{"id":562828,"date":"2023-03-12T23:48:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T20:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hong-kong-filmart-opens-its-doors-to-a-post-pandemic-world\/"},"modified":"2023-03-12T23:48:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T20:48:25","slug":"hong-kong-filmart-opens-its-doors-to-a-post-pandemic-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hong-kong-filmart-opens-its-doors-to-a-post-pandemic-world\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hong Kong Filmart Opens Its Doors to a Post-Pandemic World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412bde6618b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412bde6618b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hong-kong-filmart-opens-its-doors-to-a-post-pandemic-world\/#Hong_Kong_Filmart_Opens_Its_Doors_to_a_Post-Pandemic_World\" >Hong Kong Filmart Opens Its Doors to a Post-Pandemic World<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hong_Kong_Filmart_Opens_Its_Doors_to_a_Post-Pandemic_World\"><\/span>Hong Kong Filmart Opens Its Doors to a Post-Pandemic World<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Hong Kong\u2019s Filmart content market has for 27 years positioned itself as both the largest of its kind in Asia and the most influential, what with its hundreds of exhibitors from the far reaches of the region and its seminars which seek to chart the course of the industry\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    But for three years \u2014 like most of the pandemic-hit world \u2014 Filmart lay mostly dormant, in a physical sense at least, forced online due to circumstance and safety almost at the very moment in 2020 that Bong Joon-ho\u2019s phenomenal Oscars success with the dark, dystopian comedy Parasitehad fixed the global industry\u2019s focus on Asian storytelling, and Asian talent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    But this week \u2013 from March 13-16\u2013 Filmart returns to its home at the\u00a0Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre\u00a0and its 27th edition is again <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing in physical form, with guests converging over the past few days, and (almost) all signs of the COVID-19 pandemic finally fading from view in Hong Kong. The event will also have an online presence for a month from March 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    What\u2019s not being lost on the ground here is that \u2014 thanks to the runaway global success of\u00a0<em>Everything Everywhere All at Onc<\/em>e and the acclaim afforded its star Michelle Yeoh \u2014 the event returns now at almost the exact moment that the film world has once again turned its eyes towards Asian stories, and to the region\u2019s creatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    For those arriving in the city \u2013 and organizers are hoping to get close to the 9,000 international buyerswho were here for the last in-person event in 2019 \u2013 the first surprise might be how many locals are still wearing masks (the city\u2019s legal mask mandate was only lifted on March 1 and many locals are still erring on the side of caution). But they\u2019ll be welcomed, regardless, by an industry still celebrating the surprising and record-breaking achievements of the Jack Ng-directed court-room drama\u00a0\u00a0<em>A Guilty Con<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0which in the past month has become the city\u2019s highest-ever box office earner ever as it has sped past the HK$100 million mark ($12.7 million).Hong Kong cinema has emerged from the pandemic in a bullish mood with that lofty title of \u201ctop-earner\u201d having been surpassed three times in the past year (In\u00a0late 2022,\u00a0<em>Table For Six<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Warriors of Future<\/em>, each enjoyed a brief claim to the title of Hong Kong\u2019s top-grossing local production of all time, earning $10 million and $10.5 million, respectively).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u00a0\u201cWe are all delighted by the revival of Hong Kong films in the past year, and certainly a diversified range of productions are expected to be released in the months to come,\u201d\u00a0was how Gloria Chan, section head for the entertainment industry team at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council\u00a0(HKTDC), organizers of Filmart, recently framed the situation to\u00a0<em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    There are expected to be 700\u00a0exhibitors from more than 25 countries and regions on display, with the likes of local heavyweights Edko, Emperor Motions Picture, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Asia and Golden Scene front and center, and the HKTDC making much of the presence of Chinese pavilions showcasing what such mainland Chinese destinations as Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai can offer filmmakers. The EntertainmentPulse seminar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> promises deep dives into such diverse subjects as an Indian and South Korean take on the \u201cAsian Wave\u201d of success, and a look at Chinese reality shows built around romance \u2013 for those who might have missed what\u2019s been happening on the ground in the region over the past three years. To lure the industry back to the city, The HKTDC has offered sweeteners in the shape of discounted accommodation for visitors, and attractive subsidies of up to HK$100,000 (a little under $13,000) for exhibitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Attendees can also get a glimpse at what might be coming next by visiting the Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), positioned as a sidebar to Filmart. The 2023 edition of this Hong Kong International Film Festival Society-run production initiative features 43 projects \u2013\u00a028 in-development projects (IDP) and 15 work-in-progress projects (WIP).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    It\u2019s a place where the international industry can track the course of trends across Asian cinema, as the forum increasingly presents projects that are directed by relative newcomers but have well-established heavyweights signed on as producers. That\u2019s the case again this year with the likes of acclaimed directors Stanley Kwan and\u00a0Tian Zhuangzhuang\u00a0linked to promising projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Expect a \u201cdiverse\u201d range of productions, says the director of HKIFF Industry,\u00a0Jacob Wong, and that\u2019s certainly been the case in terms of Hong Kong cinema over the past few years as a city most commonly known for its ultra-violent cop thrillers has seen a shift in focus to more low-key, distinctly local dramas. And\u00a0<em>A Guilty Conscience<\/em>\u00a0has shown they can do big business, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThere seem to be more mainstream projects this year, and they look interesting,\u201d says Wong. \u201cThe Europeans will say, \u2018Oh, what are all of these commercial firms doing here?\u2019 But that is how the industry is in Hong Kong, and other parts of Asia. Cinema is not subsidized, so HAF is here to help get films made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    There\u2019s been much curiosity already from those flying into Filmart in person for the first time since 2019 about how much the city itself has changed since the mass protests and civil unrest of that year \u2013 which sometimes turned violent and led to the implementation of a\u00a0National Security Law in June 2020\u00a0and the establishment of a\u00a0National Security Department to enforce it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The government line is that \u201cstability and prosperity\u201d has returned. The creative industries are still quietly coming to terms with loosely defined \u201cred lines\u201d in terms of what subjects are allowed, or not, under the new law.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Maverick Hong Kong director Soi Cheang has finished two films over the past two years \u2013 the acclaimed noirish thriller\u00a0<em>Limbo<\/em>\u00a0and the ultra-violent killer thriller\u00a0<em>Mad Fate<\/em>, the latter of which bowed at the Berlin International Film Festival last month and will screen as part of this year\u2019s Hong Kong International Film Festival, which starts March 30.\u00a0He says questions about the new regulatory realities in the local industry have become common.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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