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The 19th ifva Awards Presentation Ceremony
Results announced: Winners rolling out talents to rock the stage



Organised by the Hong Kong Arts Centre and sponsored by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the 19th ifva Awards Presentation Ceremony was successfully held at the agnès b. Cinema in Hong Kong Arts Centre on 22 March. The competition was fierce with a recording breaking number of 1,133 entries. Rounds after rounds of jury discussions selected 20 winners from 5 categories (Open Category, Youth Category, Interactive Media Category, Animation Category, Asian New Force Category). Results were announced on Saturday night with attending guest-of-honours including jury members: Taiwanese-American outstanding young director Arvin Chen, award-winning Malaysian filmmaker Tan Chui-mui, renowned local playwright Candace Chong, popular Hong Kong writer Ong Yi-hing and distinguished representative sponsors. Results of each category had been announced:

Award Ceremony archive>>>
Open Category
Gold Award:
Beautiful Life / Chan Ho-lun Fredie
Silver Award: Yeung Yeung with Cows / Wong Cheuk-man, Law Wan-i, Law Hoi-ki, Leung Wing-sze, Tang Ka-hei
Special Mention: The Echoes of Circles / Lam Kin-hung Joel ;
Invisible Rock / Chen King-yuen

Youth Category
Gold Award: I am not a Superhero / Jonathan Tam
Silver Award: Yao Dao Police Call / Wong Chun-pong
Special Mention: Kidnap / Mok Chui-shan, Yip Tsz-ching, Kiang Tin-long, Lee Suet-ying, Yip Yuen-ting, Wong Ka-chun
Youth Enthusiastic Award: Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School ; Cumberland Presbyterian Church Yao Dao Secondary School

Animation Category
Gold Award: Tale of Rebellious Stone / Ng Kai-chung, Ng Tsz-ching
Silver Award: Hong Kong Station / Wong Wai-ho, Oscar Sheikh
Special Mention: YETI / Joe Kwun ; Blind Vision / Leecat Ho

Interactive Media Category
Gold Award: The Mechanics of Shadows, Selva Days / Cedric Maridet
Silver Award: Integrated Branching City / Fung Wing-lam、Ngai Po-yiu、Kwok Wan-ting、Choi Ka-man
Special Mention: Iris / Cheuk Sze-wing Chloe, Wong Chi-chuen Kenny

Asian New Force Category
Gold Award: Butter Lamp / Hu Wei (China)
Silver Award: Dreams in the Depths / Armin Isarian (Iran)
Special Mention: The Poet and Singer / Bi Gan (China) ;
The Questioning / Zhu Rikun (China)

 

 


 The 19th ifva Awarded Showcases
Tickets available at URBTIX



 

What’s a better feast of short films than a showcase of all winning pieces from the 19th ifva Awards? Beating all the other high quality works to triumph at the competition, the Gold and Silver Awards definitely possess some outstanding merits that are simply too good to miss. The showcase will be divided into two screenings, both equally acclaimed.

Programme 1 : 29/3 (Sat) / 5:30pm / agnès b. CINEMA

Invisible Rock / Chen King-yuen
Dreams in the Depths / Armin Isarian
YETI / Joe Kwun
The Poet and Singer / Bi Gan
Beautiful Life / Chan Ho-lun Fredie
The Questioning / Zhu Rikun
Tale of Rebellious Stone / Ng Kai-chung, Ng Tsz-ching

Programme 2 : 29/3 (Sat) / 8pm / agnès b. CINEMA
I am not a Superhero / Jonathan Tam
Yeung Yeung with Cows / Wong Cheuk-man, Law Wan-i, Law Hoi-ki, Leung Wing-sze, Tang Ka-hei
Hong Kong Station / Wong Wai-ho, Oscar Sheikh
Yao Dao Police Call / Wong Chun-pong
Blind Vision / Leecat Ho
Butter Lamp / Hu Wei 
Kidnap / Mok Chui-shan, Yip Tsz-ching, Kiang Tin-long, Lee Suet-ying, Yip Yuen-ting, Wong Ka-chun
The Echoes of Circles
/ Lam Kin-hung Joel
 
 
 


ifva Storytelling Series
Tickets available at URBTIX

 


Film veteran Lam Kee-to selected nine winning short films from past ifva awards, showcasing nine different ways of storytelling. While demonstrating a great variety, they share one thing in common: a strong Hong Kong flavor.

Programme 1 : Storytelling Knows No Boundaries
5/4 (Sat) 1pm | agnès b. CINEMA

Programme 2: Local Stories and Local Hearts
6/4 (Sun) 1pm |
agnès b. CINEMA

 
 
 

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