Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART)

FILMART 2026 ran from 17 to 20 March in Hall 1 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It was the 30th edition of the market, and it sat inside the wider Entertainment Expo Hong Kong.

At the opening, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council said more than 790 exhibitors had come from a record 38 countries and regions. It expected 7,700 business visitors from about 50 countries and regions. Belgium, Myanmar, Poland, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan exhibited for the first time.

For a cinema operator the picture has not changed: FILMART is a rights market. Most of the business is between sales agents, distributors, broadcasters and streamers. It is most useful to bookers and independent buyers in Asia who acquire titles directly.

Visitors register online through the FILMART participant registration page. As of 23 October 2026 it showed the 2026 edition as closed, with 2027 details still to come. Registration is for trade visitors only.

FILMART 2027 runs alongside EntertainmentPulse, HKTDC's entertainment conference, which takes place on the same dates, 15–18 March 2027. The exhibitor list is the best way to see which sales companies and pavilions will be there before you plan meetings. According to the HKTDC, the 2026 market drew about 8,000 industry practitioners from 53 countries and regions.

The HKTDC warns about scammers selling attendee lists for its events. It does not sell attendee data.

FILMART is a trade-only market run by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. It covers film, television and wider entertainment content, and is designed to position Hong Kong as a regional hub for distribution and production in Asia-Pacific. InvestHK reports that the 2025 edition had more than 760 exhibitors from 34 countries and regions and more than 7,600 industry participants.

The 2027 edition runs 15–18 March in Hall 1 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Admission is trade only, and visitors under 18 are not admitted.

Like the EFM and the Marché du Film, FILMART is primarily a sales market for distributors and rights holders, and a large share of the activity is television and streaming. For most cinema operators it is not essential.

It is more relevant to Asian circuits and independent cinemas that buy films directly, to exhibitor-distributors sourcing Chinese-language and wider Asian titles, and to programmers of Asian film seasons. Participant registration is done online through the HKTDC FILMART site.