Private Project

Fonting the City

A number of designers walk around the city to look for the “forgotten typefaces.” Among the discoveries are old store signs, handwritten typeface by old craftsmen, even calligraphy on tea menu by the post-80s… They begin an adventure in typefaces and aspire to draw people’s attention to this oft-ignored aesthetics.

  • Wallace Chan, Chi Ieong
    Director
  • Marble Leong, Ka Kun
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    字裡城間
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    40 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 13, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Macao
  • Country of Filming:
    Macao
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Macao International Film and Video Festival
    Macao
    Macao
    May 16, 2015
  • Hong Kong Independent Film Festival 2016
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    January 29, 2016
  • 《DocLisboa’14》- Macau Extension
    Macau
    Macao
    February 5, 2016
  • 城市遊牧影展 UrbanNomad Filmfest 2016
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    May 22, 2016
  • 28 GIRONA FILM FESTIVAL - 2016
    Girona
    Spain
    September 30, 2016
Director Biography - Wallace Chan, Chi Ieong

80% web designer and 20% documentary director. Directed two critically-acclaimed short documentaries including “Beyond the Walls” and “Anachronic”. Both discuss about social problems in Macau beneath its economic prosperity.

80%網頁設計師，20%紀錄片導演。曾執導紀錄短片《城牆外》及《天亮了》，呈現澳門繁華背後的問題，頗受好評。

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Director Statement

People nowadays use keyboards more often than pens and are only familiar with the fonts appeared on electronic devices. This short film aims to call attention to typefaces and eventually serves as a gateway to aesthetics and local culture.

現代人甚少一筆一劃寫字，一切都以電子設備輸入和輸出，大眾對字體的觸覺早已局限於電腦字庫之中。本片意圖提升觀眾對字體的關注，藉此成為認識美學與本土文化的一度門。