
"Demon Hunters" will open across the Netherlands on Oct. 29, with LAX Entertainment handling the theatrical release, Variety reported. The date is Oct. 29. The film is directed by Mei-Juin Chen.
LAX chief Soeniel Sewnarain has lined up screens with Pathé and Kinepolis, the two large cinema chains operating in the Netherlands. That gives the film play in mainstream multiplexes rather than a single-city booking. LAX is best known locally for South Asian titles, and this release extends that slate into an East Asian co-production.
The cast mixes Indian and Taiwanese names. Arjan Bajwa and Jayanta Meetei appear alongside JC Lin, Regina Lei, Jack Kao and Harry Chang. For general viewers, the set-up is simple: one film, two industries, one ensemble brought together across borders.
"Demon Hunters" has already travelled a winding route to screens. It first played theatrically in Taiwan through Vie Show Cinemas, the island's major multiplex operator. In India, it was made available through JioHotstar and Prime Video, the subscription streaming platforms. In the United States, it was released on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube and other digital services, where viewers rent or buy films to watch at home.
Behind the camera, the production is also split across countries. Cindy Shyu of Taiwan's Light House Productions produced the film, which received support from the Taiwanese government. Gayathiri Guliani, founder of India's Kleos Entertainment Group, is on board as co-producer.
The Netherlands news was unveiled on the sidelines of the Asian Contents & Film Market, the buying-and-selling market that runs alongside the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Festivals such as Busan pair public screenings with a market where distributors pick up rights for their own territories. A Dutch deal announced there points to how far a regional co-production can travel after its first release.
What makes this stand out is the pattern. Taiwan cinemas first. Indian streaming next. American digital rental after that. Now a full cinema release in the Netherlands. It is an unusual sequence, with a film moving between big screens and small screens as it crosses each new border.
