Hong Kong Filmart is launching a documentary event, Asian Side of the Doc (ASD), at this year’s edition of the film, TV and digital entertainment market (March 22-25).

Sponsored by Europe’s MEDIA programme and following the model of French event Sunny Side of the DOC, ASD is expected to attract more than 150 film, TV and new media executives from Asia, Europe and North America.

In addition to the buying and selling of documentaries, the three-day event will also include workshops, screenings, pitching sessions and networking events.

For the sixth year running, Filmart will take place under the umbrella of Entertainment Expo 2010, which this year encompasses nine events between March 22 and April 18, including the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Hong Kong Film Awards (see details below).

Filmart organisers, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), also said that more than 500 exhibitors from over 20 countries and regions have signed up for this year’s market. Highlights also include two conferences: Europe/Asia: A New Era For TV And Film Cooperation; and Computer-Generated Animation In A World After Avatar.

In addition, the Association of Motion Picture Post Production Professionals is organising a series of programmes, seminars and workshops on 3D film.

Full list of Entertainment Expo events:

Filmart (March 22-25)

Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (March 22-24)

Hong Kong International Film Festival (March 21-April 6)

Asian Film Awards (March 22)

Hong Kong Film Awards (April 18)

Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (March 12-21)

Hong Kong Music Fair (March 20-22)

IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award (April 7)

Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (March 23)

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• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Showreel
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release

It’s a year of tiger and it’s also a year for Chinese film, with more and more money coming into Chinese film industry, 2010 is going to be a huge year for Chinese cinema, if you are up for a peek in Chinese film market, you should really join 34th HK Film festival 2010, meet more people in the same industry.

Here is a link of the submission page:

http://www.hkiff.org.hk/en/news20100125.html

Also worth reading here:

The price of festivals

Bright Shadow Films might show up in the festival as well, We will meet you there!

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Showreel
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release

Award for Best Feature Film
ORIGINAL directed by Antonio Tublén / Alexander Brøndsted
Jury Comments: Using this title for a film is dangerous, almost suicidal. But the film more than met the challenge the title lays down. A light, touching and subversive study of mental illness that is compassionate and never sentimental. From the opening image of a fish tank being peeled open to the Mexican wrestlers tumbling in the heroes’ mind we know we had found the best film …… ORGINAL!
Jury Grand Prix
THE SEARCH directed by Pema Tseden
Jury Comments: The most challenging film we saw, almost a meditation in patience as well as an exercise in it for the viewer, uncompromising but funny and humane too. We look forward to many more films from Tibet.
Jury Award
EMPIRE OF SILVER directed by Christina Yao
Jury Comments: To the director and her cast and crew for the detail and craft on such an epic scale and in such extraordinary locations. And for reminding us, especially at this time that bankers should be kind and righteous.
Award for Best Director (continue reading…)

• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release

Ever Since Bright Shadow Films Set the distribution department, we have been very busy with some distribution work in China, we bring the western movies into Chinese Cinema.

In April 2009, Our first project ” Female Agent (Les femmes de l’ombre) ” went great in China, we brought the famous French actress Sophie Marceau into Beijing and Shanghai for the film premiere, the whole project went very smooth, if you search it in Chinese, you can find a lot of report about it.

Recently our distribution manager Gregory is in Cannes Film Festival, hopefully in this year you can see more work from Bright Shadow Films, same time if you have any thoughts regarding our project, feel free to contact us: info@brightshadowfilms.com

Here is a few random pictures from that night’s Shanghai premiere:

• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• CFPC’s project is on theatrical release