presented by Create Hong Kong, Hong Kong Film Development Fund and HAF

Award value: Two cash awards of each valued HK$150,000 (approx. US$19,200 each)

Two cash awards will be given to two selected HAF projects, one from Hong Kong and one from outside of Hong Kong. The winners will be selected by the Project Review Committee and are credited for the originality and creativity of their projects.

Winners:

WONG Hoi -《Wong Tai Sin Assassination》(Hong Kong)
HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke -《Our Apprenticeship》(Non-Hong Kong)

presented by Create Hong Kong, Hong Kong Film Development Fund and HAF

Award value: One cash award of HK$78,000 (approx. US$10,000)

The Award is to encourage and promote the development of documentaries. All WIP documentary projects are eligible to compete for the Award.

Winners:

OKUTANI Yoichiro -《Odoriko》(Japan)

presented by Heaven Pictures (HK) Culture & Media Co., Ltd.

Award value: One cash award of HK$150,000 (approx. US$19,200)

The Award aims to encourage young Hong Kong directors to create local-themed projects with unique personal style. The winner will be selected by the representatives of Heaven Pictures (HK) Culture and Media Co., Ltd.

Winners:

CHEUNG Siu-hong -《Solitary Kills》(Hong Kong)

presented by mm2 Asia Ltd.

Award value: One cash award of HK$100,000 (approx. US$12,800)

The Award aims to encourage and support Chinese-language film projects that exhibit good commercial and artistic quality. The winner will be selected by the representatives of mm2 Asia Ltd.

Winners:

WONG Hoi -《Wong Tai Sin Assassination》(Hong Kong)

presented by White Light Studio

Award value: Two in-kind awards of each valued US$15,000 (approx. HK$117,300 each)

This Award is designed to promote cinematic innovation and promising Asian directors. Two in-kind awards will be presented to two selected projects, one HAF project and one WIP project. The winner will be offered post-production services by White Light Studio in Bangkok, Thailand.

Winners:

Adolfo ALIX JR. -《Circa》(The Philippines)(HAF Project)
Pushpendra SINGH -《The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs》(India)(WIP Project)

presented by Wanda Media Co., Ltd

Award value: One cash award of HK$100,000 (approx. US$12,800)

The Award is rooted in the Elite + Filmmaker Plan launched by Wanda Media. It is dedicated to discovering and cultivating new film talents for Chinese film market with the advantages of Wanda Media's integrated industry chain. The winner will be selected by the executives of Wanda Pictures.

Winners:

ZHAO Wenjia -《A Story of HERS》(China)

presented by Artention-Vanke Cultural Industries Corp.

Award value: One cash award of HK$100,000 (approx. US$12,800)

Sponsored by Artention-Vanke Cultural Industries Corp., the Award aims to support young filmmakers and the development of their projects that exhibit both commercial and artistic qualities. The winning project will also receive free access to designated space in Artention-Vanke Creative Arts Incubator, getting fully linked with high-quality resources from Artention and Vanke.

Winners:

ZHU Xin -《Who is Sleeping on My Pillow?》(China)

presented by Korean Film Council (KOFIC)

Award value: One cash award of HK$100,000 (approx. US$12,800) 

Winners:

Arsalan AMIRI -《Zalava》(Iran)

presented by Wouter Barendrecht Film Foundation, Create Hong Kong and Hong Kong Film Development Fund

Award value: One cash award of HK$50,000 (approx. US$6,400)

Dedicated to the memory of the late Wouter Barendrecht, the renowned film producer and one of the founders of HAF, the Award will go to a project with a director who is under the age of 35 and has not made more than three feature films. The winner will be selected by the representative of Wouter Barendrecht Film Foundation.

Winners:

Abid Hossain KHAN -《Belonging》(Bangladesh)

presented by Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

Award value: One in-kind award of US$2,700 (approx. HK$21,100)

One of the HAF projects will be invited by the representative of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival to participate in Network of Asian Fantastic Films 2019. One round-trip ticket and hotel accommodation will be provided to the filmmaker of the selected project.

Winners:

WONG Hoi -《Wong Tai Sin Assassination》(Hong Kong)

presented by Udine Far East Film Festival

Award value: One in-kind award of EUR 7,000 (approx. HK$62,000)

The objective of the Award is to encourage and facilitate coproduction between Asia and Europe. One of the HAF projects will be invited by the representative of Udine Far East Film Festival to participate in Focus Asia 2019. A complimentary round trip air ticket and hotel accommodation will be provided to the director, and hotel accommodation will be provided to the producer of the selected project.

Winners:

Mikhail RED -《The Grandstand》(The Philippines)

presented by China Film Foundation – Wutianming Fund for Young Talents

Award value: One in-kind award of RMB 300,000 (approx. HK$365,000)

The objective of the Award is to encourage and support young film talents. An in-kind award of RMB 300,000 will be presented to a selected HAF Chinese project. The winner, selected by the representative of China Film Foundation – Wutianming Fund for Young Talents, will be offered post-production services provided by Leading Digital Post Shanghai. 

Winners:

KE Yongquan, YANG Zhichun, HE Yuan  -《The River in Me》(China)

presented by presented by Cinerent Beijing Ltd.

Award value: One in-kind award of RMB 150,000 (approx. HK$175,000)

The Award aims to support and encourage high-quality film projects. All HAF Projects are eligible to compete for this Award. The winning project is required to shoot in Mainland China in order to entitle the benefits.

Winners:

Renai WEI Yongyao  -《The Priest in the Village》(China)

presented by G2D

Award value: Two in-kind awards of each valued US$15,000 (approx. HK$117,300 each)

Two in-kind awards will be presented to two selected projects, one HAF project and one WIP project, each is worth US$15,000 towards a full sound package valued at US$25,000. The sound package includes all sound services for a film not exceeding 120 minutes: foley, sound design, dialogue editing, atmosphere, and a 6-day final mix. A Dolby license if needed is not included.

Winners:

Abid Hossain KHAN -《Belonging》(Bangladesh) (HAF Projects)
Gary KAM Byung-seok -《On High Ice》(Israel、South Korea)(WIP Project)

presented by HAF and Marché du Film

HAF collaborates with Marché du Film, Festival de Cannes, to present a program offering market screening opportunities for not more than 5 WIP projects at this year's Cannes film festival in May. "Goes to Cannes" presents opportunities for filmmakers to look for sales agents, distributors and film-festival opportunities.

Winners:

OKUTANI Yoichiro -《Odoriko》(Japan)
Johnny MA -《To Live To Sing》(China)
Ray YEUNG -《SUK SUK》(Hong Kong)
Saurav RAI -《Invitation》(India)
Daria WOSZEK -《Marygoround》(Poland)