HONG KONG - Two years after screening an internationally acclaimed documentary on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, director Kiwi Chow has been forced to complete a new movie with fresh financing after political concerns scared off some investors.
“This is what makes it scary, it doesn’t need to suppress you directly, but it has already made all these people scared,” he added. means directors now need to steer clear of some topics to avoid putting investors and actors at risk, some film-makers said. But in February, its culture secretary, Kevin Yeung, warned that funds would not be allocated to film projects that might infringe the 2020 law.Replying to a Reuters query, Hong Kong’s Film Development Council, which is mainly responsible for government funding of the industry, said in an email it would have to look into the matter before responding.