SHORT FILMS SELECTION #1(KIFF 2024)

(1st Movie Experience)

TABBY McTAT

UK | English | Chinese Subtitled | 25 min

Director: Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour

Based on the heart-warming tale written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler – the UK’s best-selling picture book team. In the bustling heart of London, Tabby McTat and his busker friend Fred delight crowds with their harmonious duets until an unexpected separation tears them apart. Tabby McTat searches the city for Fred, but instead finds solace and a new family with a feline friend named Sock. When Tabby McTat and Fred finally reunite, will their friendship stand up to all the changes in their lives?


GOODBYE, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

HK | Cantonese | Chinese & English Subtitled | 12 min

Director: Natalie Tong

Natalie Tong's animation inspires with the message: "Happiness isn't defined by possessions, but by giving." Her life insights are transformed into exquisite animations.


BILLY THE COWBOY HAMSTER: THE HERO’S RETURN

France | English | Chinese Subtitled | 20 min

Growing up in the Wild West and raised on the exciting stories told by his father, Billy with his cowboy outfit has a burning desire to hit the trail! And since every new day presents him with an opportunity to go on an adventure worthy of the greatest cowboys, he is determined not to miss out… He takes with him his faithful friend Jean-Claude the worm, and his accomplice Suzie, the stone marten, and off they go!