Hong Kong Market Expands With Animation, Indonesian Showcases
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has rounded out its 2025 HKIFF Industry Project Market with eight new titles, bringing the total to 48 projects, the highest in recent years.
The expansion includes six animation features and two Indonesian projects, bolstering the market’s presence in Asian film development.
Set to run March 17-19 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre alongside FilMart, the market has seen a 60% jump in animation submissions compared to last year.
The animation slate features both industry veterans and emerging talents, including Hong Kong director Toe Yuen (“My Life as McDull,” 2003 Annecy best film winner) whose “A Mighty Adventure” (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia) was shot live in Taiwan with 90% of computer animation completed in Malaysia.
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