SUBSIDIES FOR FILM SECTOR SET

Eligible self-employed or freelance film practitioners are invited to apply for a one-off subsidy of $10,000 each from April 12 until May 3.

The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau said the financial assistance will help those who are self-employed or freelancers in the film industry tide over this challenging period and assist the sector to retain talent.

Under the sixth round of the Anti-epidemic Fund, the Self-employed/Freelance Film Practitioners Subsidy Scheme will provide a one-off financial assistance of $10,000 to each eligible applicant whose main occupation is a self-employed/freelance film practitioner.

The bureau has partnered with the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers to process applications and disburse subsidies under the scheme.

Eligible people who have participated in the production of at least one Hong Kong film from April 2020 to March 2022 may apply with the federation.

Full-time staff employed by film companies, full-time students and those who have benefitted from any other subsidy schemes under the sixth-round AEF are not eligible.

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