Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) is Asia’s largest film market in terms of exhibitor numbers, but coming shortly before Cannes, it is a challenge to convince buyers to fork out portions of their budgets in Asia, rather than wait for the bigger European platform. However, the growing appeal of Chinese language productions makes FILMART all the more necessary to Asian buyers, and this year sees a host of newcomers among the delegates at FILMART, from Asian states like … [Read more...] about Asia in the Lead