Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
8-2006
Abstract
In this article, I explore the sociality of cultural industries by analyzing the film industry in Hong Kong. In particular, the social networks and relationships at multiple scales – across national boundaries, within local settings and on production sets – are examined, revealing their critical role in contributing to the health of the film industry. The risks faced at various steps of the production, marketing and distribution process are ameliorated by trust relations, built up through time between social actors in spontaneous ways. While Hong Kong cultural policy in part seeks to create the social and spatial contexts within which social networks may develop, most cultural workers are doubtful about the efficacy of policy in influencing often intangible, inchoate relationships.
Keywords
film industry, risk, trust, social networks, cultural policy, Hong Kong
Discipline
Asian Studies | Sociology of Culture
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
International Journal of Cultural Policy
Volume
11
Issue
1
First Page
61
Last Page
76
ISSN
1028-6632
Identifier
10.1080/10286630500067812
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles
Citation
KONG, Lily.(2006). The sociality of cultural industries: Hong Kong's cultural policy and film industry. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 11(1), 61-76.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2201
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Additional URL
https://doi.org./10.1080/10286630500067812