HKETO Jakarta presents “Made in Hong Kong” at Jakarta Film Week (with photos)
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The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta (HKETO Jakarta) and the Asian Film Awards Academy are jointly presenting the “Made in Hong Kong” film series at Jakarta Film Week in Jakarta, Indonesia, to promote the Hong Kong film industry.
Speaking at the “Hong Kong Night” this evening (October 26), the Director-General of HKETO Jakarta, Miss Libera Cheng, said that the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is committed to bolstering its cultural and creative industries, with a view to facilitating Hong Kong’s development as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.
She highlighted the initiatives in promoting the development of the arts and culture and creative industries as announced in “The Chief Executive’s 2024 Policy Address” delivered by the Chief Executive last week, including subsidising around 50 projects under the CreateSmart Initiative per year, rolling out the Hong Kong‑Europe‑Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme, and continuing to implement the 10‑year development blueprint for arts and cultural facilities for their improvement and development.
With support from the Film Development Fund and the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the “Made in Hong Kong” film series features four Hong Kong movies and four Hong Kong short films, including “Time Still Turns the Pages”, “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”, “Love Lies” and “The Remnant”.
Hong Kong film directors including Nick Cheuk of “Time Still Turns the Pages”, winner of the Best New Director Award at the 17th Asian Film Awards, Ho Miu-ki of “Love Lies”, along with several short-film directors, also attended the post-screening sharing session.