US$38K Grant for Short Film Projects
Hk Producer John Chong as Chief Mentor
Plus: Premiere of AFA18 Youth Ambassadors’ Visual Story A Reflection on Mesmerising Encounters in Cinema
Organised by the Asian Film Awards Academy, with patronages of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Sar Government and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Sar Government, and the support of the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (Ccidahk), the Film Development Fund (Fdf) of the Hong Kong Sar Government, and Sands China Limited, and Shaw Studios as sponsors, the International Film Camp (IFC) 2025 officially launched today with a press conference announcing event details and the opening of submission. The event was attended by renowned film figures, including producer John Chong; directors Stanley Kwan, Nick Cheuk, and Tracy Choi; and actors Natalie Hsu, Lam Yiu Sing, Rachel Leung, and Lo Chun Yip. A short film with...
Hk Producer John Chong as Chief Mentor
Plus: Premiere of AFA18 Youth Ambassadors’ Visual Story A Reflection on Mesmerising Encounters in Cinema
Organised by the Asian Film Awards Academy, with patronages of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Sar Government and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Sar Government, and the support of the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (Ccidahk), the Film Development Fund (Fdf) of the Hong Kong Sar Government, and Sands China Limited, and Shaw Studios as sponsors, the International Film Camp (IFC) 2025 officially launched today with a press conference announcing event details and the opening of submission. The event was attended by renowned film figures, including producer John Chong; directors Stanley Kwan, Nick Cheuk, and Tracy Choi; and actors Natalie Hsu, Lam Yiu Sing, Rachel Leung, and Lo Chun Yip. A short film with...
- 7/8/2025
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme being launched this week in Berlin is intended as a major component of an exercise in rehabilitating and internationalizing the Hong Kong film industry.
In unprecedented fashion, the territory’s Film Development Council is getting ready to start giving cash grants to movie projects that don’t necessarily have to shoot in the city or even use one of its three official languages.
Whereas in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, Hong Kong produced over 300 movies a year, for local, regional and international consumption, creating stars including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, the 21st century has witnessed a downsizing and recalibration of the Hong Kong production system.
For much of the past two decades the city operated as a highly-skilled but smaller system that sat alongside and fed into the mainland Chinese industry during a period when the Chinese economy...
In unprecedented fashion, the territory’s Film Development Council is getting ready to start giving cash grants to movie projects that don’t necessarily have to shoot in the city or even use one of its three official languages.
Whereas in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, Hong Kong produced over 300 movies a year, for local, regional and international consumption, creating stars including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, the 21st century has witnessed a downsizing and recalibration of the Hong Kong production system.
For much of the past two decades the city operated as a highly-skilled but smaller system that sat alongside and fed into the mainland Chinese industry during a period when the Chinese economy...
- 2/17/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Hong Kong is launching a lucrative fund to foster collaborations with European filmmakers and is set to grant chosen projects more than $1m each.
The Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme is an extension of the existing Hong Kong-Asian programme, which launched at the beginning of 2023.
The government-funded scheme is handled by the Hong Kong Film Development Council (Fdc) and promoted by CreateHK, which will introduce the new fund at the European Film Market (EFM) this week.
The initiative will be open to filmmakers from Hong Kong, European and Asian countries, and each eligible film project will receive a grant...
The Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme is an extension of the existing Hong Kong-Asian programme, which launched at the beginning of 2023.
The government-funded scheme is handled by the Hong Kong Film Development Council (Fdc) and promoted by CreateHK, which will introduce the new fund at the European Film Market (EFM) this week.
The initiative will be open to filmmakers from Hong Kong, European and Asian countries, and each eligible film project will receive a grant...
- 2/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) announced today that renowned local filmmaker Mabel Cheung had joined its board as vice-chairperson.
Ms Cheung succeeds fellow filmmaker Johnnie To who has stepped down after holding the position since 2014.
Internationally acclaimed for films such as An Autumn’s Tale (1987), Eight Taels of Gold (1989), The Soong Sisters (1997), and City of Glass (1998), the multi-talented Cheung is one of Hong Kong’s most distinguished directors, writers and producers. In a career that spans more than three decades, she has won numerous accolades, including the Hong Kong Film Awards, the Golden Horse Awards, Chicago International Film Festival and, most notably, the 60th Berlin International Film Festival’s Crystal Bear for Echoes of the Rainbow (2010).
Cheung is the incumbent President of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and a guest lecturer of the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film. She has also served as...
Ms Cheung succeeds fellow filmmaker Johnnie To who has stepped down after holding the position since 2014.
Internationally acclaimed for films such as An Autumn’s Tale (1987), Eight Taels of Gold (1989), The Soong Sisters (1997), and City of Glass (1998), the multi-talented Cheung is one of Hong Kong’s most distinguished directors, writers and producers. In a career that spans more than three decades, she has won numerous accolades, including the Hong Kong Film Awards, the Golden Horse Awards, Chicago International Film Festival and, most notably, the 60th Berlin International Film Festival’s Crystal Bear for Echoes of the Rainbow (2010).
Cheung is the incumbent President of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and a guest lecturer of the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film. She has also served as...
- 1/3/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Distinguished film writer and director, Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting has joined the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society as its vice chairperson. She takes over from Johnnie To, who had held the post for the five years since 2014.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for me to become further engaged in the promotion of film culture and, specifically, the appreciation of Asian and Chinese language cinema,” said Cheung in a prepared statement.
Cheung has directed films including An Autumn’s Tale (1987), Eight Taels of Gold (1989), The Soong Sisters (1997), and City of Glass (1998). She also produced the 2010 smash hit portrait of Hong Kong, “Echoes of the Rainbow,” which was directed by her husband Alex Law.
She is currently also president of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and a guest lecturer of the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film. Previously, Cheung also served as a member of the Hong Kong Film Development Council.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for me to become further engaged in the promotion of film culture and, specifically, the appreciation of Asian and Chinese language cinema,” said Cheung in a prepared statement.
Cheung has directed films including An Autumn’s Tale (1987), Eight Taels of Gold (1989), The Soong Sisters (1997), and City of Glass (1998). She also produced the 2010 smash hit portrait of Hong Kong, “Echoes of the Rainbow,” which was directed by her husband Alex Law.
She is currently also president of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and a guest lecturer of the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film. Previously, Cheung also served as a member of the Hong Kong Film Development Council.
- 1/2/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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