Eye Catcher's Pick: International Short Films(ECG2023)

● My Father at Grandma's Funeral
JHAN Bo-jyun | Taiwan | Animation | 2019 | 12'
No dialogue with English subtitles
Kaohsiung Film Festival: International Short Film Competition | Golden Horse Award: Best Animated Short Film Nomination

● Girl in the Water
HUANG Shi-rou | Taiwan | Animation | 2021 | 7'
No dialogue with no subtitles
Bucheon International Animation Festival: Jury Prize | Annecy International Animation Film Festival: Graduation Films, Official Selection

● Calalai In-Betweenness
Kiki FEBRIYANTI | Indonesia | Documentary | 2015 | 40'
In Indonesian & Bugis with English subtitles
Women Make Waves International Film Festival | SEOUL International Women's Film Festival

● Happy Soup
SHIH Hsin-yi | Taiwan | Animation | 2021 | 5'
In Mandarin with no subtitles
South Taiwan Film Festival

● MUI
WONG Weng-chon | Macau | Animation | 2021 | 8'
In Cantonese with Chinese & English subtitles
Macao Films & Videos Panorama: Grand Jury Prize | Paris International Animation Film Festival

● Motorcycle
Aditya ASSARAT | Thailand | Drama | 2000 | 14'
In Thai with English subtitles
Sundance Film Festival | Chicago International Film Festival: Gold Hugo Award

● my sister
PAN Ke-yin | Taiwan | Drama | 2021 | 25'
In Mandarin & Taiwanese with Chinese & English subtitles
Golden Horse Awards: Best Live Action Short Film Nomination | Osaka Asian Film Festival

● Once Upon a Time in Tuen Mun
TANG Kan-kei | Hong Kong, Taiwan | Animation | 2021 | 8'
In Cantonese & Mandarin with Chinese & English subtitles
ifva Awards (Animation Category) | Ground Up Student Film Festival

A short film extravaganza! We have partnered with the South Taiwan Film Festival to present a selection of 6 outstanding short films with distinct styles. Let's check out some of the amazing animated films in our top picks including: My Father at Grandma's Funeral (Nomination: Best Animated Short Film, 56th Golden Horse Awards; Winner: SOUTH Award Prize, 2019 South Taiwan Film Festival); MUI, the Macau representative that recently won the Silver Award in the Animation Category of the ifva Awards and the local sci-fi short Once Upon a Time in Tuen Mun, which pits science fiction against absurdity. In our animation series, we have also included the documentary Calalai In-Betweenness, which explores gender issues in Indonesia, and the graduation short film Motorcycle by Thai director Aditya Assarat from 23 years ago, offering a glimpse into the vastness of the world and leaving you with a lingering sense of wonder and discovery in the cinema.

POST-SCREENING TALK GUESTS: Aditya ASSARAT、Kiki FEBRIYANTI、Joe HUANG
Post-Screening Talk will be held on bc 1/F