Applications

The Government introduced the time-limited Film Production Financing Scheme (Relaxation Plan) (“Relaxation Plan”) in July 2020. Since its introduction, the Relaxation Plan has been well received by the industry. FS 2.0 is launched on 15 January 2025 as an optimised version of the Relaxation Plan, to enhance local film productions and promote long-term development of the Hong Kong film industry through measures such as relaxing quotas for applicants and main film financiers, increasing the Government's maximum financing amount, disbursing funding at an earlier stage, increasing the quota for applicants and main financiers etc. This Scheme is not time-limited and is open for application throughout the year.

The objective of the Scheme is to support Hong Kong film companies and the Mainland cultural enterprises to invest in and promote the productions of Hong Kong directors. This will help boost the chance of Hong Kong films for release in the Mainland market and nurture more Hong Kong directors to enter the Mainland film market.

OFRP aims to subsidise projects and activities conducive to the development of Hong Kong film industry.

The Government introduced the FPFS in 2007 to provide Government finance to small and medium-budgeted film productions.

The objective of the Scheme is to subsidise film projects co-produced by filmmakers between Hong Kong and European/Asian countries with a view to enhancing exposures of such collaboration in European/Asian and international markets as well as achieving in-depth exchanges and learning. A maximum of eight films will be subsidised in two phases. Each approved film project will receive a grant up to HK$9 million.

FFFI was first launched in March 2013 to identify new talents through a competition on screenplay and production proposals. FFFI is supported by the Hong Kong Film Development Council and funding is made available from the Film Development Fund for the winning new directors and their film production teams to make their first feature films.

The objective of the Funding Scheme is to subsidise film projects co-produced by filmmakers between Hong Kong and Asian countries with a view to enhancing exposures of such collaboration in Asian and international markets as well as achieving in-depth exchanges and mutual learning. A maximum of eight films will be subsidised in two phases. Each approved film project will receive a grant up to HK$9 million.

The objective of the Funding Scheme is to nurture cross-sectoral production teams in the new age of cinema and to expand new distribution markets for the Hong Kong film industry by producing high-quality streaming content. The scheme will be conducted through a competition to recruit participating teams to develop content of mini-series to be broadcast on streaming platforms.

SIP aims at identifying and nurturing local screenwriting talent to help incubate quality screenplays, thereby enhancing the quality of Hong Kong film productions. The Government has reserved a total funding of more than $8 million for implementation of SIP.