40th BUFF – International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö – Asian Presence 2023

By Asian Film Festival on March 12, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Three Asian films will be screened at the BUFF – International Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö (Sweden) which is taking place from March 11 – 17, 2023.

– Feature Films –

**Chocolate and Butter Sculpture** by Yingxin Chen – China | 2022 – 95 minutes

Two twelve-year-olds, Sangdan and Tang Yu, meet among the mountains and valleys of the Chinese countryside. Sangdan is dreaming of crafting butter sculptures in a faraway Tibetan monastery. Tang Yu has escaped from his strict parents in the city. Together they go on an adventurous journey. This is a delicate coming-of-age road trip for middle school. (BUFF2023)

**Goodbye, Don Glees!** by Atsuko Ishizuka – Japan | 2021 – 95 minutes

Best friends, Roma and Toto, call themselves “The Don Glees”. It’s their last summer together before Toto moves away – a summer that turns out to be anything but quiet. “The Don Glees” acquire a third member and, when the gang is blamed for a forest fire, they are forced out into the wilderness where friendships are put to the test. (BUFF2023)

Screening:
March 16, 2023 | Thursday | Nordisk Film Screen 1 | 13:55 pm

– Short Films-

**Snuggle Up** by Jung Subin – Korea | 2022 – 3 minutes

Three friendly monsters gather round the bed to comfort the sobbing little boy. A funny and lovely dream that’ll make the youngest in the audience long for bedtime. (BUFF2023)

More Information: https://www.buff.se/en/