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Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC)

The main role of the FDC is to advise the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism on the policy, strategy and institutional arrangement for the promotion and development of the film industry, as well as the use of public funds to support the industry. You are cordially invited to find out more about the FDC by visiting our website.

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    FDC
    28 Mar 2025
    Appointments to new-term Hong Kong Film Development Council announced
  • Cover image of "Film Development Fund launches Film Production Grant Scheme for Promoting Chinese Culture"
    Film Financing
    28 Feb 2025
    Film Development Fund launches Film Production Grant Scheme for Promoting Chinese Culture
  • Cover image of "Film Development Fund launches Film Production Financing Scheme 2.0"
    Film Financing
    14 Jan 2025
    Film Development Fund launches Film Production Financing Scheme 2.0
  • Cover image of "Winners of eighth First Feature Film Initiative announced"
    Result
    13 Nov 2024
    Winners of eighth First Feature Film Initiative announced
  • Cover image of "Film Financing Scheme for Mainland Market opens for application (with photo)"
    Film Financing
    06 May 2024
    Film Financing Scheme for Mainland Market opens for application (with photo)
  • Cover image of "Result of Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms (Phase One) announced"
    Result
    12 Mar 2024
    Result of Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms (Phase One) announced
  • Cover image of "Latest development of the winning screenplays of Scriptwriting Incubation Programme under Film Development Fund"
    FDF
    11 Sep 2023
    Latest development of the winning screenplays of Scriptwriting Incubation Programme under Film Development Fund
  • Cover image of "Sponsorship for local films nominated to participate in film festivals overseas and Hong Kong films (Cantonese version) distributed in Mainland to end in August this year"
    FDF
    04 Aug 2023
    Sponsorship for local films nominated to participate in film festivals overseas and Hong Kong films (Cantonese version) distributed in Mainland to end in August this year
  • Cover image of "FDC Chairman congratulates First Feature Film Initiative-funded and Film Production Financing Scheme-funded projects on winning Hong Kong Film Awards"
    Awards
    17 Apr 2023
    FDC Chairman congratulates First Feature Film Initiative-funded and Film Production Financing Scheme-funded projects on winning Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Cover image of "Appointments to new-term Hong Kong Film Development Council announced"
    FDC
    31 Mar 2023
    Appointments to new-term Hong Kong Film Development Council announced
  • Cover image of "Hong Kong Film Show in Guangdong 2023 commenced in Guangzhou"
    Events
    30 Mar 2023
    Hong Kong Film Show in Guangdong 2023 commenced in Guangzhou
  • Cover image of "Result of Scriptwriting Incubation Programme (Phase Three) under Film Development Fund announced"
    Result
    30 Nov 2022
    Result of Scriptwriting Incubation Programme (Phase Three) under Film Development Fund announced
  • Cover image of "Government launches measures to inject new power into Hong Kong cinema"
    FDF
    04 Nov 2022
    Government launches measures to inject new power into Hong Kong cinema
  • Cover image of "FDF-Funded programme "How to be a producer" seminar video recording"
    Events
    16 Jan 2022
    FDF-Funded programme "How to be a producer" seminar video recording

Latest News

  • Press Releases & Annoucements
    27 Nov 2024
    FDC Chairman welcomes Blueprint for Arts and Culture and Creative Industries Development that promotes development of Hong Kong's arts, culture and creative industries
  • Press Releases & Annoucements
    16 Oct 2024
    FDC Chairman welcomes "The Chief Executive's 2024 Policy Address" that actively promotes development of arts, culture and creative sectors
  • Film Financing
    28 Jun 2024
    Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme opens for application
  • FDF
    22 Apr 2024
    Hong Kong Film Development Council and Create Hong Kong Launch Film Financing Scheme for Mainland Market at 14th Beijing International Film Festival (with photos)
  • Awards
    15 Apr 2024
    FDC Chairman congratulates films funded by Film Development Fund on winning Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Events
    Press Releases & Annoucements
    11 Mar 2024
    SCST attends press conference for Hong Kong Cultural and Art Industry Revitalisation Program by Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group (with photos)

Funding

NEW
Film Production Grant Scheme for Promoting Chinese Culture

The Scheme encourages Hong Kong film directors to incorporate Chinese cultural elements into film productions, showcasing the fine traditional Chinese culture elements to the audiences. The awarded projects will receive a grant of up to HK$10 million for the film productions.

NEW
Film Production Grant Scheme for Promoting Chinese Culture
NEW
Film Production Financing Scheme 2.0 (FS 2.0)

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.

NEW
Film Production Financing Scheme 2.0 (FS 2.0)
Film Financing Scheme for Mainland Market

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.

Film Financing Scheme for Mainland Market
Other Film-related Projects (OFRP)

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

Other Film-related Projects (OFRP)
Film Production Financing Scheme (FPFS)

The Government introduced the FPFS in 2007 to provide Government finance to small- and medium-budgeted film productions. This Scheme is not time-limited and is open for application throughout the year.

Film Production Financing Scheme (FPFS)
Second Phase of Co-production Funding Scheme
Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme

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.

Second Phase of Co-production Funding Scheme
Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme
First Feature Film Initiative (FFFI)

FFFI was first launched in March 2013 to identify new talents through a competition on screenplay and production proposals.

First Feature Film Initiative (FFFI)
First Phase of Co-production Funding Scheme
Hong Kong-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme

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.

First Phase of Co-production Funding Scheme
Hong Kong-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme
Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms

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.

Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms
Scriptwriting Incubation Programme (SIP)

SIP aims at identifying and nurturing local screenwriting talent to help incubate quality screenplays, thereby enhancing the quality of Hong Kong film productions.

Scriptwriting Incubation Programme (SIP)

Film Services

Location Shooting
The Film Promotion and Facilitation Section (FPF) promotes the development of the Hong Kong film industry. FPF renders assistance and supports for film productions in Hong Kong, and promotes Hong Kong films in Mainland and overseas.
Special Effects Licensing
The Special Effects Licensing Section is responsible for administering the Entertainment Special Effects Ordinance (Cap. 560), which was enacted in 2000 to meet the needs of the film and entertainment industry in the production of special effects, while ensuring public safety and security.