“The Remnant” is the first film to be shot from Hong Kong’s Keep Rolling initiative
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Source: Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers
‘The Remnant’
Kwan Man Hin’s The Remnant, presented here a HAF work-in-progress project, is the first film to emerge from the Keep Rolling initiative, launched to financially support a selection of Hong Kong titles.
The programme was set up by the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, which comprises nine film industry guilds, during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 to support eight original screenplays with a production grant of $535,500 (HK$4.2m) each. It is supported by the Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust and World Universal Culture.
Produced by Ding Yuin Shan, The Remnant stars Philip Keung (Tracey) as a former gangster boss who comes out of retirement when residents in his poor neighbourhood are threatened with eviction. The cast also includes Fish Liew, from hit features Anita and A Guilty Conscious, and Ling Man Lung.
The Remnant, now in post-production, is one of just two projects selected to date as the pandemic has caused delays to the Keep Rolling programme. This summer, a new call is being made for screenplays. Six more projects are expected.
The Unforgivable sin is the second project. Production is scheduled for this summer. It will be directed by Lam Sen, with Jacqueline Liu as producer.Hong Kong Filmart 2023: Screen’s dailies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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StormForge, the leader in Kubernetes resource optimization, today announced their partnership with Kumina. The Netherlands-based company with over a decade of experience in providing mission-critical IT services will offer StormForge's Kubernetes resource optimization solution Optimize Live.
Together, Kumina and StormForge will provide Kubernetes users with an all-inclusive package comprising managed Kubernetes services and advanced optimization capabilities.
This partnership will help users enhance the performance and efficiency of their Kubernetes clusters, reducing costs and freeing up resources to focus on other aspects of their business. Consequently, Kumina's expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters with customized IT solutions will assist users in maximizing the performance of the optimization platform provided by StormForge.
Kumina's CEO Tim Stoop is enthusiastic about the benefits customers gain from integrating StormForge:
"I was impressed how Optimize Live has solved a whole class of customer issues with one solution, reliably and deterministically, while actually allowing resource usage to go down as a whole. We can help customers scale with confidence and cut costs with StormForge without sacrificing user experience. I am really excited about the potential that StormForge brings to the table."
Optimize Live
StormForge Optimize Live applies machine learning to existing Kubernetes metrics to make real-time, actionable recommendations to resource settings for any deployment running in Kubernetes. By optimizing CPU and memory settings, customers can save cloud resources and money, reduce the business risk of poorly performing applications, and get their developers focused on innovating, not tuning their Kubernetes environment. StormForge's Solutions Architect Niels Roetert expresses enthusiasm regarding the benefits afforded by the solution:
"StormForge Optimize Live provides Pod resource right-sizing and can set optimal TargetUtilisation values for Kubernetes HPA to operate on. It does so continuously and without any human effort (configurable) at large scale. This results in resource and cost savings most of the time, when beneficial, resources are actually added to facilitate a better performing and more reliable application, which is a win-win for the application owner either way."
About Kumina
Kumina supports its customers by a fully managed Kubernetes solution that includes consulting, training and unlimited support hours. The company focuses on enhancing the infrastructure and cloud hosting capabilities of its customers in order to improve the performance, reliability, and security of their IT systems. For more information, please visit: https://kumina.nl/
About StormForge
StormForge brings together world-class data scientists and software engineers to enable breakthrough IT and operations efficiency. StormForge is set apart by its unwavering focus on building AI-powered software products that are designed to help people, not replace them. The StormForge platform uses ML to significantly reduce cloud costs and improve reliability by right-sizing Kubernetes application resources, automatically and continuously. For more information, please visit: https://www.stormforge.io/.
NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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