The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) and Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) jointly supported the participation of a total of eight Hong Kong films that traverse many genres at two international film festivals in Italy.
The Salento International Film Festival held in Tricase on 4-8 September screened "Throw Down" and "A Hero Never Dies" by Johnnie To as well as "Operation Mekong" by Dante Lam.
The Dragon Film Festival held in Florence on 10-12 September