Mermaid Squama
In a story that spans between two eras, Ah Yau finds himself transported from modern times into his past life; reliving a journey of fantastical love with a girl named Man Man. This is the story of how Man Man, a fairy fish of starlight and silver transformed into a woman, came into his life to repay a kindness that he himself had long forgotten. It is only when Ah Yau returns to his body in the modern day that all the memories resurface, reminding him of a bond that should never have been forgotten.
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Ivan LawDirector
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Monching LinWriter
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Christy ChoiProducer
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Roberto MadanKey Cast"Ah Yau"
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Chin Ting LamKey Cast"Man Man"
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Candy ManKey Cast"Juan Flower Shop Boss"
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Project Title (Original Language):魚鱗
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama
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Runtime:16 minutes
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Completion Date:January 12, 2022
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Production Budget:28,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Hong Kong
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Country of Filming:Hong Kong
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Language:Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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The 9th Microfilm x Music CompetitionHong Kong
Hong Kong
Best Actor Copper Award Winner (Roberto Madan) -
3rd Indian International Short Film Festival Awards (ISFFA)India
India
Best Director - Foreign Gold Award (Ivan Law) -
3rd Indian International Short Film Festival Awards (ISFFA)India
India
Best Short Film - Foreign Copper Award -
London Indie Short FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
Best Cinematogtapher (Edmond Chau) -
New York Skia International Film FestivalNew York
United States
Officially Selected -
Spain En Off Film FestivalSpain
Spain
Officially Selected -
Moldova Serbest International Film FestivalMoldova
Moldova, Republic of
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International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of TokyoTokyo
Japan
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Canada Calgary Independent Film FestivalCalgary
Canada
Officially Selected -
Chicago Filmmaker AwardsChicago
United States
Officially Selected -
Melbourne Independent Film FestivalMelbourne
Australia
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Dublin World Film Festival (DWFF)Dublin
Ireland
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Paris International Short FestivalParis
France
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Venice Indie Film FestivalVenice
Italy
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Milan Arthouse Film AwardsMilan
Italy
Officially Selected
Ivan Law graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a master's degree in Visual and Popular Culture Studies. He has extensive experience in shooting, editing, directing and producing short films, commercials and MV. In addition, he has been engaged in professional design for many years, and has participated in more than 3,000 design projects, including images, brands, print advertisements, products, packaging, web pages, mobile applications, etc. Currently, he is mainly working on film marketing and digital media online promotion.
I have made this microfilm because I very appreciate this story. It is a script written by Taiwanese girl Lin Meng Ching. The story is about a big silver-gray fish incarnating as an adult to repay his gratitude and finally sacrifice for love. I really like fantasy and romantic stories, so I decided to shoot it. This time, we are representing Hong Kong One Cool Pictures Ltd. to carry out this microfilm project, and this time we are fortunate to be shortlisted in the professional group of the 9th Microfilm x Music Competition Support Program among more than 200 applications, and won Hong Kong government-affiliated agencies Hong Kong Association of Interactive Marketing (HKAIM) and Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) provided HK$220,000 for the production.