Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum Announces 21 Projects Selected for Work-in-Progress Section
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, the leading film project market in Asia, has announced the line-up for this year’s “working-in-progress” section. New works from filmmakers such as Chang Tso-chi, Huang Ji, Pierre Sarraf, Tan Chui Mui and Jessey Tsang are among the 21 WIP projects, mostly in post-production stage, selected to compete for the WIP Fiction Award or the WIP Documentary Award with a cash award of $10,000. At this moment, the selected works include 10 documentaries and 11 fiction films, mostly from Asia, with several European productions and co-productions. Read more Screen Daily
3 Reasons To Expand Your Retail Footprint In China Right Now
The Western world is trending towards a retail apocalypse, but the opposite is happening in China. High-end boutiques are being inaugurated at airports during a global pandemic, new concept stores are opening in malls, and duty-free stores and pop-up shops are blooming across the southern Chinese island of Hainan. Younger consumers have shown signs of nostalgia for face-to-face interactions, but brands must seize this moment to leverage this sentiment. To combat the convenience of online shopping, brands need to upgrade their showrooms by transforming them into spaces that foster unique experiences. Read more Jing Daily
