Locarno Winners Reunite for Jesse Ball Adaptation ‘Silence Once Begun’ (EXCLUSIVE)

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Director Yeo Siew Hua will adapt Jesse Ball’s novel “Silence Once Begun” as his next feature, with Singapore’s Akanga Film Asia securing the rights and announcing the project at the Cannes Film Market.

Producer and Akanga founder Fran Borgia is developing the film as a wide-ranging co-production spanning Singapore, Japan, and partners across Asia and Europe – the same framework Akanga used for Chie Hayakawa’s “Renoir” (Cannes 2025) and Tan Siyou’s “Amoeba” (Toronto 2025). Yeo is currently working on the adaptation, with production scheduled for 2028.

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