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‘Say My Name’, ‘Her First Taste’ Win HKIFF Industry WIP Awards
IDP Awards went to Waves Under The Sea, directed by Chan Sileong, and Drive South Pray West, co-directed by Thailand’s Panu Aree and Kong Rithdee.
Liu Xing’s Hong Kong-China co-production Say My Name and Gong Yiwen’s mainland China production Her First Taste were both presented with WIP Awards in the works-in-progress section of this year’s HKIFF Industry projects market. The HAF X CNC Award, a cash prize of Euros10,000, went to Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s Hong Kong-China co-production A Stranger At My Door, while Pivot, from Turkey’s Melisa Önel, received a Special Mention. This year’s HKIFF Industry Project Market, which runs concurrently with Hong Kong Filmart, handed out cash and in-kind prizes worth over $250,000 (see full list of award winners below).
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