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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1992
SEMINARS TO PROMOTE FILM INDUSTRY ABROAD
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THREE SEMINARS WILL BE HELD TO TIE IN WITH THE HONG KONG FILM
THE FESTIVAL WHICH IS PART OF
FESTIVAL HONG KONG '92 DUE TO BE LAUNCHED IN CANADA TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE SEMINARS, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH, THE HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (MPIA), AND THE CANADIAN FILM INDUSTRY, HELD IN TORONTO, MONTREAL AND VANCOUVER ON AND OCTOBER 6 RESPECTIVELY.
SEPTEMBER
30,
WILL BE OCTOBER
5
FOR
"THESE ARE PART OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HONG KONG'S FILM INDUSTRY OVERSEAS," A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR ALAN WONG SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
LOCAL AND CANADIAN FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND EXPERIENCE.
MR WONG WILL LEAVE FOR CANADA ON SEPTEMBER 28 TOGETHER WITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MPIA, MR PETER TSI, ΤΟ HELP OUT IN THE SEMINARS.
HE WILL SPEAK ON FILM OPPORTUNITIES AND THE WIDE RANGE OF FILM FILM PRODUCTION FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG, HOPING TO ATTRACT MAKERS IN NORTH AMERICA TO COME TO HONG KONG FOR LOCATION SHOOTING.
MR WONG WILL ALSO INTRODUCE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON FILM AND TELEVISION CO-PRODUCTION SIGNED IN JUNE 1991 BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA.
"WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE HONG KONG FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY
ACTIVE FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN THE ORGANISATION OF THE FILM FESTIVAL AND SEMINARS IN CANADA, HE SAID.
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THE SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE EXPERIENCED FILM PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS AS WELL AS SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY.
THEY WILL TALK ABOUT A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING FILM FILM AND FINANCING, RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG, TAIWAN AND CHINA IN TV PRODUCTION, EXPERIENCE IN CO-PRODUCTION AND LOCATION SHOOTING, THE ROLE OF HONG KONG AS A GATEWAY TO FILMING IN CHINA.
AND
MR WONG SAID MR TSI
HE WOULD TAKE THE LEARN FROM THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE IN THE
AND
OPERATION
OPPORTUNITY
OF
ΤΟ FILM
COMMISSIONS,
WHICH WERE HIGHLY DEVELOPED.
THE ONTARIO FILM
THEY WILL VISIT THE TORONTO FILM COMMISSJON, DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE BRITISH COLUMBIA MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION.
/"THE INFORMATION