MPA teaches Hong Kong a lesson

Written by Vicki Rothrock
Monday, 11 June 2007
Story Categories: Film, Hollywood In Asia, Hong Kong, People, HONG KONG—The Motion Picture Assn. Film Production Workshop is coming to Hong Kong from Monday- Wednesday (June 11-13) after its Asia-Pacific debut in Beijing last year. The workshops consist of three intensive filmmaking classes that include lectures, case-study analysis and exercises. Aimed at encouraging and boosting the skills of Hong Kong filmmakers and film students, it also will touch on marketing and the U.S. independent production model with an emphasis on international distribution. “One of the most successful Hollywood films of the past year was ‘The Departed,’ an adaptation of the superb Hong Kong trilogy ‘Infernal Affairs,’ ” said Sam Ho, exec director and general manager of the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Great China (IFA©T-GC), which is hosting the workshops with the MPA. “And with Chinese films becoming increasingly popular around the world, the influence on Hollywood of Chinese filmmakers, especially, Hong Kong filmmakers, is rising.” Execs involved with the project include Ira Deutchman, president and chief exec of Emerging Pictures, a New York-based film production, distribution and digital exhibition company; writer/producer Tom Musca; and writer/director Ramon Menendez, who collaborated with Musca on “Stand and Deliver,” “Money for Nothing” and “Tortilla Soup.” Workshop, established in 1990, also has the support of Time Warner, Apple Computer, Swire Beverages and Hong Kong’s Intellectual Property Department. Filmmakers and students can attend free of charge with an invitation. © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Bookmark with.. Comments (0) Write comment This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment. There is a problem with the comment system, or you do not have javascript enabled.