PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME
ifva Award Finalist Selection
Stay Home, and get excited by 6 screenings that feature 6 local creative parties in a total of 8 ifva finalist shorts and animations!
The series begins with a selection of animations for grown-ups: DigiCon6 ASIA winning work “Mountains and Seas – Village of Muds”, and animated shorts “Behind the Schoolbag” and “Dap Pang Man”; “Loves, with Love” is a tender first love story in Tai O; Led by up-and-coming actors Or Wai Lam and Yu Shuk Pui, “Endless Chain of Lies” depicts a romantic rendezvous in this depressed city; In this town of visitors, there are some “Monkey Business” going on at the end of the dark lane; “busydoingnothing” could be anyone’s everyday life; “Ephwaipi” (=FYP) proves that Final Year Project could be rebellious with its provocative visual styles.
Post-screening discussion and conversations among artists will be published on ifva YouTube. Hong Kong indie films lovers, stay tuned!
*The link and password to the online screening to be sent upon registration. Registration deadline: 25 Jun (Fri) | 12nn
**All films are valid until 26 Jun.
13/6 (SUN) 9pm - Nic Ho’s Animation Selection and Director Sharing
Animation: Mountains and Seas - Village of Muds, Behind the Schoolbag, Dap Pang Man
Online Screening - 13/6 (Sun) 9pm
The link and password to the online screening to be sent upon registration. Register Now
Mountains and Seas - Village of Muds
Col/ 12'38"/ 2020/ In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
The 26th ifva Awards - Animation Category Gold Award
Mountains and Seas - Village of Muds is an animation based on an original script inspired by The Classic of Mountains and Seas . The story centres on three youngsters' adventures in the land of mountains and seas.
Behind the Schoolbag
Col / 9′ 30″ / 2016/ In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
The 21st ifva Awards - Animation Category Gold Award
Behind the Schoolbag is a story about salvation of oneself. Shun has experienced painful days during his youth, so he deliberately keeps a distance from others. Living a stressful life, people nowadays is easy to suffer from all sorts of mental illness. Only through self-therapy can one live a life at present.
The 21st ifva Awards - Animation Category Gold Award
Behind the Schoolbag is a story about salvation of oneself. Shun has experienced painful days during his youth, so he deliberately keeps a distance from others. Living a stressful life, people nowadays is easy to suffer from all sorts of mental illness. Only through self-therapy can one live a life at present.
Dap Pang Man
Col/ 9'00"/ 2013/ In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
The 19th ifva Awards - Animation Category Finalist
Every mother in the world wishes for her son a successful career, hoping her children can find good jobs and contribute to the society. Yet the main character in this story Siu-yu actually wants to be a bamboo scaffolding worker. Manga and cartoon superheroes save the world, but indeed every Hong Konger who works hard in his job is also a hero.
The 19th ifva Awards - Animation Category Finalist
Every mother in the world wishes for her son a successful career, hoping her children can find good jobs and contribute to the society. Yet the main character in this story Siu-yu actually wants to be a bamboo scaffolding worker. Manga and cartoon superheroes save the world, but indeed every Hong Konger who works hard in his job is also a hero.
14/6 (MON) 9pm - Loves, with love Chan Po-man Jomin
Online Screening
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Loves, with love
Col/ 15'21"/ 2021/ In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
The 26th ifva Awards - Open Category Finalist
When Hei-ji finds out that Mimi hands a love letter to Sam, a charming and handsome guy, he couldn’t help but feel heartbroken and shattered. Should he just let her go or should he fight for her? On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hei-ji finally overcomes all difficulties and fulfils Mimi’s wish. He even gathers up his courage and asks about the love letter.
The 26th ifva Awards - Open Category Finalist
When Hei-ji finds out that Mimi hands a love letter to Sam, a charming and handsome guy, he couldn’t help but feel heartbroken and shattered. Should he just let her go or should he fight for her? On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hei-ji finally overcomes all difficulties and fulfils Mimi’s wish. He even gathers up his courage and asks about the love letter.
15/6 (Tue) 9pm - Endless Chain of Lies Liknifena
Online Screening
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Endless Chain of Lies
Col / 17'00" / 2020/ In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
The 25th ifva Awards - Open Category Special Mention
It was late at night, she crossed the streets of Central and Sheung Wan with a bucket of clothes and arrived at a 24-hour laundromat. She dumped the clothes on the ground clumsily, while a man keeping replying messages on his phone came to the laundromat. In this suppressing city, they were busy working on their own, but a coincidence encounter let them get salvation from each other. Yet, they’ve never imagined that the night was endlessly long.
The 25th ifva Awards - Open Category Special Mention
It was late at night, she crossed the streets of Central and Sheung Wan with a bucket of clothes and arrived at a 24-hour laundromat. She dumped the clothes on the ground clumsily, while a man keeping replying messages on his phone came to the laundromat. In this suppressing city, they were busy working on their own, but a coincidence encounter let them get salvation from each other. Yet, they’ve never imagined that the night was endlessly long.
16/6 (Wed) 9pm - Monkey Business Wong Hoi-yin, Suen Sui-hung, Wong Chung-yan, Wong Ka-man, Chan Hoi-yu
Online Screening
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Monkey Business
Col / 30’ 00″ / 2017/ In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
The 23rd ifva Awards - Open Category Special Mention
Three young people in the contemporary society get a chance to become rich through an extraordinary experience. In their temporary shelter in an old apartment, they start a dangerous back-alley business. Under the neon light of the dark night, a zero-sum gamble is taking place…
The 23rd ifva Awards - Open Category Special Mention
Three young people in the contemporary society get a chance to become rich through an extraordinary experience. In their temporary shelter in an old apartment, they start a dangerous back-alley business. Under the neon light of the dark night, a zero-sum gamble is taking place…
17/6 (Thu) 9pm - busydoingnothing Chau Po-kit
Online Screening
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busydoingnothing
Col / 21’22’’ / 2018/ In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
The 24th ifva Awards - Open Category Finalist
This story is about a recent graduate who has no goals in life, is unproductive and feels mediocre and cannot fit in the society. Working in a discount store, her boring life is burdened by strange and troublesome colleagues. As misfortunes pile up one after the other, will she ever open up her heart and find release?
The 24th ifva Awards - Open Category Finalist
This story is about a recent graduate who has no goals in life, is unproductive and feels mediocre and cannot fit in the society. Working in a discount store, her boring life is burdened by strange and troublesome colleagues. As misfortunes pile up one after the other, will she ever open up her heart and find release?
18/6 (Fri) 9pm - ephwaipi Yeung Sik-yung, Ng Cheuk-yan
Online Screening
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ephwaipi
Col / 8’25’’ / 2019/ In Cantonese, English and French with Chinese and English subtitles
The 25th ifva Awards - Open Category Finalist
Two girls fantasise to make a declaration. To the World.
The 25th ifva Awards - Open Category Finalist
Two girls fantasise to make a declaration. To the World.