Hong Kong Filmmakers Say Censorship Law Spooks Investors, Actors

Hong Kong Filmmakers Say Censorship Law Spooks Investors, Actors
Director Kiwi Chow poses for photos after an interview in Hong Kong on May 11, 2023. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Two years after screening an internationally acclaimed documentary on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, director Kiwi Chow has been forced to complete a new movie with fresh financing after political concerns scared off some investors.

The fears spiked after Hong Kong adopted a new censorship law in October 2021 to bar films that “might endanger national security”, but directors say they now face difficulties lining up funding and even actors, while others have shifted overseas.