Hong Kong’s creative ecosystem nurtures regional film collaboration.

Animating across borders

This year’s book, sports and snack fairs will highlight reading and food.

Summer fairs present reading and cultural feast

Campaign celebrates city’s creativity and innovation

Film industry dazzles at Cannes

AI benefits and limitations debated at FILMART

AI here to stay, say film insiders

Care Bears badminton products show power of crossover branding

Sports and cartoon brands team up in licensing deal

Industry events FILMART, EntertainmentPulse to facilitate deals and partnerships

Film, TV players to converge on Hong Kong in March

Moonbug Entertainment, an international children's media company, has licensed one of its most popular properties – CoComelon – for use in an English course in Hong Kong.

Moonbug first met partner at Hong Kong International Licensing Show

CoComelon owner Moonbug licenses IP for teaching aids in Hong Kong

The HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair,  HKTDC Sports and Leisure Expo  and fourth HKTDC World of Snacks, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), drew nearly a million visitors over seven days, giving Hong Kong’s economy a welcome boost.

Three family-focused shows raise curtain on a series of economy-boosting events.

Book Fair draws literature lovers

The annual feast for Hong Kong readers, the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair holds its 34th edition this year and delves into links between books, films and television.

This year the summer reading fest celebrates links between literature and Hong Kong’s movie, TV industry.

Book Fair on silver screen

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council's (HKTDC) Hong Kong International Film and Television Market (FILMART) promoted cross-regional exchanges this year, including cooperation between the HKTDC and Thailand, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other regions. Key production houses also leveraged the event’s platform to establish connections with potential partners and customers in overseas markets.

Major announcements made and agreements signed at leading cross-media entertainment platform FILMART.

HKTDC boosts entertainment industry collaboration

The third edition of EntertainmentPulse will be staged on 11-14 March, concurrently with the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) - the largest cross-media, entertainment content-trading marketplace in Asia.

Flagship event of the month-long Entertainment Expo brings insights on the silver screen, phone screen and everything in between.

EntertainmentPulse

Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 28th Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre showcases a great variety of cross-media, cross-genre content.

Annual cinema extravaganza represents Asia’s largest entertainment content marketplace.

FILMART

Since its founding as a trading port nearly two centuries ago, Hong Kong has been a magnet for entrepreneurs from as near as Guangzhou to as far as South America, and everywhere in between.

Three expatriates with very different backgrounds explain what brought them to the city and keeps them here.

Hong Kong draws talent

The seven-day annual festival of literature, the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, along with the Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks, remained a fixture for many Hong Kong residents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and returned in full force this year, with nearly one million visitors.

The first edition of the Book Fair, Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks following the end of COVID restrictions proves a hit, drawing tourists from mainland and abroad.

Book bonanza draws crowd of 1 million from near and far

Hong Kong start-up Firefilm wants to solve the last mile problem in video optimisation.

Bringing a human touch to AI generated video

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Sanmesh Thakur of Zee Entertainment, Inc. talks to the HKTDC at FILMART 2023. The HKTDC Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) and EntertainmentPulse are held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 13 to 16 March, with more than 700 exhibitors showcasing films and TV shows to global buyers and building connections. FILMART: <a href="https://www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart/en</a>

FILMART 2023 – interview with Sanmesh Thakur of Zee Entertainment, Inc.

Yusuke Kato of Fuji Television Network, Inc. talks to the HKTDC at FILMART 2023. The HKTDC Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) and EntertainmentPulse are held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 13 to 16 March, with more than 700 exhibitors showcasing films and TV shows to global buyers and building connections. FILMART: <a href="http://www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart/en</a>

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