The HKIFF Industry provides filmmakers with comprehensive services and global exposure. It includes support for project development through initiatives like the Film Lab, assistance in production and post-production via HAF (Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum), showcasing works-in-progress at international platforms such as HAF Goes to Cannes, and planning the career trajectory of completed films through the HKIFF Collection. Additionally, HKIFF Industry engages in co-production ventures with third parties.
Goes to Cannes
Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF)
Projects
Goes to Cannes
Admission
Category: HAF Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Quentin Hsu Kun-Hua
Produced by: Hsu Hsiao-Ming, Ruby Chen, Lin Chi-An | Coolie Films
Original title: Admission
Genre: Drama
Language: Putonghua, English, French
Runtime: 90'
Completed in: 2024
When the truth about a couple instructing their son to cheat in his school admission interview is exposed, their partners in crime join them to uncover the traitor among them.
Goes to Cannes
Heirloom
Category: HAF Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Upamanyu Bhattacharyya
Produced by: Arya A Menon, Shubham Karna | Odd & Even Pictures, Otter Studios
Country of production: India
Original title: Heirloom
Genre: Animation
Language: Hindi, Gujarati
Runtime: 90'
Kirti and Sonal run a handloom business in Ahmedabad. They must choose between moving with the times or nostalgia when they encounter a tapestry that illustrates their entire family history.
Goes to Cannes
Intimate Encounter
Category: HAF Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Chang Tso-Chi
Produced by: Kao Wen-Horng | Chang Tso Chi Film Studio Co., Ltd.
Country of production: Taiwan
Original title: 優雅的相遇
Genre: Drama
Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese
Runtime: 120'
Completed in: 2024
Two years post heart transplant, Ah Xun remains unable to shake off the gloom cast over his renewed life. First, there is a house fire; then, an unprecedented pandemic breaks out. Retreating to his grandfather’s home, Ah Xun finds himself persistently haunted by a string of unfortunate events.
Goes to Cannes
Montages of a Modern Motherhood
Category: HAF Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Oliver Chan Siu-kuen
Produced by: Oliver Chan Siu-kuen, Lung Kwok-yiu | No Ceiling Film Production Limited
Country of production: Hong Kong
Original title: 虎毒不
Genre: Drama
Language: Cantonese
Runtime: 120'
Completed in: 2024
Suk-jing, an ordinary woman in her 30s, embarks on the journey of becoming a “good mother”, only to find herself struggling from being devoured by her new identity.
Goes to Cannes
Nighttime Sounds
Category: HAF Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Zhang Zhongchen
Produced by: Midi Z, Chen Kunyang, Xie Haochi | Beijing San Yue Culture Media Co., Ltd
Country of production: Mainland China
Original title: 夜間聲響
Genre: Drama
Language: Putonghua
Runtime: 110'
Completed in: 2024
In a village on the Central Plains, Mao and her mother live a peaceful life. A mysterious Ghost Child arrives in search of their own mother, unleashing a transcendent force that spreads throughout the village.Together, Mao and the Ghost Child embark on a surreal journey to find the latter’s mother.