Hong Kong Streamlines HAF and Industry Support Programs Ready for In-Person Events Next Year

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The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society is to streamline the industry support measures that it operates under the leadership of Jacob Wong, in time for what it hopes will be in-person eve…

Wong will oversee HKIFF Industry, a new umbrella that coordinate HKIFFS’ industry initiatives, including: Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum , In-Development and Work-in-Progress programs, HAF Goes to Cannes, HAF Film Lab, HKIFF Collection, and the facilitation of third-party co-productions.

Wong was previously a selector at the festival and is currently director of the flagship HAF project market, which has been forced intoHAF organizers are planning for a real-world event that runs March 14-16, 2022, alongside the FilMart rights market. But “due to budget constraints and the need for better resource management, HAF20 will only cover feature-length fictional in-development and work-in-progress projects,” Wong said.

 

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