"Challenges, Opportunities and Partnership for the Asia’s Film Industry"

"Challenges, Opportunities and Partnership for the Asia’s Film Industry"
Stage, Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
10.00 - 12.00, 3/20, 2013
20 Mar 2013 – Hong Kong, China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable is pleased to cooperate with Hong Kong Trade Development Council at the 17th edition of the Hong Kong International Film and Television Market (FILMART) on the special Thematic Conference on “Challenges, Opportunities and Partnership for the Asia's Film Industry” at 10:00 – 12:00 noon today at Stage, Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Besides being the world's second largest economy, China now is also the second largest market for film with 17.07 billion yuan in box office receipts in 2012, a 30.18 percent increase over 2011. As Asia’s entertainment hub, Hong Kong plays an important role in helping China develop closer partnership with other Asian countries and leverage substantial movie resources in the region and the world at large. This thematic conference provides a platform for significant speakers in movieindustryfrom Asia to talk about how Asia's movie industry shouldwork together to achieve a win-win situation and deliver more box-office films to the world, what roles of policy, capital, talent development, technology, production and distributionare in boosting the growth of the industry. Additionally, they will share their insights on the road ahead in the next five years for the industry.
Mr. ZHOU Li, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of China Daily Asia Pacific opened the conference with Ms. Jenny KOO, Director, Service Promotion, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and gave a warm welcome to the prominent speakers including Mr. Wilfred WONG Ying-wai, Chairman, The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited; Mr. William PFEIFFER, Chief Executive Officer, Dragongate Entertainment Ltd; Mr. Crucindo HUNG Cho Sing, Managing Director, Delon International Film Ltd; Mr. ZHANG Yuan, Chinese Film Director; Mr. Fred WANG Cheung Yue, Chairman, Salon Films Group; Mr. SONG Dai, Chairman & General Manager, Sil-MetropoleOrganisation Ltd and Mr. GONG Yu, Founder & CEO, iQIYI.COM, Inc.
About China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable
The China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable is a by-invitation network of movers and shakers in Asia providing platforms for focused dialogue, issue investigation, and possible collective action on strategic issues relating to economic, business and social development in Asia. Our aim is to enhance communication and increase mutual understanding between China, other Asian countries and Western countries. Roundtable events are held in major cities across Asia Pacific. (http://www.cdroundtable.com)