Red Dragonflies : A Fiery Passion of Youth(ECG2023)

● overwatch
CHIU Ka-yin, PAK King-tai, LI Tsun-wai, LEI Yat-ming | Hong Kong | Drama | 2023 | 6'
In Cantonese & English with Chinese & English subtitles
ifva Awards: Special Mention (Youth Category)

● Red Dragonflies
LIAO Jiekai | Singapore | Drama | 2010 | 96'
In English, Mandarin, Malay & Japanese with Chinese & English subtitles
Hong Kong International Film Festival: Fipresci Prize Nomination Film | Jeonju International Film Festival: Special Jury Prize (International Competition)

● THOSE DAYS
WOO Ho-fung, CHIU Tsz-chai, CHEUNG Wai-kit, LI Hung-pan, IP Cheuk-han, FUNG Yuk-lam | Hong Kong | Drama | 2023 | 15'
In Cantonese & Putonghua with no subtitles
ifva Awards: Silver Award (Youth Category)

"The red dragonflies, once so bright, faded slowly from my sight." Singaporean director Liao Jiekai's Red Dragonflies, which shares its name with a song by Taiwanese boy band the Little Tigers in the 90s, weaves between personal memories of growth and long-awaited reunions. The film received the Special Jury Prize at the 11th Jeonju International Film Festival and was nominated for the Asian New Talent Award at the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival. This debut film of Liao's premiered at the HKIFF in 2010, and 13 years later, let it take us back in time once again. As an added treat, 2 student film works from the current ifva Youth Category lit up the screen with their own youthful sparks, intimately connected to present-day Hong Kong.

POST-SCREENING TALK GUEST: LIAO Jiekai
Post-Screening Talk will be held on bc 1/F