I have a production company called Idol Films Ltd. We've got a film in development in the US, with James Keach who produced the Oscar winning movie "Walk The Line". And we had a movie in India that we had a backer for. That's him in the photo with me. Although a jar of spice is worth a few rupees, unfortunately even by Indian standards it wouldn't cover the budget. So another brilliant idea bit the dust. Never mind because I'm making various shorts and developing a Web-Series in which I hope to give Hong Kong's much maligned actresses a chance to strut their stuff in. It will have a horribly tiny budget but one makes these things as much for the fun of it as for the money.
I am also the chairman of the Hong Kong Writers Circle and have been for sixteen years. I try to pull away but they keep dragging me back in. We hold workshops and publish members' works in Asia. We have a huge membership nowadays and we like to think that without us, there would be no creative writing in Hong Kong. This is possibly not entirely true but we stirred things up a bit and have put the place on the Literary Festival circuit if nothing else. Many of the members have gone on to publish works all around the world, as well as bringing out many books locally. Despite my telling people about how many writers I know with literary prizes who are near destitute after a life time of hard brilliant work, it does not seem to stop people wanting to try their luck.
So if you are feeling particularly chipper, either from caffeine, cocaine or casual sex, feel free to drop in and be brought back down to a more mundane existence. There will be some new things now and then. Some might even be interesting, or even better, useful!