***Due to programme changes, the following screenings will be changed:
1. The "Open Category Finalist Showcase Programme 2" will be rescheduled to 2:30pm on March 10, 2024;
2. The "Jury Recommendation Short Film Showcase" will be rescheduled to 7:30pm on March 9, 2024.
Ticket holders for the affected events will be contacted directly by the organiser for relevant arrangement. If you have further enquiries, please contact the organiser. (ifva@hkac.org.hk)

 

The 29th ifva Awards Open Category Finalist Showcase Programme 1

8/3 (Fri) 8pm

 

A Missing Scene from Floral Princess: An untold suicide of the last Ming emperor
Directed by: Kitty Yeung
Hong Kong︳25’24”︳In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
This experimental short film, blending Cantonese Opera and modern dance elements, re-enacts the episode from classic Cantonese Opera Floral Princess. The last Ming emperor Chongzhen and his faithful eunuch Wang Sing-yan are on a journey to the summit of Coal Hill to end their lives. Apart from inviting new perspectives towards their ambiguous queer overtones, it also explores the crossroads of life and death, authority and obedience, love and sacrifice, power and duty, that befall under the traditional patriarchy.

The law in this world
Directed by: Cheung Chin Hung
Hong Kong︳16’50”︳In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
Kwong is retired and becomes a full-time volunteer to help the elderly living alone. One day he receives a notice that one of these elders has been found dead in the house for weeks. To retain the dignity of the deceased, he wants to claim his body as all unclaimed bodies will be buried anonymously at Sandy Ridge Cemetery without leaving a trace in the world.

From The Void of Time
Directed by: Wong Lok Yiu
Hong Kong︳9’52”︳In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
A memorable record in one summer time, time passes and pull the past and present together. This is an audio-visual diary from an alternate time.

15 years
Directed by: Chan Ki Yan
Hong Kong︳8’10”︳In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
Time passes like flowing water. Not returning for three years, living abroad for fifteen years, what is the unit for alienation? The saxophone at the intersection 11 years ago, the Korean music on the street four years ago, the flight broadcasts after the epidemic, the voices of family members, the days and nights when Taipei and Hong Kong were at a standstill, some moments linger in my mind.

Lykke Til
Directed by: Yu Shuk Pui
Hong Kong, Norway︳29’54”︳In Cantonese, English and Norwegian with Chinese and English subtitles
Set in Norway, Lykke Til is a story about struggling in a foreign land. Ann, who has moved to Norway, is facing obstacles on multiple fronts: visa, employment, cultural differences, racism and an unexpected pregnancy, which puts her relationship with her girlfriend in jeopardy, another secret hovering over the already strained relationship with her mother. Instead of trying to simply stay afloat, the worst person in the world now has to make a decision and reclaim her life.

 

 

Overman
Directed by: To Chun Him
Hong Kong︳24’59”︳In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
A young boy successfully transforms into Superman, but he can't find a way to turn back into human.

March Comes In Like A Lion
Directed by: Cheung Man Hin
Hong Kong︳16’45”︳In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
An afternoon during the pandemic, on the rooftop of an industrial building, six people meet and is bonded over a football. Even though they don’t seem to have achieved anything in the end, spending the day with each other means everything to them.

Lonely Together
Directed by: Sham Kwan Yin
Hong Kong︳23’50”︳In Cantonese with English subtitles
The billboards in the bustling city sell various exciting lifestyles, but Chi-keung is trapped in a dull and unhappy life. When he loses his passion, he meets Ka-yan a fellow traveller, and a brief spark teaches them both how to face a spiritual crisis.

Sushi
Directed by: Wong Cheuk Man
Hong Kong︳30’︳In Cantonese and Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles
High school student Faye leads a lonesome life, being bullied at school and with her family living abroad. She keeps a distance from others, including her classmate whom she secretly admires. Yearning for love and desperate to break away from her mundane life, Faye becomes a part-time girlfriend. Navigating the tumultuous journey of love, Faye eventually loses herself.

Before the Box Gets Emptied
Directed by: Ho Sze Wai
Hong Kong︳29’57”︳In Cantonese and English with Chinese and English subtitles
For sixth grader Marco, the minutiae of life revolve around taking the light rail with his best friend Chris and their Beyblade battles. But just like the Beyblades that spin in unpredictable directions, Chris is embarking on a different path. Before Chris’s departure, they continue to linger around the neighbourhood playing with friends, uncertain about the future and how to say farewell.

 

 

• HKAC members, full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, and people with disabilities and the minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients.
• each purchase of 4 or more standard tickets.