Wong will oversee HKIFF Industry, a new umbrella that coordinate HKIFFS’ industry initiatives, including: Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum , In-Development and Work-in-Progress programs, HAF Goes to Cannes, HAF Film Lab, HKIFF Collection, and the facilitation of third-party co-productions.
Wong was previously a selector at the festival and is currently director of the flagship HAF project market, which has been forced intoHAF organizers are planning for a real-world event that runs March 14-16, 2022, alongside the FilMart rights market. But “due to budget constraints and the need for better resource management, HAF20 will only cover feature-length fictional in-development and work-in-progress projects,” Wong said.