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International Children's and Youth Film Carnival to offer amazing movie journey in summer (with photos)
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     With the advent of the summer vacation, the Film Programmes Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will present the International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 (ICYFC), offering an enjoyable and exciting summer movie journey for families.

     The ICYFC is a highlight of the International Arts Carnival and will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum.

     Among the nine feature films, four are fun-filled animations. In "Rabbit School" (2017), Max, an urban rabbit, accidentally gets trapped in the Easter Rabbit School in a forest. He has to acquire the secret skills of the Easter Rabbits to save his friends. The film won the Audience Award for Best Animated Feature for Children at Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival, in 2017. "Louis & Luca - The Big Cheese Race" (2015) follows Louis the Magpie, who seeks to enter a cheese race, secretly placing a bet with his inventor friend Alfie's workshop as a wager. Therefore, the duo have no option but to win this challenging race. "Richard the Stork" (2016) tells the story of Richard, a sparrow who grows up among storks and keeps thinking he is one of them. He even decides to fly to Africa for the winter with his parents. The film won the Kids' Festival Favourite Award at the Luxembourg City Film Festival 2017. Felice in "Ballerina" (2016) dreams to be a ballerina and escapes an orphanage at night with her best friend to chase their dreams in Paris.

     Two feature films depict the close bonds between animals and humans. "Mr Frog" (2016) features a beloved teacher who indeed is a frog. The students try hard to keep Mr Frog's secret from being uncovered by the new principal. The film won Best Dutch Family Film (Cinekid Lion Jury Award) at the Cinekid Festival 2016 in Amsterdam. In "Owls & Mice" (2016), Meral befriends a mouse in her new home. The mouse is captured by an owl when Meral takes it along to her school camp, so the children then set out for an adventure to rescue it.

     The remaining three feature films centre on their characters' unforgettable vacations. "Little Grey Fergie: Country Fun!" (2016) follows Gavin, who takes a summer holiday with his family in the countryside and befriends a living and amazing tractor. The film won Best Children's Film (Cinekid Lion Audience Award) at the Cinekid Festival 2016. In "The World of Us" (2016), Sun has a taste of friendship when she meets transfer student Jia, but their friendship faces a challenge after the summer holiday. The film won various prizes including Best Independent Film at the KOFRA Film Awards 2017 in Korea and Best New Director in the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2016. Tsatsiki in "Tsatsiki, Dad and the Olive War" (2015) flies to Greece during the summer holidays for a reunion with his father. Hit by the financial crisis, his father is forced to sell his hotel and olive grove, and Tsatsiki and his friends endeavour to protect his father's land. The film won the Audience Award at the KinoKino International Film Festival for Children 2017 in Croatia and the Feature Film 2nd Prize (Elementary +10) at Italy's Giffoni Film Festival 2016.

     The "Youthful Encounters" section features four films about journeys of growing up, in which the characters stay tough to overcome challenges along the way. In "Time Heroes" (2016), five escapees must rescue the remaining teachers and students who were abducted by an occult clan before a solar eclipse. Based on the autobiography of Fanny Ben-Ami, "Fanny's Journey" (2016) follows Fanny, who leads a group of children to Switzerland to escape World War II. The film has won awards at numerous film festivals, including the Michel Award at the Filmfest Hamburg 2016 and the UNICEF Award at the Vienna International Children's Film Festival 2016. Michi in "At Eye Level" (2016) finds a clue among items belonging to his late mother that leads him to his biological father. However, Michi finds a surprise when he meets his dad. The film won Best Children's Film in the German Film Critics Association Awards 2017, the Special Jury Prize for Best Child Actor at the Children's Film Festival Seattle 2017 and other awards. The documentary "Brothers" (2015) captures the daily life of two siblings over the course of eight years through the camera of their mother. The film won the Best International Feature Documentary Award at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2016 and Best Director (the Amanda Award) at the Norwegian International Film Festival 2015.

     The "Film Tunnel" section features "Home Alone" (1990), the top comedy of the 1990s. Featuring child star Macaulay Culkin, the film follows 8-year-old Kevin being left at home alone by his family, who rush off to Paris for Christmas. Kevin defends his home with all his devices when two burglars try to break in. The award-winning work won recognition with prizes including Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) in the American Comedy Awards 1991 and Best Comedy Film in the British Comedy Awards 1991.

     Experienced dubbing artists Pat Kwok and Kinson Lai will perform live Cantonese dubbing for "Rabbit School", "Little Grey Fergie: Country Fun!" and "Louis & Luca - The Big Cheese Race", which will also have English subtitles. The other films have Chinese and English subtitles.

     Apart from the feature films, 27 animations and shorts from around the world grouped into three programmes will be screened during the ICYFC in the "World Animation & Shorts" section, introducing to audiences numerous adorable new characters, such as a cocoa-drinking deer, a teeny-weeny fox, the timid platypus No-No, little fisher-penguins and their red herrings, and Chika the dog. Ken Kwan, a veteran scriptwriter, director and actor of children's drama, will host interactive activities in Cantonese during the intervals for some of the programmes.

     Tickets priced at $60 will be available from tomorrow (May 12) at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For credit card telephone bookings, please call 2111 5999. For programme enquiries, please call 2734 2900 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp/en_US/web/fpo/programmes/2017icfc/film.html.
 
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The International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "Rabbit School" (2017).
The International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "Little Grey Fergie: Country Fun!" (2016).
The International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "Mr Frog" (2016).
The International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "Owls & Mice" (2016).
The International Children’s and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "Fanny's Journey" (2016).
The International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "At Eye Level" (2016).
The International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "Hey Deer!" (2015) in "World Animation & Shorts 1".
The International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "No-No" (2016) in "World Animation & Shorts 2".
The International Children's and Youth Film Carnival 2017 will present a selection of international animations, feature films and short films to be screened from July 7 to August 13 at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Picture shows a film still of "Chika, the Dog from the Ghetto" (2016) in "World Animation & Shorts 3".