Film Project Pitching Workshop - New Waves, New Shores: Busan International Film Festival
From 25 November 2021 to 16 January 2022, the Hong Kong Arts Centre presents New Waves, New Shores: Busan International Film Festival. Following the success of the first edition, which focused on the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, this programme aims to introduce the importance of BIFF as one of the leading film festivals in Asia and how it assists budding filmmakers from Hong Kong and South Korea. The screenings comprise a Hong Kong showcase curated by Maggie Lee, Curator of New Waves, New Shores: Busan International Film Festival; Asia Chief Film Critic, Variety; Curator for Tokyo and Vancouver International Film Festivals, and a Korean showcase co-curated by Lee and Nam Dong-chul, Program Director, Busan International Film Festival. There are four thematic talks designed for those who aspire to pursue a career in film to learn about the industry’s inner-workings. Film distributors, sales, producers, festival curators, funding bodies and filmmakers will share their professional experiences and insights through in-depth conversations. The programme also consists of two workshops: Film Project Pitching Workshop and Screenwriting Workshop with Chung Seo-kyung, and Masterclass on Screen Adaptation: A Conversation Between Chung Seo-kyung and Fruit Chan.
To assist Hong Kong’s new film talents with their pitching skills, this workshop invites film professionals to advise on film proposals. Participants will meet their instructors in person or virtually to discuss their projects and attend “mock presentations”. Questions from participants will be answered by the professionals. This workshop aims at improving the participants’ pitching skills to boost their possibility of drawing investment and funding for their film projects.
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Instructors’ Bios
Patrick Huang (Founder of Flash Forward Entertainment, Film Producer)Previous experience as a film instructor/jury/speaker:
- CineMart - Project Mentor
- TAICCA School run by Taiwan Creative Content Agency - Lecturer
- Shanghai International Film Festival Project Market - Jury
- Taipei Film Festival - Jury
- Taipei Film Commission Story Competition - Jury
- HAF/FOX Script Competition – Jury
- TAICCA School x MPA Script to Screen Film Workshop and Pitching Session - Jury
- Cannes Producers Network - Round Table Guest
- EFM Producers Hub - Guest Speaker
- Busan Asian Film School - Guest Speaker
Selected Filmography
- Moneyboys (2021)
- A First Farewell (2018)
- Suburban Birds (2018)
- An Impossibly Small Object (2018)
- The Road to Mandalay (2016)
- Eternal Summer (2006)
Maggie Lee (Asia Chief Film Critic, Variety; curator for Tokyo and Vancouver International Film Festivals)
Previous experience as a film instructor/jury/speaker:
- HAF – Japan & Southeast Asia Project Consultant
- Japan Foundation film course for ASEAN filmmakers & curators – Lecturer
- Shanghai Film Festival Project Market - Project Workshop Coach
- Hu Tianming Film Fund, China Film Foundation – Intensive Project Pitching Coach & Project Awards Jury, Jury & Mentor for the CFF's Cannes Producers’ Workshop Grant
- SEAFIC (Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab, Thailand) – Jury & Mentor of Selected Projects
- Southern Voices Film Lab（SoVo Lab, The Philippines) – Mentor
- Japan Foundation – Audio-visual Consultant for; planned and lead Japanese delegation on research & networking trips to Southeast Asian countries
- Member of Jury for many festivals and awards, eg. Golden Horse Awards, Taipei Film Awards, Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival (Korea), SkipCity D-cinema Film Festival (Japan)
Teresa Kwong (Programme Director of Hong Kong Arts Centre; Film Producer)
Previous experience as a film instructor/jury/speaker:
- Director of ifva
- Give presentations and curate programs about Hong Kong + Asian independent cinema for oversea festivals/ institutions in the United Kingdom, United States, Singapore, China and Poland, etc.
- Singapore International Film Festival Southeast Asian Film Lab - International mentor
- Master of Arts in Cultural Management, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong - Film, Video and Media Arts Administration Part time lecturer
- Rotterdam International Film Festival - NETPAC Award Jury
- Busan International Film Festival - NETPAC Award Jury
- Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival - Main Competition and NETPAC Award Jury
- Kaohsiung International Film Festival - International Short Film Competition Jury
Participants MUST attend the talk on Industry Toolkit for Emerging Filmmakers and submit film proposals in Chinese to apply. Short and feature film proposals are both acceptable; genres include but not limited to fiction, documentary and animation.
Workshops are free of charge. A deposit of HK$600 is required for reservation. The deposit will be refunded ONLY to applicants who attend the corresponding workshops. The deposit will not be reimbursed if the applicants is absented from any arranged session.
Application deadline: 12/11/2021 (Fri)Enquiry: 25820203
*The organiser will issue an acknowledgement email within three working days upon receipt of a workshop application.
Click here to learn more about Talk: Industry Toolkit for Emerging Filmmakers
*20% off discount for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. Tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis. Concessionary ticket holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission.
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