SHORT FILMS SELECTION #2
Kid's fantasy world
1. HUNGRY BEAR TALES IN CINEMAS
Czech Republic | 40 min
In English with Chinese Subtitled
Director: Alexandra Májová, Kateřina Karhánková
Synopsis
Unlikely best friends Ned and Mishka, a big bear and a tiny one, share a forest home and constant hunger. Their misadventures finding food always end happily.
2. THE SMEDS AND THE SMOOS
Annie Awards (2024) – Nominated for Best Animated Special Production, Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Media Production
International Emmy Awards (2023) - Kids: Animation Winner
Shanghai International TV Festival (2023) – Nominated for Best Animation, Best Storytelling (Best Writing) Animation
UK | 26 min
In English with Chinese Subtitled
Director: Samantha Cutler, Daniel Snaddon
Synopsis
Based on the enchanting outer space adventure written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the UK’s best-selling picture book duo. On a faraway planet, Janet and Bill meet in the Wurpular Wood and fall in love. Their families, the Smeds and the Smoos, cannot accept the match after generations of division. But when the two run away to elope, the warring families have no choice but to overcome their differences and work together to find the young Smoo, and the young Smed.
Guest of Post-screening Sharing (Conducted in Cantonese):
20/7 (Sun) : Oliver Chan Siu Kuen - Best New Director of Hong Kong Film Awards for “Still Human”
28/7 (Sun) : Oliver Chan Siu Kuen - Best New Director of Hong Kong Film Awards for “Still Human”
KIFF understands that parents want to bring their little ones to experience the big screen, but are nervous whether they can sit through the movie quietly. At the “1st Movie Experience” screenings auditorium lighting will be increased and volume will be lowered to suit the needs of kids from 2 to 5 years old.
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