CreateSmart Initiative
Objective: Aims at providing financial support to projects conducive to the development of cultural and creative industries in Hong Kong to promote and speed up the development of local creative industries so as to build Hong Kong into Asia’s Creative Capital.
Funding Details: The CreateSmart Initiative funds projects with objectives that are in line with Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency’s strategic foci to drive the development of the cultural and creative industries, namely－
- Nurturing talents and facilitating start-ups;
- Exploring markets;
- Promoting cross-sectoral and cross-genre collaborations; and
- Promoting Hong Kong as Asia’s creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community.
Funding support is given by way of a grant.
Eligibility:
Applicants should normally be locally registered institutions / organisations, including local academic institutes, industry support Organisations, trade and industry associations, professional bodies, research institutes and companies (The applicant should be a body or company established or incorporated under the Hong Kong laws including the Companies Ordinance (Cap.622)). CCIDA and other Government departments are also eligible to apply.
Project elements which are covered under the scope of Film Development Fund, Film Guarantee Fund, and other dedicated Government funding schemes, and those which will receive or have received funding from other Government or known sources will NOT be considered.