FIRST Financing Forum is designed to bridge emerging filmmakers, select film projects and the film industry. A fundraising platform for young filmmakers’ early works, FIRST Financing Forum opens up script tutoring sessions, pitch presentations and one-on-one meetings in order for filmmakers to be actively engaged in conversations with industry professionals, including financiers, producers, post-production experts, sales agents, distributors and film festival representatives.
In 2022, 749 projects were submitted, an increase of 38% compared to 2021. The percentage of debut films of participating directors was 82%.