The assessment of the Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme (HKEA Scheme) under the Film Development Fund has been completed. Two selected film projects will each receive a maximum of $9 million for their productions. Details of the winning projects are at the Annex.
Dr Wilfred Wong, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council, said, "After the launch of the first phase of the Hong Kong-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme, the response was enthusiastic. In the second phase, we further expanded the coverage of the scheme to Europe, hoping to broaden the perspectives of the film creative teams and bring more inspiration to Hong Kong teams by leveraging Europe's rich cultural and film history in order to bring Hong Kong films to the world. In this phase, we selected two projects from more than 20 applications. These projects fully demonstrate the cultural exchange between the two regions and the remarkable creativity of the creative teams. I look forward to seeing the finished films shine both in Hong Kong and overseas in the near future."
Announced in "The Chief Executive's 2023 Policy Address", the HKEA Scheme aims to subsidise film projects coproduced by filmmakers from European and Asian countries to produce films featuring Hong Kong, European and Asian cultures, enabling Hong Kong films to go global, as well as achieving in-depth cultural exchange and mutual learning.