Who we are
Eye Catcher, based in Hong Kong and founded in 2021, explores new perspectives and possibilities in filmmaking, production and distribution. As it encourages the spirit of self-producing and nurtures the entrepreneurs in filmmaking, setting no limitations on genre, length, production stage or theme, Eye Catcher is the only programme of its kind in the region.
「奪目影像」探索影像創作、製作及發行的新角度、新可能。打破類型、長度、主題和製作階段的限制，鼓勵自主製作的精神，致力孵化影像初創企業。奪目影像立足香港，是於2021年帶來的全新企劃。
What's new
Programme
Creativity Camp
Eye Catcher Creativity Camp aims to break the boundaries between different genres, to realise the creative potential and to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration. The 4-5 days camp invites local pioneering creators to inspire participants’ imagination, stimulate their creative energy and expand their community connections. Creators from drama, documentary, experimental, animation and other creative disciplines will be divided into groups, all interacting with mentors to complete short films within the camp.
Incubation
Eye Catcher Incubation Programme is dedicated to nurturing a new generation of visual creators, culminating pioneering visual works and small to medium-sized production brands and funding promising projects. Pitching workshops are provided for professional filmmaking projects, ranging from skills of pitching, financing strategies, tips on facilitating production, distribution and film festival run. We also invite experienced producers to provide one-on-one coaching to help the next generation of filmmakers in the International Pitching Forum and win the funding and awards.
Pitching Forum
Eye Catcher International Pitching Forum aims to support emerging filmmakers, fund and facilitate the production of promising film projects. Through the selected finalists from the Eye Catcher Incubation Programme and open call for Sinophone filmmakers’ project, groups of participants have 15 minutes each to pitch their projects regardless of the format for awards and funding.
The Pitching Forum also invites international guests from the film industry as jury members, and a one-to-one meeting is arranged between participants and guests. We hope to facilitate the interaction and connection between participants and international guests, while participants can strive for more collaboration and support on their project development.
What they say
I think the 1st year of the Eye Catcher International Pitching Forum was a great success. The Forum provided a new platform for young filmmakers in Hong Kong to present their projects to a jury which consisted of film industry professionals, such as directors, producers, critics, festival curators, and distributors.
—— Winnie TSANG, Founder & Managing Director of Golden Scene
I’m generally impressed with the overall high quality of all the projects. In similar events I’ve attended or participated in online, there were always a number of projects that made me wonder why they were even included. Not here: everything you’ve chosen was interesting, and worth our close attention.
—— Shelly KRAICER, Programmer at the International Film Festival Rotterdam
I’m grateful that independent, documentary and experimental filmmakers in Hong Kong have Eye Catcher pitching forum as a platform where they can freely express their ideas and visions to a bigger industry network…… This first edition feels so welcoming, more like an inclusive community event than a high brow market event. I hope that it can grow to become an annual meeting place and stepping stone.
—— Jeremy CHUA, Singaporean Film Producer & Screenwriter
I feel privileged to take part in the pitching forum which selected a variety of interesting projects, mostly from young authors. In this way, I could directly feel the heart-beat of Hongkong at this point of time. I would encourage to increase the diversity of juries in terms of professional and cultural background, for example, more international producers and maybe a bit more people with documentary backgrounds.
—— Jia ZHAO, Chinese-Dutch Film Producer
A very relevant platform for mature young people to get funding to make films that should be encouraged to touch on humanity, art and culture with creativity and alternative spirit (without the need or motivation to follow the mainstream or commercial filmmaking).
—— May FUNG, Chairperson of ACO
I had a wonderful time reading all the 16 projects and I am amazed that they are so diverse in subject matter as well as approach…… It was hard to pick the top winners and in the end I had to go with the projects, which I believe are the most groundbreaking, meaningful, creative and original.
—— Ray YEUNG, Director& Chairman of the Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Society
即便經歷政治動盪、COVID-19等危機之下，仍有這麼多優秀的創作者持續為世界帶來源源不絕的可觀故事，令人深感欣慰。每部作品雖然形式體裁與內容皆有不同，但不約而同地具有人文關懷的本質，深刻動人，也彰顯了奪目影像的遠見視野。
—— 翁煌德，台灣影評人協會常務理事，臉書粉絲專頁「無影無蹤」經營者
