The Wayang Kids​

Selected for:
Asian Film Week 2020

• Vietnam Cinema Department
• Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vietnam

Embassy of Singapore in Jakarta

• Special screening 2019

Official Screenings:

• 13th Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, South Korea
• 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia (in competition) 
• 2nd Minds Film Festival, Singapore
• 26th Kineko International Children’s Film Festival, Japan (nominated for Best Children Feature Film)
• 36th BUFF Malmo Film Festival, Sweden (nominated for Best Children Feature Film and Barnfonden Prize)
• Kids First! Film Festival, USA
• 7th Seoul Guro Children Film Festival, South Korea (nominated for Best Children Feature Film)
• 2nd AnimEDU International Children's Film Festival, Taiwan
• 24th La Matatena Film Festival, Mexico (Nominated for Best Children's Film)
• 32nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Isfahan, Iran (Nominated for Best Feature Film)
• 2019 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, USA
• DYTIATKO International Children’s Media Festival, Ukraine (Nominated for Best Feature Film for Children) 
• 42nd LUCAS - International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Frankfurt, Germany (Nominated for Best Feature Film) (Won Audience Award)
• 6th Zero Plus International Film Festival, Tyumen City, Russia (Nominated for Best Children’s Film) (Won Two Awards)
• 24th Schlinger International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Chemnitz, Germany
• 22nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Pyrgos, Greece (Feature Fiction Film competition)
• 1st 一颗大树儿童电影节, Klang, Malaysia
• 9th Ojo de Pescado International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Chile (Nominated for 2020 Professional Feature Film Competition)

Director: Raymond Tan
Cast: Eli Shih, Christopher Downs, May Phua, Jocie Guo, Austin Chong, Lorena Gibb
Genre: Family, Comedy
Language: English, Mandarin
Country​: Singapore

Synopsis:
Supported by Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism, “The Wayang Kids” is about a group of primary school children overcoming cultural and language barriers to represent their school in an international Chinese opera performance.  Leading the team is a student with mild autism who has to convince his classmates, teachers and parents and ultimately himself that he deserves a role in the performance.  With the support of his classmates from a very diverse background, he must show his courage and perseverance to step up and shine on stage.

“The Wayang Kids” strives to expose young children to different cultures and mother tongue languages in Singapore.  It also serves to promote social values, such as resilience, strong family ties and racial harmony.

To book the show, please call 6591 8862 or email info@brainchildpictures.com.

Optional - Video Chat with Cast or Director:
Interested to meet the stars or the film director of the movie?  Learn how they prepare their roles or how they pursue their passion in performing?  Or what does a film director do?  Reserve a session (up to 30 min) with a cast or the film director and he/she will share the journeys with you.
Artists (pending availability): May Phua (Mandarin and English), Eli Shih (Mandarin only), Christopher Downs (Mandarin and English), Jocie Guo (Mandarin and English)
​Director (pending availability): Raymond Tan (Mandarin and English)
Total free: $300-600 per artist per session for unlimited number of viewers (school to provide the video chat invitation link)

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