Hong kong project market haf lines up cream of asia for 2020 edition. Hong kong project market haf lines up cream of asia for 2020. Haf director jacob wong said plans are on track to hold haf18 during the 24th edition of filmart, which the hong kong trade development council has just postponed to 2729 august, the festival said. As the springboard to success, filmart provides an excellent platform for industry players to tap on the gigantic market of the chinese mainland. Haf is asias leading filmfinancing platform that connects filmmakers to. The 17th hong kong asia film financing forum haf successfully concluded with an awards ceremony at the hong kong convention and exhibition centre. Hong kong intl filmart set for march animation magazine. Hong kong film festival and filmart confirm postponements. Hong kong entertainment newsletter filmart october 2014. Last years filmart had 888 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions, and more than 9,000 visitors from 52 territories. Rescheduling announcement the safety of exhibitors and participants has always been a priority for the hktdc.
On the other hand, our platform also serves as the place for chinese filmmakers, televisioners and animation industry. The decision was a response to the growing fear of. Hong kong filmart, jia zhangke, and star ferry etheriel. Hong kong aims to attract indian entertainment industry to. The haf hong kong asia film financing forum is preparing for a stellar edition, despite recent political difficulties in the territory. Hong kong filmart postponed in coronavirus response. Hong kong the hong kongasia film financing forum haf concluded wednesday, granting hong kongs angel whispers and taiwans private eyes its haf awards. Hong kong director tsang tsui shan cooks up an erotic combination in the lady improper through food and sexuality. The haf hong kong asia film financing forum is preparing for a. Filmart featured the online catchup screening facility for the first time this year. Entertainment expo comprises a series of events, including the hktdc hong kong international film and tv market filmart, hong kong international film festival hkiff, hong kong film awards hkfa, hong kongasia film financing forum haf, ifva festival, and the digital entertainment summit.
The hong kong international film festival will be postponed from its scheduled date in march and early april. The 23rd edition of hong kong international film and tv market filmart, organized by the hktdc, drew to a successful close thursday. Filmart brings in tinseltown hong kong means business. Thank you for the enthusiastic support of filmmakers from all over the world. Organized by the hong kong trade development council hktdc. The society is committed to making world cinema accessible and affordable to the public. Hong kong filmart postponed as virus fears mount variety. We are still going ahead with haf goes to cannes which takes place during cannes film festival in may.
Hong kong aims to attract indian entertainment industry to filmart. The facility enables buyers and visitors to view exhibitors works at any time. Filmart 23rd draws nearly 9,000 international buyers. The 23rd edition of hong kong international film and tv market filmart, organized by the hong kong trade development council hktdc, attracted nearly 9,000 buyers.
The 16th hong kong asia film financing forum haf concluded on wednesday with a prize ceremony after three days of meetings between film. The 22nd edition was held from 1922 march 2018 at the hong kong convention and exhibition centre. More than 8,700 trade buyers from over 50 countries and regions meet at filmart annually to develop partnerships, conduct. The hong kong international film festival society hkiffs is a charitable, nonprofit and nongover. The haf award for hong kong went to angel whispers by firsttime directors carrie ng and shirley yung, to be produced by carrie ng, shirley yung, chan pangchun and by sundream motion pictures. In addition to the traditional oneonone matching operation between producers and those distributors sales agents and financiers looking to invest at a films early stages, haf also offers numerous cash and inkind. Hong kong filmart market profiles festivals and markets. Haf on track to be held during filmart, which in response to the coronavirus, has been postponed to august 2729.
The decision was a response to the growing fear of the novel. Hong kong international film and tv market filmart opens. Hong kong asia film financing forum posts facebook. Hong kong will have its own business centre set up at the international village from 1425 may 2019. Haf brings together top asian filmmakers with their upcoming film projects, for international coproduction ventures. Another key event taking place as part of entertainment expo hong kong the 17th hong kong asia. The powerhouse project market will run for three days, alongside filmart.
Indias the shepherdess and the seven songs bagged an award from white light postproduction award. Hong kong international film festival and haf to be postponed to summer haf on track to be held during filmart, which in response to the coronavirus, has been postponed to august 2729. The hong kong international film festival society hkiffs is a charitable. Located in hong kong, filmart serves as a bridge between the east and the west. It organizes the annual flagship the hong kong international film festival hkiff and the hong kong asia film financing forum haf in march and april. Filmart draws international buyers to hong kong tvasia. In line with the measures taken by the hong kong sar government against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the hktdc will postpone its filmart to 27 29 august, 2020 originally scheduled for 2528 march, 2020. Hong kong international film and tv market filmart opens industry leaders gather at asias biggest entertainment event hong kong, mar 18, 2019 acn newswire organised by the hktdc, the 23rd.
Grace wang of toronto running concurrently with the hong kong internatiomal film festival is filmart, an industry film event that attracts buyers, sellers, producers, filmmakers, promoters, journalists, and all kinds of film people. Filmart, hong kong film and tv market, is held in the hong kong convention and exhibition centre and runs for three busy days. Originally meant to be held for four days from 25 to 28 march 2020, the 24th edition of the largest film and tv trade fair in asia will now only be held for three days from 27 to 29 august 2020. The festivals organizer, the hong kong international film festival society made the announcement on thursday.
Hong kong international film festival and haf to be postponed to. A delay of the festival and the haf project market until august is the most likely scenario. Asias largest film and entertainment market, organised by the hktdc and held at the hkcec, the hong kong international film and tv market hosts exhibits such as distribution, production and acquisition of film, tv programmes, animation, digital entertainment, games, production and postproduction services, shooting locations, film commissions, film festivals, film insurance and film financing. Organised by the hong kong international film festival society and coorganised by the hong kong trade. It said that the hong kong asia film financing forum, better known as haf, and held within the perimeter of the filmart trade show, would also be postponed. The 16th hong kong asia film financing forum haf concluded on wednesday with a prize ceremony after three days of meetings between filmmakers, financiers, producers and sales agents.
A core event of the entertainment expo hong kong, the haf is asias premier project market designed to connect asian filmmakers with upcoming film projects. Submissions to the th edition of the hong kong asia film financing forum haf 2015 have completed on 17 october. Prizes awarded to asian film projects and works in. This is a side of cinema not as visible to the public, but just as important.
Haf director jacob wong said plans are on track to hold haf18 during the 24th hong kong international film and tv market filmart, which the hong kong trade development council has just postponed to 2729 august besides, we are still going ahead with haf goes to cannes which takes place during cannes film festival in may, said wong. The decision was a response to the growing fear of the novel coronavirus which has. Film festival hkiff and the hong kong asia film financing forum haf in. Dir tsang tsui shan projects country of origin hong kongchina. Hong kong international film festival society curator and haf director jacob wong called the 17th hong kong asia film financing forum a resounding success. Haf will operate march 2527, and filmart 2528 march. Last years filmart had 888 exhibitors from 35 countries. Filmart brings in tinseltown the world of showbusiness came to asias world city in march as nearly 9,000 media buyers flocked to the 23rd edition of the hktdc hong kong international film and tv market filmart, which transformed the hong kong convention and exhibition centre into tinseltown. Haf is launching its work in progress laboratory, coinciding with hong kong intl.
A core event of the entertainment expo hong kong, the haf is asias premier project market designed to connect asian filmmakers with upcoming film projects with internationally prominent film financiers, producers, bankers, distributors, buyers, an. The 18th edition of the hong kongasia film financing forum will run alongside filmart from march 2527. Hong kong project market haf lines up cream of asia for. Hong kong film festival is postponed due to virus fears. Organizers said while the longestablished haf project market is focused on projects that are in the development or production, wip lab supports projects that have completed or will soon be wrapping production. Filmart is one of eight events taking place as part of.
Hong kongs ho hong and filipino filmmaker jun robles lana take home cash prizes and arri awards at this years hong kongasia film financing forum. Here the new blockbusters and indie sweethearts of next year are seeded and funded. The hong kongasia film financing forum has announced the 33 projects shortlisted for this years edition of the coproduction and financing market, including 24 fictional features and nine documentaries. Hong kong filmart, asias largest film and tv trade fair, will be postponed from its scheduled date in march to a new slot in august.
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