香港亞洲電影投資會

香港亞洲電影投資會 昂然踏進十年里程碑
Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum to build on success as it reaches 10-year milestone

作為亞洲區內重要電影融資平台之一的香港亞洲電影投資會(HAF)，今年昂然邁進十周年的里程碑。HAF每年雲集全球超過一千名電影製作人及投資者，進行超過六百個融資會議，促進亞洲一眾傑出電影製作人與投資者合作，實現其電影夢。

於過去十年，HAF共收到逾一千五百個電影計劃，評審委員會挑選了當中的二百六十三個電影計劃參與HAF。自第一屆HAF起，參與的電影計劃數量持續增長，題材亦越見廣泛。今年，HAF挑選了三十二個計劃，為歷屆之最，較去年的二十三個計劃增加了百分之四十。申請參加HAF 2012的電影計劃來自四十七個國家及地區，而最終入圍計劃則來自二十三個地方，亦為歷屆之冠。

曾於二零零零、二零零六以及二零一一年參加HAF的導演關錦鵬表示：「HAF為電影製作人提供非常寶貴的機會。每年市場上均有不少電影計劃尋找資金，對投資者而言，難題在於找出有質素的計劃來投資。HAF為這個問題提供了答案，協助投資者挑選出本地及亞洲區內出色的電影計劃。入圍HAF，代表你的電影計劃得到注資的機會很高，離夢想成真又行了一大步。」

HAF由香港國際電影節協會主辦，為電影投資者及製片人一個理想的平台。不但可從中發掘嶄露頭角的亞洲電影人才，更有機會與有潛質的電影計劃優先合作。HAF的電影計劃一向表現出色：逾五十個計劃最終被拍成電影並於全球各地戲院上映，參與超過二百個電影節，更在各大國際電影節及頒獎禮中獲得獎項。多項出色成就，足證HAF的電影計劃商業與藝術價值並重。

歷屆HAF不乏影壇新秀及名家參與，風格及手法各異，計有中國內地的賈樟柯、香港的關錦鵬及許鞍華、韓國的金知雲及朴贊郁、日本的SABU、中田秀夫、大谷健太郎、是枝裕和、三池祟史，以及泰國的翁乙、瑯吉、郎斯尼美畢達及彭力雲坦拿域安等等。

台灣著名導演魏德聖表示︰「《賽德克•巴萊》本是我首部作品，但由於籌集資金時遇到不少挑戰，資金只足夠拍攝宣傳短片。參與二零零九年度的HAF，讓我們建立投資者網絡，令《賽德克•巴萊》得以開拍。我相信我們在二零零九年HAF與投資者建立的關係，對將來籌拍新片亦有莫大幫助。」

要拍出一套賣座的電影，HAF絕對是最佳的踏腳石。香港導演陳德森的《十月圍城》(HAF 2003)，以及中國導演陸川的《南京！南京！》(HAF 2005)，均非常賣座。韓國導演許秦豪的《春逝》(HAF 2000)更勇奪二零零一年東京國際電影節之「最優秀藝術貢獻獎」；而蔡明亮的《天邊一朵雲》(HAF 2000)，也在二零零五年柏林影展中奪得「傑出藝術貢獻銀熊獎」；菲律賓導演布里楊文杜沙於二零零九年以《男孩看見血地獄》參加HAF，並獲投資者青睞，更於兩個月後的康城影展中憑該片奪得「最佳導演」的殊榮。

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Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum to build on success as it reaches 10-year milestone

The Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), one of Asia’s most important film-financing platforms, will celebrate its milestone 10th anniversary in 2012. Attended by some 1,000 filmmakers and financiers from around the globe with over 600 private meetings arranged annually, the HAF has helped put together some of Asia’s brightest filmmakers with the finance contacts they needed to realise their projects.

Over the last decade, more than 1,500 projects have been submitted to the HAF reading committee and 263 selected to participate. The number and diversity of projects have expanded greatly since the first HAF. In 2012, the HAF selection of 32 projects is the highest yet, a number that has steadily grown by almost 40% from 23 projects in 2000. Submissions for HAF 2012 were received from 47 countries and regions, and the final selection represents 23 different places of origin, the most in the HAF’s history.

“The HAF is an invaluable opportunity for filmmakers,” says Hong Kong filmmaker Stanley Kwan, who participated in the 2000, 2006 and 2011 HAF. “For financiers, it is not hard at all to get suggestions for projects – quite the opposite. What is difficult for them is finding quality propositions, and the HAF does that work, hunting out the most promising projects from Hong Kong and the rest of Asia. When your project is selected by the HAF, you know that there is a high chance that your project will be financed, making your dream come true.”

Organised by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, the HAF is the ideal venue for investors and producers to discover and invest in emerging Asian talent, offering first-look opportunities at their latest projects. HAF projects have a proven track record – over 50 projects from HAF have been produced and released in worldwide cinemas over the years, with over 200 festival appearances, international festival awards and nominations between them. These achievements attest to both the promising commercial potential and artistic appeal of projects showcased at the Forum.