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Were
you with us in 2005?
Were
you a part of HAF 2005? Asia's
regional co-production and film financing
platform? If not, here is what
you missed in March 2005:
- Introductions
and meetings with 453 film professionals
from 24 countries and regions
- First-look
at 28 high potential film projects by
some of Asia's most renowned and emergent
filmmakers
- Awards
to the value of US$68,000 granted to six
of the very best HAF 2005 projects
- Extended
business opportunities as HAF was held
side-by-side with FILMART, Asia's premier
international business platform for film,
television, digital entertainment and
multi-media
Quality
filmmakers + financiers + bankers + distributors
+ dedicated match-maker = HAF
"The
place in the calendar is now right. At
least half of the projects in the HAF selection
were very good. We expect to
become involved with one or two of them."
Jean-Francois Deveau, Head of Acquisitions,
MK2
What's
happened since then?
Following
the fruitful matchmaking activities throughout
the course of HAF 2005, many of the 28 HAF
projects selected for presentation have
made headway in securing support for their
film projects. Here are some
of the updates of who's doing what:
HAF Filmmakers' News
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Ning
Hao
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Chinese
mainland director, Ning Hao, has been attracting
a lot of overseas buzz with his critically
acclaimed film, Mongolian Ping Pong,
at film festivals such as Moscow, Seattle
and Cambridge. His project "Red
Bicycle" was one of the 28 film and
projects selected for presentation at HAF
2005, also one of two winners of the Focus
Award. In addition to receiving
a cash prize award at HAF 2005, Ning Hao
has also been selected as the sixth director
to participate in the regional film project,
FOCUS: First Cuts, which was launched at
FILMART and HAF by Andy Lau's Focus Films
and Star Chinese Movies.
FOCUS:
First Cuts aims to bring new talent
into the Chinese-language film industry
by financing a series of six high definition
(HD) features from up-and-coming directors. Star
Chinese Movies will have exclusive cable
premieres in Asia for all six films.
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| Hassan
Yektapanah |
Another
HAF filmmaker, Hassan Yektapanah, has been
receiving praise from the international
film festival circuit as well. His
latest film, "Story Undone",
won him Best Director Award in the Asian
New Talent Category of the Shanghai Internation
Film Festival this year. Congratulations
Hassan!
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