NEWS: Industry Veteran Gary Mak Manages $130m Hong Kong Film Development Fund1 min read
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Hong Kong film industry veteran Gary Mak has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Film Development Council, succeeding Wellington Fung, who is retiring after a 12-year tenure.
Reporting to the head of CreateHK, Mak will oversee the administration and management of all public funds established for the development of the film industry, including the HK$1 billion ($130 million) that the government earmarked for the Hong Kong Film Development Fund. Set up in 2007, the fund finances local productions; subsidizes various events including the Entertainment Expo, the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Asian Film Awards; and supports the First Feature Film Initiative, which has launched a number of rising and award-winning talents since its inauguration in 2013.
Prior to the appointment, Mak was managing director of Edko Film’s Broadway Cinematheque, which he joined in 1999 and nurtured its growth from an art house cinema to become a well-loved cultural institution in Hong Kong, building its name through organizing membership schemes and a wide range of film programs such as the Asian Film Festival, which has showcased the work of renowned and emerging filmmakers from Hong Kong and across the region for 15 years.
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