The “Film Project—Grand Award” and “Film Project—Award of Merit” were awarded.
Co-organized by the Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Hong Kong Film Development Council and the Guangdong Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, the “2016 Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Film Production Investment and Trade Fair” (hereinafter referred to as “the Investment Fair”) has been concluded successfully on 17 August. This edition of the Investment Fair counted with the participation of producers of 25 film projects and over 50 investors. The Investment Fair provides a platform for exchange and pairing services between film producers and investors from the three regions, in order to facilitate the development of film industries in the three regions. The “Investment Fair” was held on 16 and 17 August at the Regency Hotel Macau. Producers of 25 film projects presented their projects to investors in introduction session and promoted meetings between the two sides, so as to explore pairing services, investment and development opportunities for the film projects. During the Investment Fair, the Guangdong Han Yuan Education Investment & Management Ltd. has successfully paired with one film project from Macao, Singing Girl, three film projects from Guangdong, namely The Fist and Snows, The Same Face and Some Stories about Love. The “letter of intent of cooperation and investment” signing ceremony was held on 17 August. In addition, in order to recognize projects with potential, awards for the film projects have been specially designed for the occasion, which were voted individually by each investor after the interview. The films The Same Face and The Fist and Snows from Guangdong got the same number of votes, so they received the “Film Project—Grand Award” from the hands of the Vice-President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao S.A.R. Government, Chan Peng Fai and the Assistant Head of Create Hong Kong, Wellington Fung respectively; the film Some Stories about Love from Guangdong received the “Film Project—Award of Merit” from the hands of the Chief of the Film Management Office of the Guangdong Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, Chen Song. The “Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Film Production Investment and Trade Fair” has been held since 2014 in Macao, aimed at offering a quality platform for convenient exchange and pairing services between film producers and investors from the three regions, creating a film investment and cooperation channel among the regions, focusing on supporting small and medium budget film production and on training professionals, as well as promoting the development of the film industry in the three regions.
