HAF Works-in-Progress 2025: Full Line-Up

Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) has selected 15 projects for the Works-in-Progress (WIP) section of this year’s Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).

The list includes the latest films by award-winning filmmakers such as Huang Ji, Qiu Jiongjiong and Chong Keat Aun, with a cast of veteran actors and rising stars from Lee Kang-Sheng to Kadowaki Mugi, Jennifer Yu, Jack Tan and Qu Chuxiao. Among them are emerging filmmakers such as Tracy Choi, Tribeny Rai and actor-turned-director Reza Rahadian.

HAF is an anchor event of HKIFF Industry Project Market (March 17-19), which is taking place at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, alongside Filmart (March 17-20).

HAF WORKS-IN-PROGRESS (WIP) 2025:
*First feature

Ah Girl (Singapore)*
Director: Priscilla Ang Geck Geck
Producers: Charlyn Ng, Wendy Lie
Production Companies: Aggregate Films, In-Focus Asia (IFA Media)

Fuxi: Joy In Four Chapters (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, France)
Director: Qiu Jiongjiong
Producers: David Tang, Ding Ningyuan, Zhao Jin
Production Company: Rise Pictures Co

Girlfriends (Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong)
Director: Tracy Choi
Producers: Estela Valdivieso Chen, Jacqueline Liu
Production Company: Serendipity Films

Good Drink Pub (China)*
Director: Emetjan Memet
Producers: Wang Hongwei, Zhang Puzhongtian
Production Company: Hangzhou Yidapai Culture Media Co

Her First Taste (China)*
Director: Gong Yiwen
Producer: Qian Yini
Production Company: Yiwen Films, Sparks Production

The Ink-Stained Hand And The Missing Thumb (India)*
Director: Yashasvi Juyal
Producers: Anupama Chopra, Yashasvi Juyal, Viraj Sikand
Production Companies: Film Companion Studios, Silvercord Films

Moonglow (Philippines, US, Taiwan, Japan)
Director: Isabel Sandoval
Producers: Alemberg Ang, Isabel Sandoval
Production Company: Daluyong Studios

Mother Bhumi (Malaysia, Italy, Hong Kong)
Director: Chong Keat Aun
Producers: Wong Kew Soon, Stefano Centini
Production Companies: Janji Pictures Production, Volos Films Italia

Name And Hair (China)*
Director: Li Jing
Producers: Liu Chang, Zhang Qianqian
Production Company: Beijing Magic Time Film Co

Pangku (On Your Lap) (Indonesia)*
Director: Reza Rahadian
Producers: Arya Ibrahim, Gita Fara
Production Company: Gambar Gerak

Say My Name (China, Hong Kong)*
Director: Liu Xing
Producers: Lyu Yue, Mo Jinjin, Duan Tingting
Production Company: Star Lab Production

Shape Of Momo (India)*
Director: Tribeny Rai
Producers: Kislay, Geeta Rai
Production Companies: Kathkala Films LLP, Dalley Khorsani Productions

White Flowers And Fruits (Japan)*
Director: Sakamoto Yukari
Producer: Yamamoto Teruhisa
Production Company: Chiaroscuro Co

Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts (China)*
Director: Wang Tong
Producer: Wang Xueyin
Production Companies: Emei Film Group, Shenzhen Yi Yi Yi Yi Culture Media Co

A Woman Builds (Japan, Taiwan, Singapore)
Directors: Huang Ji, Otsuka Ryuji
Producers: Otsuka Ryuji, Kuo Ming-Jung, Fran Borgia
Production Companies: YGP-Film, Island X Pictures, Akanga Film Asia