Talent Spotlight: Ten Filmmakers Leading The Charge For Hong Kong’s New Wave
deadline.comDespite 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.
Unlike Hong Kong’s previous generation of filmmakers, which specialized in crime thrillers and martial arts action movies, these younger directors tend to work with much smaller budgets and focus on realistic characters and social issues relevant to their hometown of Hong Kong.
Few of these filmmakers are aiming for mainland Chinese audiences, due to the high costs, cultural differences and censorship issues that complicate releasing films in that market.
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