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Communications, the Media and Information Technology

was staged at the Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition from August to November 2012.

Representatives from various creative industries, including film, design, digital entertainment and publishing, attended the Second Hong Kong Taiwan Cultural Co-operation Forum in Taipei in September 2012. In November/December 2012, Hong Kong Week in Taipei showcased Hong Kong's contemporary films and comics.

Exchange programmes funded by CreateHK brought two groups of local young designers to the Berlin International Design Festival in Germany and the Roskilde Festival in Denmark.

Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan collaborated on the first Hong Kong Comic Camp from June to August 2012, with comic artists from the four regions sharing experiences and skills with students and practitioners at forums and workshops.

Nurturing Creative Talent

CreateHK sponsors programmes that help nurture the next generation of Hong Kong's creative talent. A teaching kit for the appreciation of architecture was launched in October 2012 for secondary students. The World Design Summer Camp Programme enabled 50 local design students to participate in the Milan Design Week and 200 local and overseas design students to join a 10-day summer camp in Hong Kong.

International Awards

CreateHK supports the participation of local creative talent and creative works in international competitions and promotional events to help them gain exposure and recognition overseas, and to raise the profile of Hong Kong and its creative industries internationally. As at 31 December 2012, over 90 awards had been won by Hong Kong's creative talents and companies sponsored by CreateHK.

To recognise design excellence, CreateHK funds design awards, such as the Hong Kong Design. Centre Awards, the Hong Kong Designers Association's Global Design Awards and the Hong Kong Society of Illustrators' Greater China Illustration Awards.

Film Development Fund

The Film Development Fund finances small-to-medium budget film productions and funds projects conducive to the long-term development of the local film industry. In 2012, 11 film production financing projects and 19 other film-related projects beneficial to the healthy and long-term development of the film industry, involving a total funding of $59.81 million, were approved.

Film Development Council

The Film Development Council (FDC) advises the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development on the policy, strategy and institutional arrangements for the promotion and development of the film industry; the use of public funds to support the film industry; the planning, co-ordination and implementation of film-related activities; the industry's manpower

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