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Naman Ramachandran As Hong Kong FilMart 2025 kicks off, Asia’s premier entertainment marketplace is setting new benchmarks for regional and global industry collaboration, with expanded international participation and initiatives designed to address the evolving landscape of content creation and distribution. This year’s event will bring together over 750 exhibitors from more than 30 countries and regions, with 32 group pavilions led by governments of 23 countries and regions, according to Candas Yeung, associate director of service promotion department at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

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Hong Kong Veteran Stanley Kwan Backs Rotterdam Winner Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s ‘A Stranger at My Door’

Naman Ramachandran Hong Kong veteran filmmaker Stanley Kwan Kam-pang has thrown his weight behind “A Stranger at My Door,” the sophomore fiction feature from director Zheng Lu Xinyuan. The film is selected for the Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the project market that operates concurrently with Hong Kong FilMart.

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Autumn Sun Picks Up ‘Moonlight Madness’ Starring Don Lee and Kris Phillips

Hong Kong-based sales outfit Autumn Sun has picked up international sales on Moonlight Madness starring Korean actor Don Lee (The Roundup) in his first ever comedy role and first performance in a Chinese production.

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Simone Ashley On Shooting ‘F1’ Alongside Real Grand Prix Races: “One Of The Craziest Things I Think I’ve Ever Been Part Of”

Quite literally off to the races, Simone Ashley previewed her “amazing” and “adrenaline”-filled experience shooting F1, the high-octane racing drama from Top Gun: Maverick helmer Joseph Kosinski.

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Talent Spotlight: Ten Filmmakers Leading The Charge For Hong Kong’s New Wave

Despite the challenges currently faced by the Hong Kong film industry, a wave of new filmmakers has emerged in recent years. Backed by government funding and the mentoring of experienced local producers and directors, these talents have seen encouraging box office results at home as well as festival play and some commercial success overseas.

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Distribution Workshop Picks Up Financial Scam Drama ‘IOU’ Starring Aaron Kwok

Distribution Workshop has picked up international rights to Chinese director Steven Zhang Zhonghua’s IOU, a comedy drama set against the background of recent illegal fundraising scams, starring Aaron Kwok.

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‘Outerlands’ Review: A Slow-Burn Nonbinary Drama Set in a Changing San Francisco

Siddhant Adlakha Elena Oxman’s “Outerlands” is a film of great cinematic sleight of hand. The withdrawn San Francisco drama, about lonely nonbinary nanny and restaurant server Cass (Asia Kate Dillon), is simple in its presentation, but disguises numerous layers to its story. These eventually unravel, and build to an emotional wallop.

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Studio 100 Rides Animation Wave as Hong Kong Market Takes Aim at Booming Toons

Clifford Coonan The gobsmacking success of Chinese animated feature “Ne Zha 2,” which recently topped $2 billion in China to become the first ever to break that record in a single market, has got toon-makers in Asia, well, animated… “Ne Zha 2” is now well on track to become one of the six best-performing movies of all time. These are heady days for toons in Asia. The HKIFF Industry Project Market has seen a staggering 60% jump in animation submissions versus last year — of the 48 projects in the project market, six are toon features.

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Visit Films Unveils Multiple Deals at Hong Kong FilMart (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran New York-based Visit Films has revealed multiple international deals for its diverse slate of independent films at Hong Kong FilMart, ranging from sci-fi thrillers to music documentaries. Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s Sundance and Rome drama “Ghostlight” has secured deals with Nikkatsu (Japan), New Cinema (Israel), Cinobo (Greece, Cyprus), Eye Film (Benelux), Fabula Films (Turkey) and Sister Distribution (Switzerland). IFC previously acquired U.S.

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Hong Kong’s FilMart Gets Animated as More Toons Join Project Market Lineup

Jamie Lang Asian animation continues to evolve and grow its profile on the global stage in both artistic and commercial terms. That is perhaps most evident at this year’s Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum, where a half-dozen promising projects will be pitched to potential buyers, sellers and co-producers. A seventh animated project will also feature in this year’s Indonesian spotlight.