Three award-winning masterpieces will take centre stage next month for the Comix Home Base Animation Series at the Hong Kong Arts Centre.
The third series, to be presented by the centre and the Theatre Ensemble on August 6, is part of a year-long project to screen free animations from around the world and offer drama workshops. Three contemporary award-winning Chinese animators Zhou Keqin, Xu Jingda and Te Wei are featured.
Monkeys Fishing For The Moon (1981) is a 10-minute short film by Zhou, who has been directing paper-cut animations since 1975. The fable tells of a monkey troop chasing the moon through the forest. But they fight each other to claim credit for catching the moon in a pond.
The inspiration for Xu's short animation Three Monks (1980) is a Chinese proverb about selfishness and the importance of co-operation. It tells the tale of three monks who would rather be thirsty than help each other carry three buckets of water up a hill. It won a Silver Bear at the 1982 Berlin International Film Festival.
Feelings of Mountains and Waters (1988) is a masterpiece by Te, who introduced Chinese ink and wash painting into animation in 1960. The short film deals with Taoist philosphy and Chinese Buddhism beliefs in the story of a friendship between an old lute player and a boy.
Theatre Ensemble drama teachers will hold a workshop before the screening.
