Utopai Studios to Present and Invest in Hyo-joo Yang’s Half Moon as Part of Expanding Film Slate
Germany’s In Good Company, Korea’s Paper Barn Studios and Utopai Studios to co-produce the German-Korean live-action feature from Silver Bear-winning filmmaker Hyo-joo Yang; PAI will support select visual elements
Utopai Studios today announced that it will present, co-produce, and invest in Half Moon, the new German-Korean live-action feature from Silver Bear-winning filmmaker Hyo-joo Yang, as part of the company’s expanding original film slate.
The film will be co-produced by Germany’s In Good Company and Korea’s Paper Barn Studios, alongside Utopai Studios. Half Moon has received support from German public funding and is scheduled to begin principal photography in Germany in August 2026.
The announcement marks another step in Utopai Studios’ push to build a global, filmmaker-driven studio model focused on original films, international co-productions, and emerging creative voices.
