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風不太冷 In Passing
A portrait of seventies Hong Kong, as my parents remember it. 風不太冷 In Passing transports viewers and immerses them in the fleeting moments of everyday Hong Kong. Following two neighbours as they grow up in government housing in bustling Mong Kok, Kowloon, the film pays homage to old Hong Kong and aims to capture the history and rich culture of the times. The film is inspired by my parents’ reminiscing on their childhoods.
Director: Esther Cheung
Composer: Sergei Kofman
Foley/Sound Designer/Re-recording Artist: Andrew Menino
Voicework: 黃佩珊 Pearl Wong, Elliott Cheung, Garen Chan
Process
Awards
2020 Athens Short Film Festival 2020 & 2021 double edition - Best Animated Short, GREECE
2020 National Film Festival for Talented Youth, Best Animated Short (Student), USA
2020 National Film Festival for Talented Youth, Audience Award, USA
2020 BFI Future Film Festival, Best Non-Narrative Film, UK
2020 Communication Arts Illustration Annual 61st Competition Winner
2020 Hong Kong Arthouse Best Animation Award, HONG KONG, CHINA
2019 Taichung International Animation Festival Jury Distinction Award, TAIWAN
2019 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Air Canada Award, CANADA
Official selections
2020 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, USA
2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, USA
2020 Cardiff Animation Film Festival, UK
2020 Kisa Film Festival, TURKEY
2020 Kaohsiung Film Archive, TAIWAN
2020 New York International Children's Film Festival, USA
2020 Particle + Wave Media Arts Festival, CANADA
2020 Global University Film Awards, HONG KONG, CHINA
2020 Animation Dingle, IRELAND
2020 Anima: The Brussels Animation Film Festival, BELGIUM
2020 Seattle Asian American Film Festival USA
2020 Ogeechee International History Film Festival, USA
2020 TIFF Next Wave, CANADA
2020 13th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
2020 Brussels Independent Film Festival, BELGIUM
2020 Cambodia International Film Festival, CAMBODIA
2020 Toronto Animation Arts Film Festival, CANADA
2020 New York International Children's Film Festival, USA
2020 Athens Animfest, GREECE
2020 Manchester Lift Off Film Festival, UK
2020 Sydney World Film Festival, AUSTRALIA
2020 Dumbo Film Festival, USA
2020 British Animation Film Festival, UK
2020 Pune Short Film Festival, INDIA
2020 Pineapple Underground Film Festival, HONG KONG, CHINA
2020 Animation Block Party, USA
2019 Linoleum Festival of Contemporary Animation and Media Art, UKRAINE
2019 Ottawa International Animation Festival, CANADA
2019 Anim!Arte International Student Animation Festival, BRAZIL
2019 New Chitose Airport Animation Festival, JAPAN
2019 Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival, TURKEY
2019 Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, CANADA
2019 Kuandu International Animation Festival, TAIWAN
2019 Sweaty Eyeballs, USA
2019 Cartoons Underground, SINGAPORE
2019 Paris International Animation Festival, FRANCE
2019 International Moving Film Festival, IRAN
2019 CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival, MEXICO
2019 DEMO Festival, NETHERLANDS
2019 Asperger Film Festival, ITALY
2019 Pori Film Festival, FINLAND
2019 GIRAF Animation Festival, CANADA
2019 Tbilisi International Animation Festival, GEORGIA
Press
2020, Ino.nica Magazine Issue 01, What is the Relationship between Artists and Social Media?
2020, Kno., An Exploration of Old Hong Kong
2019, It's Nice That, Animation graduate Esther Cheung on her stunning short film In Passing
2019, ToonBoom Animation From Every Angle, Found in Translation: Esther Cheung's In Passing
2019, Cartoons Underground, Filmmaker Interview - Experience Old Hong Kong with Esther Cheung's In Passing
