Hong Kong Film Development Council (Hkfdc) has announced the first ten projects to receive grants under its Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms.
The ten projects, which will now enter phase two of the scheme, include series to be directed and/or produced by leading Hong Kong filmmakers such as Lawrence Ah Mon, Derek Yee, Peter Ho-sun Chan and Kenneth Bi (see full list of grantees below).
Shortlisted teams will each receive Hk$0.6M to Hk$1.2M as a script development fee for developing a production proposal and full scripts of an entire mini-series.
Winning teams selected to enter phase three will each receive Hk$4.5M to produce the first one or first two episodes of a series. Together with the script development fee, each final winning team will be awarded a total of up to Hk$5.7M.
Hkfdc chairman Wilfred Wong, said: “This new Scheme launched under the Film...
The ten projects, which will now enter phase two of the scheme, include series to be directed and/or produced by leading Hong Kong filmmakers such as Lawrence Ah Mon, Derek Yee, Peter Ho-sun Chan and Kenneth Bi (see full list of grantees below).
Shortlisted teams will each receive Hk$0.6M to Hk$1.2M as a script development fee for developing a production proposal and full scripts of an entire mini-series.
Winning teams selected to enter phase three will each receive Hk$4.5M to produce the first one or first two episodes of a series. Together with the script development fee, each final winning team will be awarded a total of up to Hk$5.7M.
Hkfdc chairman Wilfred Wong, said: “This new Scheme launched under the Film...
- 3/13/2024
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Both premiered at Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Hong Kong’s Golden Scene has launched sales of Ann Hui’s Elegies and Tsang Tsui Shan’s Winter Chants, ahead of their international premieres at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival and Dmz International Documentary Film Festival respectively.
Elegies will play in Busan’s Icons strand, following its world premiere as an opening film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff) in March. It is the latest work by Hui, the iconic Hong Kong New Wave director who received the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at Venice in 2020.
The documentary...
Hong Kong’s Golden Scene has launched sales of Ann Hui’s Elegies and Tsang Tsui Shan’s Winter Chants, ahead of their international premieres at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival and Dmz International Documentary Film Festival respectively.
Elegies will play in Busan’s Icons strand, following its world premiere as an opening film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff) in March. It is the latest work by Hui, the iconic Hong Kong New Wave director who received the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at Venice in 2020.
The documentary...
- 9/11/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Wang Bing, Adam Wong, Pema Tseden and Lav Diaz (pictured) among directors with projects in line-up.Scoll down for full line-up
The 14th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) (March 14-16) has revealed its full line-up of 31 projects, including new works from renowned filmmakers such as Wang Bing, Pema Tseden and Lav Diaz as well as from new talents.
Hong Kong is well-represented with five projects, including The Way We Dance director Adam Wong’s new project Trains In The Night; 2012 Hong Kong Film Awards best new director Jessey Tsang’s erotic feature The Lady Improper; and Dot 2 Dot director Amos Why’s adaptation of award-winning suspense novel Napping Kid.
Other Chinese-language projects from Taiwan and China include Taiwan actress Rene Liu’s directorial debut Lieutenant Yi, which will be produced by her regular collaborator Sylvia Chang; new director Huang Zi’s From Black And White To Shades Of Grey, produced by Monga...
The 14th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) (March 14-16) has revealed its full line-up of 31 projects, including new works from renowned filmmakers such as Wang Bing, Pema Tseden and Lav Diaz as well as from new talents.
Hong Kong is well-represented with five projects, including The Way We Dance director Adam Wong’s new project Trains In The Night; 2012 Hong Kong Film Awards best new director Jessey Tsang’s erotic feature The Lady Improper; and Dot 2 Dot director Amos Why’s adaptation of award-winning suspense novel Napping Kid.
Other Chinese-language projects from Taiwan and China include Taiwan actress Rene Liu’s directorial debut Lieutenant Yi, which will be produced by her regular collaborator Sylvia Chang; new director Huang Zi’s From Black And White To Shades Of Grey, produced by Monga...
- 1/18/2016
- ScreenDaily
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