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Film Production Financing Scheme (FPFS)

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Eligibility

The applicant must be a film production company formed and registered under the Companies Ordinance (Cap.622) or the predecessor Ordinance (as defined in section 2 of Cap.622). The applicant, film producer, film director or any combination of them must have produced a total of at least two released films preceding the date of application.

The film project:
  • must be a feature-length narrative or animation film intended for commercial theatrical exhibition in Hong Kong with the length of which must be 80 minutes or above;
  • should be commercially viable and has secured third-party financing to the satisfaction of the Government;
  • all film director(s) must be permanent resident of Hong Kong;
  • must employ at least one permanent resident of Hong Kong in any two of the following categories of the main film crew and cast : (i) the leading actor/leading male voice-over; (ii) the leading actress/leading female voice-over; (iii) the supporting actor/supporting male voice-over; and (iv) the supporting actress/supporting female voice-over;
  • must fulfill the requirements of obtaining a certificate for public exhibition in Hong Kong under the Film Censorship Ordinance (Cap. 392)

Application

No application fee is charged. Applicants should refer to the respective Guides to Application for details on application procedures and eligibility criteria. Application Forms and Guides to Application can be downloaded here:

Film Production Financing Scheme
Production budget not more than HK $60 million
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Film Production Financing Scheme 2.0 (FS 2.0)
Production budget between HK$8 million to HK $25 million

Please click here to see the "Frequently Asked Questions" Relating to the Application Procedures and Eligibility Criteria.

Contractual Arrangements

In respect of applications for financing film production, successful applicants will be required to execute financing contracts with the Government. Samples of the documents and contracts for financing film production are available here. Successful applicants of film financing will also be required to submit documents to prove the ownership of all the intellectual property rights of the film.

For enquiries, please contact:

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Hong Kong Film Development Council Secretariat

Address:

40/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong

Tel. no. :

(852) 2594 5846

Fax no.:

(852) 2824 0595

E-mail:

info@fdc.gov.hk