Two shortlisted entries for the 28th ifva Independent Short Film and Video Media Festival have withdrawn after failing to pass the inspection and screening requirements. Critics have pointed the implementation of the national security law, resulting in films self-censoring to varying degrees and audience members suffering the loss.
The two films involved are “Elephant in Castle,” a 2D short cartoon production from the animation category, and “Lost a part of ” from the open category.
At the end of two posts on ifva’s Facebook page introducing the screenings of all shortlisted entries, it stated that the two films could not satisfy the requirements set by The Office for Film, Newspaper, and Article Administration (OFNAA). The directors of both films had decided not to show them because they could not show their films in their entirety. But the other works in the program will not be affected….