Where's the Head?

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packed with humour, laughter, suspense, horror, and Mo lei tau

The film has a fast pace rhythm that roller-coast all the way.

Best Creativity & Best Cinematography

Synopsis:
Lai Ha, once a notorious mob boss, has always been strategically planning the career of her only son Yan. It is however never in Yan’s intention to follow her mother’s footsteps - instead he aspires to be a filmmaker. As a mob, Yan is highly incompetent, and his disappointing performance already messed up a simple drug deal. Lai Ha desperately tries to save her most sought-after son, but she ends up, along with her son, breaking into her neighbour Mr. Chan's home. They accidentally steal the head of Mrs. Chan, whom they assume was murdered by Mr. Chan. They recklessly decide to blackmail Mr. Chan, and everything goes out of control. Will Lai Ha and her beloved son survive this crisis?

Review: Medium

Director: Lui Mei-fung
Screen Writer: Shum Kwan-sin, Lui Mei-fung
Cinematographer: Tang Sin-ying

Ali and Me

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In the sea of monster parenting in Hong Kong, it seems there is no way out.

Multiculturalism allow us to see things differently and comprehensively.

Synopsis:
A short tale about the friendship between two secondary boys who happens to sit next to each other on the first day of school. Mohammad Ali, a Muslim who loves playing cricket, hopes to become a professional player in the future. Tsz Kit, raised in a typical bourgeois Hong Kong family, is forced to attend piano classes because his mother believes this helps polish his application for further studies. He is fascinated by Ali’s passion for cricket and starts looking for his own interest.

Review: Medium

Director: Lam Ting-hin
Screen Writer: Tang Leong-fai
Cinematographer: Lam Ting-hin

Angela

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With beautiful colour in the scene, the artsy tone and intimate mood setting

Best Creativity

Synopsis:
All clothes have a story to tell. Ma was about to close the Angela laundry shop for the day when Sham appeared. A young man with a head injury and handful of dirty clothes from his stay at the street during the Umbrella Movement, Sham needs his clothes washed. Full of passion for the social cause, Sham initially chided Ma for staying in the comfort of the shop. However, these two strangers slowly opened up to each other when a number of characters passed by the shop, revealing the tumultuous world behind Ma’s stoic silence. Sham also gained new insight on meaningfulness, which exists not only within a worthy cause but also at seemingly abandoned clothes.

Review: Medium

Director: Chan Sheung-shing
Screen Writer: Chan Sheung-shing
Cinematographer: Ma Chi-hang

An Indigo

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Speical Mention

Synopsis:
Angela has no doubt that "one of these days, father will come back from the outer space to take her away because he is an alien." This thought was instilled by Angela's mother who committed suicide due to severe mental illness. Ever under the watchful eyes of her grandmother and psychiatrist, Angela starts to hear voices from the sky. Weary and scared, the grandmother has no choice but to send Angela for hospitalisation. Angela's belief and longing for reunion with her parents grow stronger than ever. Eventually, she takes a leap of faith in finding her own destiny.

Director: Poon Kin-ho
Screen Writer: Szeto Chung-yan
Cinematographer: Poon Kin-ho