ifva is organised by
Hong Kong Arts Centre
Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC; ) is a non-profit arts institution and art museum established in 1977. It promotes contemporary performing arts, visual arts, film and video arts. It also provides arts education. Its rival is the government-managed ...
. Since its establishment in 1995, it has been serving as a platform that promotes and encourages creative talents in Asia, making short films, videos, animation and interactive media. It organizes the "ifva Awards" and "ifva Festival" annually.
The ifva Awards commends talented filmmakers in the field of short films, videos, animation and interactive media. It has five major categories, including 'Open', 'Youth', 'Animation', 'Media Art' and 'Asian New Force', where each category has three awards.
The ifva Festival is held in March every year. It includes the award ceremony of the ifva Awards, live performances and media art exhibitions.
History
The Independent Short Film Competition was first announced by the
Urban Council
The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services ...
in 1992. The jury panel consisted of Ng Ho,
Ann Hui
Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in ...
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Allen Fong, Gloria Chan, and Freddie Wong. These awards were presented at the 17th International Hong Kong Film Festival on 8 April 1993.
Simultaneously, the Urban Council provided a grant to the Hong Kong Arts Centre to support their Hong Kong Independent Video Awards, held in association with the Crossover Cultural Institute.
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The two competitions were merged as the Independent Short Film and Video Awards in 1995. The name was later changed to "Incubator for Film and Visual Media in Asia".
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ifva Awards
The ifva Awards aims to discover and nurture the next currents for local creative industry of moving images, encourage creativity, aesthetics and innovative use of medium and encourage cross-fertilization of creativity, knowledge and experience on media creation among different regions in Asia.
ifva Festival
Each year, the ifva Festival features a specific theme and shows films related to the theme.
See also
* Hong Kong Film Archive
The Hong Kong Film Archive is a public film archive collects, preserves, and screens Hong Kong films and other related materials. The archive was founded in 1993, when its Planning Office was opened by the Urban Council. It joined the Intern ...
* Hong Kong Arts Centre
Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC; ) is a non-profit arts institution and art museum established in 1977. It promotes contemporary performing arts, visual arts, film and video arts. It also provides arts education. Its rival is the government-managed ...
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.ifva.com/
Film organisations in Hong Kong
Culture of Hong Kong
Film festivals in Hong Kong
Film festivals established in 1995
1995 establishments in Hong Kong