Inaugural HKIFF – CAA China Genre Initiative Sets First Projects
deadline.comThe inaugural Hong Kong International Film Festival Industry – CAA China Genre Initiative (HCG) has set its first projects which will be showcased during the 28th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market alongside the 22nd Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum running from March 11-13.
As part of the program designed to foster Chinese-language genre projects, CAA China will award $20,000 each to two projects to support their development, with customized guidance from mentors.
CAA China may board the winning projects later by entering into script development agreements. Below are details on the six projects selected: Call of Lobster (comedy/drama), director: Yin Chen-Hao Yung-Fu, a dedicated lobster farmer, has always held onto the belief that he would eventually succeed.
One day, a news story catches his eye: A North Korean official has been executed for failing to farm lobsters for Kim Jong-Un.
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