Co-organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, 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") is held on 16 and 17 August at the Regency Hotel Macau. The Investment Fair assembles film producers and investors from the three regions in order to facilitate investment opportunities, pairing services and the development of film projects.
The opening ceremony of the Investment Fair was held on 16 August (Tuesday) at 10am, and was officiated by the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Ung Vai Meng; the Vice-Director of the Guangdong Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, Liu Xiaoyi; the Assistant Head of Create Hong Kong, Wellington Fung; the Assistant of the Director of the Department of Culture and Education of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao S.A.R., Shao Bin; the Vice-president of the Committee of Cultural Industries of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Hsu Hsiu-Chu; the member of the Administrative Council of the Cultural Industries Fund of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Chu Miu Lai; the Chief of Film Management Office of the Guangdong Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, Chen Song; and the Secretary-General of the Guangdong Motion Picture Industry Association, Zheng Dawei.
This edition of the Investment Fair includes 25 film projects and counts with the participation of over 50 investors from the three regions. The film producers will meet the investors during the Investment Fair and present their projects individually so as to explore pairing services, investment and development opportunities for the film projects. In order to recognize projects with potential, three awards will be presented at the end of the Investment Fair, namely the "Film Project—Grand Award", the "Film Project—Award of Excellence" and the "Film Project—Award of Merit", which will be awarded to the three projects with most votes, cast individually by each investor after the interview.
To perfect Macao film producers’ performances in the Investment Fair, the Cultural Affairs Bureau conducted a meeting in early August with local film producers in preparation for the event, in which the schedule and content of the Investment Fair have been introduced in detail so that the producers could structure the project presentation and their approach to negotiation in advance. The Cultural Affairs Bureau also received the producers’ advice on this Investment Fair in order to improve the respective programme.
Though the two-day Fair is exclusively held for industry members, the seminar themed "Film Financing" held concurrently with the meeting will be open to the public. The Seminar will be held on Wednesday, 17 August at 2:30pm at the venue. Hong Kong veteran film producers Patrick Tong and Mathew Tang, as well as independent investor from Mainland China and securities industry director of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Tsinghua University Alumni Association in Guangzhou, Liu Xiaofeng, will share their views on the latest trend of film financing in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The Seminar will be conducted in Cantonese and Mandarin, and Chinese-Portuguese interpretation will be provided. Admission is free and there are thirty seats available on a first come, first served basis. The public is welcome to register online via the "Activity Registration System" of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (www.icm.gov.mo/eform/event).
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. For details of the Investment Fair or the Seminar, please contact Mr. Chong, staff member of IC, through (853) 2892 4040 during office hours.