Liu Xing’s Hong Kong-China co-production Say My Identify and Gong Yiwen’s mainland China manufacturing Her First Style have been each offered with WIP Awards within the works-in-progress part of this yr’s HKIFF Trade tasks market.
Say My Identify additionally received the White Mild Publish-Manufacturing Award and was one in every of 5 winners within the HAF Goes to Cannes program.
In HKIFF Trade’s In Improvement part, the 2 IDP Awards went to Waves Beneath The Sea, a co-production between Hong Kong, China and Macau, directed by Chan Sileong and Drive South Pray West, co-directed by Thailand’s Panu Aree and Kong Rithdee.
Each the IDP and WIP sections give out two awards – one to a Hong Kong venture, together with co-productions with Hong Kong, and the opposite to a venture from outdoors Hong Kong. All 4 awards include a money prize of $12,800 (HK$100,000).
The IDP Awards and WIP Awards are offered by Hong Kong’s Cultural and Artistic Industries Improvement Company (CCIDA), Hong Kong Movie Improvement Fund and HKIFF Trade.
Amongst different awards, the AimMedia Potential Award, went to Chinese language filmmaker Li Jiajia’s Min, whereas the Maxtimes Footage Award went to Harmless Flesh from China’s Lin Yihan. Each awards additionally include money prizes value $12,800 (HK$100,000).
The HAF X CNC Award, a money prize of Euros10,000, went to Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s Hong Kong-China co-production A Stranger At My Door, whereas Pivot, from Turkey’s Melisa Önel, obtained a Particular Point out.
In HKIFF Trade’s first ever animation part, the Sky Animation Award, value $12,800, went to A Mighty Journey, a Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia co-production, directed by Hong Kong’s Toe Yuen.
This yr’s HKIFF Trade Venture Market, which runs concurrently with Hong Kong Filmart, handed out money and in-kind prizes value over $250,000 (see full checklist of award winners beneath). The occasion is organised by Hong Kong Worldwide Movie Competition Society (HKIFFS).
In anticipation of the fiftieth anniversary of the pageant, HKIFFS and Metamedia are launching the Asian Quick Movie Fund, a joint effort to offer assist to Asian filmmakers. Submissions will open in Might.
HKIFF INDUSTRY 2025 FULL LIST OF AWARDS:
IDP Award:
Waves Beneath the Sea , dir: Chan SiIeong (Macau, Hong Kong, China)
Drive South Pray West, dir: Panu Aree, Kong Rithdee (Thailand)
WIP Award:
Her First Style, dir: Gong Yiwen (China)
Say My Identify, dir: Liu Xing (China, Hong Kong)
AimMedia Potential Award: Min, dir: Li Jiajia (China)
Maxtimes Footage Award: Harmless Flesh, dir: Lin Yihan (China)
HAF X CNC Award: A Stranger At My Door, dir: Zheng Lu Xinyuan (Hong Kong, China)
Particular Point out: Pivot, dir: Melisa Önel (Turkey)
Sky Animation Award: A Mighty Journey, dir: Toe Yuen (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia)
Taipei Movie Fee Award ($6,400): Indigo Boy, dir: Invoice Chia (Taiwan)
Purple Sea Fund Award ($5,000 for IDP/$10,000 for WIP):
IDP Venture: Besik. Homecoming, dir: Iskandar Usmonov (Tajikistan, Kazakhstan)
WIP Venture: Identify And Hair, dir: Li Jing (China)
La Fonte Award: Useless Tide, Kethsvin Chee (Taiwan)
White Mild Publish-Manufacturing Award:
IDP Venture: Yellow, dir: Yamaura Miyoh (Japan)
WIP Venture: Say My Identify, dir: Liu Xing (China, Hong Kong)
Aputure Award: A Stranger At My Door, dir: Zheng Lu Xinyuan (Hong Kong, China)
HCG Award (offered by CAA China):
Seoulers, dir: Hee Younger Pyun, Jiajun Oscar Zhang (Korea, US)
Community of Asian Improbable Movies (NAFF) Award: 2181 Overture , dir: Wang Kunlin (China, Canada)
Udine Focus Asia Award: Seoulers, dir: Hee Younger Pyun, Jiajun Oscar Zhang (Korea, US)
HAF Goes to Cannes
Gong Yiwen, Her First Style (China)
Reza Rahadian, Pangku (Indonesia)
Liu Xing, Say My Identify (China, Hong Kong)
Tribeny Rai, Form Of Momo (India)
Sakamoto Yukari, White Flowers And Fruits(Japan)
Pica Pica Media Publish-Manufacturing Award: A Lady Builds, disr: Huang Ji, Otsuka Ryuji (Japan, Taiwan, Singapore)
