29th ifva Festival – Programme 2024

By Asian Film Festival on March 7, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

We present the list of films that will be screened at the ifva Festival which will take place from March 3 – 17, 2024 at the Louis Koo Cinema of the Hong Kong Arts Center.

Founded by Hong Kong Arts Centre in 1995, ifva has provided a professional platform for Hong Kong and Asian creative talents to exchange and promote their works. The annual competition, art festival, and extended programmes have helped ifva establish itself as Asia’s pioneering force in short film, animation, and media arts. HKAC will present a series of screenings, exhibitions, and sharing sessions featuring outstanding works from different Asian countries and regions. This festival will broaden the audience’s understanding of moving images, providing an eye-opening experience for everyone.

Ticket Price: HK$ 85 / 68*
*Concession is only available to full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their accompanying minder, and CSSA recipients

Open Category
15 years by Chan Ki Yan – Hong Kong
A Missing Scene from Floral Princess: An untold suicide of the last Ming emperor by Kitty Yeung – Hong Kong
Before the Box Gets Emptied by Ho Sze Wai – Hong Kong
From The Void of Time by Wong Lok You – Hong Kong
Lonely Together by Sham Kwan Yin – Hong Kong
Lykke Til by Yu Shuk Pui – Hong Kong
March Comes In Like A Lion by Cheung Man Hin – Hong Kong
Overman by To Chun Him – Hong Kong
Sushi by Wong Cheuk Man – Hong Kong
The law in this world by Cheung Chin Hung – Hong Kong

Youth Category
Blur by Mak Kwan Yu, Young Chun Hin Gabriel, Cheng Ho Man Abel, Ching Yat Long, Lam Chung Hei – Hong Kong
Lies Are Everywhere by Tsoi Ching Fung – Hong Kong
My Best Friend by Jordan Lau – Hong Kong
The Dream by Ho Ho Hei – Hong Kong
The Freedom of student by Pang Shun Yin – Hong Kong
The Gift by Amanda Lau – Hong Kong
The Maze of Identity by Chan Pak Yin – Hong Kong
Underpalace by Chiu Ka Yin, Pak King Tai, Li Tsun Wai – Hong Kong
Untitled by Chan Wing Hei Sytric – Hong Kong
WHERE ARE ME GO by Chen Shun Yin – Hong Kong

Animation
80dB by Lam Tsz Ching – Hong Kong
A Night with Moosina by Tsai Shiu-Cheng – Taiwan
GARISANI by Jin Woo – Korea
Monsoon Blue by Wong Hiu Kit Jay, Chan Ka Yin Ellis – Hong Kong
O/S by Max Hallter – Hong Kong
On a dark stormy night by Thomas Wei – Hong Kong
Our Uniform by Yegane Moghaddam – Iran
Temporarily Removed by Dotan Goldwaser, Yoav Brill – Israel
The Rubbings of Trajectories by Chung Cheng-Hsu – Taiwan
You build a home in my mind by Lee Yuk-ki Florence – Hong Kong

Asian New Force
Can I Hug You? by Elahe Esmaili – Iran
Destruction by Igor Smola – Azerbaijan
Hearing from the Dolphin by Zhang Hong Jie – Taiwan
Mirage by Atefeh Salehi – Iran
Mirage by Yash Sawant – India
Reclaim My Summer by Chen Hao Wei – Taiwan
Rest In Peace by Kun Tsai – China
Unofficial History of Time by Kun Hou Teng – Macau, Taiwan
When The Wind Rises by Hung Chen – Taiwan
Where Do Ants Sleep at Night by Dean Wei – China

Jury Recommendation Shot Film Showcase
Against the Clock by Kwan Reia Colette – Hong Kong
Between Two Ears by Benson Koo – Hong Kong
Life of Cloud by Chan Wai Yee Wylie – Hong Kong
Paperplanes by Nikhita Prabhudesai, Arvind Singh Jeena – India
Stand up again by Qiang Chen – China
The Parade by Ryan Benjamin Lee NA – Singapore
The Relationship We Never Speak Of by: Lui Chung Yin Liao – Hong Kong