Gov’t commits to cultivating local filmmaking industry

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will continue to beef up efforts on driving the growth of Macau’s film industry and encouraging local talents engaging in the filmmaking sector.
Over the past decade, the IC has rolled out a series of schemes dedicated to cultivating and giving financial and technical support to the city’s budding filmmaking enthusiasts. They include the “Local View Power” founded in 2007 as well as the “Support Programme for the Production of Feature Films” and the “Funding Scheme on Culture & Arts Study” — both established in 2013.
Mok Ian Ian, the Director of the IC, told TDM in an earlier interview that these schemes have generated constructive outcomes when it comes to fostering the Macau’s film industry.
“There is no fast track in [cultivating] the cultural industry. We had put continuous efforts into it to grow the sector bit by bit,” Mok stated.
The IC is now laying the groundwork for two other schemes, one of which is designed to offer support for local filmmaking professionals to refine some movie plots, while the other is designed to take viewers on a visual tour to explore the city’s locations that were filmed before.
The IC opened the fourth round of Support Programme for the Production of Feature Films from October to November last year and singled out eight entries for a second review. The final beneficiary will be granted funding up to MOP2,000,000 and professional advice from veteran film professionals on how to produce and market a winning feature film.