Chao Koi Wang, a Macao citizen studying in Taiwan, won the first prize in the international competition category at the 4th Bangalore International Short Film Festival, which concluded in India recently, with his film A Boy’s Prayer.
The film A Boy’s Prayer, directed and written by Chao Koi Wang, overcame 500 entries from 50 countries to be ranked at the top in the international competition category of the Festival. This film is inspired by a yellow garbage truck, and describes a boy who encounters a pretty cleaning girl by chance, who encourages him to pursue his dreams. The film was subsidised by the Taiwan Public Television Service and the Subsidies for Short Films in Taiwan, and premiered in Taiwan in the middle of last month.
In addition, A Boy’s Prayer was selected for a number of international film festivals, namely the 6th International Children’s Television Festival “Dytiatko” in Ukraine, the Access Code Short Film Festival in Srinagar, India, the 3rd Golden Orchid International Animation Festival, the 8th Annual Indie Fest USA Int’l Film & Music Festival, the Grace Film Festival 2015 in the United States, and the 6th Kuan-Du Film Festival 2014 hosted by the Department of Filmmaking of the Taipei National University of the Arts.
Born in Macao, Chao Koi Wang is attending a Master’s degree programme in the Department of Filmmaking at the Taipei National University of the Arts. His bachelor graduation project March Rhapsody entered many film festivals and received several awards. He is enthusiastic about local film production. Currently, he is editing the film Disclosure, one of the stories from Macau Stories 3.
Chao Koi Wang is attending his Master’s degree programme with the financial support of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). He is one of the cultural and creative talents receiving a subsidy from IC to study in other regions within the Financial Support for Cultural and Arts Studies Plan. In recent years, IC has proactively been cultivating talents of the cultural and creative industries, providing opportunities for them to go abroad and further their studies. The Plan aims at equipping Macao with talents for the development of the local cultural and creative industries.
