New film project A WOMAN BUILDS will be participate in HAF20.

Hong Kong, 18 January 2022 – The Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum has shortlisted 28 in- development projects for its 20th anniversary edition (HAF20), which will run online for the third consecutive year from 14 to 16 March in conjunction with the 26th Hong Kong FILMART.

Film title: A WOMAN BUILDS

Director: Huang Ji, Producer: Ryuji Otsuka

The pandemic has found its way into everyday life, bringing filmmakers new experiences and inspirations. Some of HAF20's IDP projects are conceived and set in the unique pandemic world, including A Woman Builds by HUANG Ji (Egg and Stone, winner of Rotterdam Tiger Award 2012), which sees a woman return to her hometown to build a house when the pandemic keeps her husband and her daughter from travelling home.



第20届香港亚洲电影投资会（HAF20）公布28项入围“发展中项目（IDP）”电影计划，从来自38个国家和地区的222份申请中选出。

片名：水钉乡

新型冠状病毒疫症的影响早渗透全人类生活，前所未有的体验亦激发电影人的创作灵感。今年发展中项目中有不少受疫情启发，以疫情为背景的故事。导演监制夫妻档黄骥和大塚龙治凭《鸡蛋和石头》获得鹿特丹电影节金虎奖，于新作《水钉乡》再度合作：中年妇人回农村老家建房子，好等疫情过后迎接隔离在外的丈夫与女儿，重启生活。然而城乡之隔，不只建设与开发，还有无所依的老乡民和千丝万缕的人际关系。

More details about the project: https://industry.hkiff.org.hk/en/haf/idp/year/Selected-Projects