After being awarded last month in Berlin, the film “Ballad of a batrachian ‘Leonor Teles, back to be distinguished in Hong Kong.
” ‘Ballad of a batrachian’ reminds us of the power of film to be free, creative and speak to the oppressed”, he considered the jury, according to information released by the festival organization.
the jury highlighted “the intelligent and profound narrative” of “a seemingly simple film,” articulating “an important humanist message with humor.”
the film exposes xenophobic behavior towards members of Roma in Portugal, addressing the practice of placing ceramic frogs in shops, cafes and restaurants to ward off the Roma, who have many superstitions attached to the animal.
the short film won today Firebird Award of short films section of the International Festival of Hong Kong cinema, after the February 20 have been awarded the Golden Bear competition of short films of the Berlin International film Festival.
According to Leonor Teles, who has gypsy roots by the father, the film “not only presents a problem but trying, somehow, to fight it,” since the very director felt the “urgency” to destroy many of these frogs in front of camera.
Founded in 1976, the international festival of Hong Kong cinema (HKIFF its acronym in English) is the oldest film festival in Asia and one of the most reputed.
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