CAA China Launches Genre Film Initiative in Hong Kong
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief CAA China has teamed up with the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society to unveil a joint initiative that will foster Chinese-language genre film projects.
The HGC initiative will operate an open call for projects from Monday until the end of October. Five successful projects will be selected and presented at next year’s FilMart rights market and HAF project matching event.
As part of the program, “CAA China will fund $20,000 cash awards to each of two handpicked projects to support their development, with customized guidance from mentors.” CAA China may also choose to board the winning projects later by entering into script development agreements. “We are witnessing the rise of a new generation of Chinese filmmakers who are the backbone of Chinese cinema,” said Mary Gu, CEO of CAA China. “By collaborating with HKIFF Society, our aim is to discover and support young filmmakers with industry awareness and mainstream expression.
We want to facilitate their integration into the professional landscape while upholding due regard for the audience and the prevailing market trends.” CAA China was set up in 2017 and is jointly owned by China’s CMC Capital Partners and Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency.
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