Hong Kong’s film industry to get extra government cash to promote sector and city overseas
- Finance chief Paul Chan says money will be used to help city industry break into international markets and promote its culture to the world
Paul Chan Mo-po wrote in his weekly blog on Sunday that films were an important part of the city’s cultural life, and the industry could be used to highlight Hong Kong’s unique characteristics to a global audience.
Chan singled out the box office hit Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, which won a 10-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival last month.
“[This] shows that the cultural messages contained in the film can arouse recognition and resonance across time, space, and regions,” the financial secretary wrote.
He added the government had helped to support the industry through the Film Development Fund.
Chan said the fund had contributed to the funding of 100 films over the last two decades and helped more than 100 emerging directors and producers to realise their screen dreams.
