” 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
