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“Hong Kong Film New Action - Beyond Box Office” Symposium

“Hong Kong Film New Action - Beyond Box Office” Symposium

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“Hong Kong Film New Action - Beyond Box Office” Symposium
(22 - 23 March 2011)

Renowned experts from the film industry and various media platforms attended the symposium to discuss business opportunities brought about by the market trend of the Asian film industry and to share their experiences. Participants included practitioners of local, the Mainland and overseas film industries and other media sectors with more than 600 attendances. The symposium included six seminars, covering the following themes:

(1) Breaking Windows - Shaking Up Film’s Traditional Releasing Hierarchy
(2) Opportunity Knocks - Film’s New Markets and Products
(3) Hong Kong - A Hub in the Middle of a Dynamic Region
(4) Mobile TV and IPTV - Takeoff at Last?
(5) China - The World’s Largest Developing Market
(6) Chinese Films: Performance, Competition and Marketability

Please refer to the programme for details of the “Hong Kong Film New Action - Beyond Box Office” Symposium.

Mrs. Agnes Mak, Executive Director of Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), delivers a speech at the Opening Ceremony
Officiating at the Opening Ceremony for the ‘Hong Kong Film New Action - Beyond Box Office’ Symposium are (left to right): Mr. Wellington Fung, Assistant Head of CreateHK; Mr. Patrick Frater, CEO of Film Business Asia; Mr. Roger Garcia, Executive Director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society; Mrs. Agnes Mak, Executive Director of HKPC; Mr. Jack So, Chairman of FDC; Mr. Wilfred Wong, Member of FDC & Chairman of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, and Mr. Raymond Yip, Assistant Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Reception at the Symposium
Panel Discussion (1) : ‘Breaking Windows – Shaking Up Film's Traditional Releasing Hierarchy' Panelists (left to right): Mr. Patrick Frater, CEO of Film Business Asia (Moderator); Mr. Tim Kwok, CEO of Convergence Entertainment; Mr. Irving Chee, General Manager of Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd.; Mr. Jo Yan, Senior Vice President of Studio Distribution, Greater China, the Walt Disney Company (Shanghai) Limited, and Mr. Wu Mao Wei, Vice President of Xunlei Networking Technologies
Panel Discussion (2) : ‘Opportunity Knocks – Film’s New Markets and Products’ lists (left to right): Mr. Ross Pollack, CEO of Celestial Pictures (Moderator); Mr. Joe Zuo, Vice President of Shanda Games & Partner of ‘18 Fund’; Mr. Wally Wang, Director of 37 Entertainment; Mr. Sze Yan Ngai, CEO of Gameone Group Limited & Chairman of the Hong Kong Game Industry Association, and Mr. Samuel Choy, General Manger of Bliss Concepts
Panel Discussion (3) : ‘Hong Kong - A Hub in the Middle of a Dynamic Region’
Panel Discussion (4) : ‘Mobile TV and IPTV – Takeoff at Last?’
Panel Discussion (5) : ‘China – The World’s Largest Developing Market’
Panel Discussion (6) : ‘Chinese Films: Performance, Competition and Marketability’
3D film clips are screened at the Symposium
An overseas guest poses a question at the Symposium
Over 100 local, Mainland and overseas guests participate in the Symposium
Participants exchange views with one of the guest speakers after the panel discussion
Shenzhen TV interviews guest speaker Mr. Zhang Zhao after the panel discussion
Ms. Maria Soo (right), a Hong Kong new generation director, meets overseas guests during a tea break
Mr. Jack So, Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC), delivers a welcoming speech at the Opening Ceremony
Mr. Wellington Fung, Assistant Head of Create Hong Kong (CreateHK), delivers a speech at the Opening Ceremony