SHAW CREATIVE HUB

A new initiative undertaken by Shaw Studios, the Shaw Creative Hub is a collaborative space for aspiring film makers. Comprising 11,000 square feet in its initial phase, it is part of Shaw Studios’and The Shaw Foundation’s commitment to support the film community of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

To reach their ultimate goal of making a theatrical film, many starting filmmakers would first gain experience in production. For this reason, the Shaw Creative Hub supports the entire chain of content with co-working spaces, hot desks, meeting rooms, pantry, post production and recording suites, filming backdrops, green-screen stage, chillout areas and private offices. The basic post production offerings are backed up by the main facilities of Shaw Studios, with some of Asia’s largest and best-equipped sound stages and recording suites, which are Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision compliant.

Plans are underway to host seminars, networking events and masterclasses conducted by seasoned practitioners in film production and distribution.

Further downstream, the Shaw Creative Hub plans to include office and networking support facilities for companies and experienced professionals in film production, distribution, film festivals and film technology, to create a vibrant entertainment ecosystem.

PARTNERS

In order to support the wide range of production needs in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, Hollywood and the world, Shaw Studios is adopting a two-prong approach.

At the grassroots level, Shaw Studios is committed to supporting and nurturing young filmmakers by offering facilities and mentorship gratis, or at deeply subsidized levels. It has started programs with Hong Kong government-supported film bodies such as Create Hong Kong and the city’s largest film association, the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers.

From the 1970s to 1990s, through the work and visibility of such icons as Mr Run Run Shaw and Shaw Brothers, Hong Kong ranked as one of the world’s top three exporters of film.

Headwinds soon arrived in the form of escalating production costs, rampant piracy, and uncertainties and challenges fitting into a massively growing mainland Chinese market. Despite these, creative talent in film and media continues to thrive in Hong Kong. Shaw Studios is committed to do its part to help the industry revive and evolve into the new global content production in all its forms.

Besides supporting grassroots programs, Shaw Studios is actively reinforcing its technical skills and services through partnerships with the region’s best film service companies.

Pre-eminent post production facility in the Australian region providing innovative state of the art technology, equipment and workflows in addition to world-class service and support. Spectrum Films is a hub for storytellers to collaborate and achieve their creative vision.

Shaw Studios and Spectrum Films form an integrated production and post-production one stop service centre, providing the entire range of content services to the international production community: large production stages and support facilities, dozens of picture and audio editing suites, mix rooms, screening theatres, visual effects, animation.

In our commitment to support the Hong Kong Greater Bay Area film community, as of summer 2019, Shaw Studios has opened up facilities to different groups of young film and content makers, with the intention to expand these programs over the next few years.

Shaw Studios is proud to work with Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (part of the Hong Kong Government’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau) in their First Feature Film Initiative by providing, gratis, production office space, post production suites, equipment and mentoring programs to producer-director teams who have been selected by the initiative.