Space Station Village EP6: The Carved Agreement (2023)
Space Station Village EP6: The Carved Agreement
(2023)
General Information
Completed On: 30 Jun, 2023
Duration: 13 min 3 sec
Genres: Animation, Short, Television, Web / New Media
Language: English
Country: Taiwan
Submitted By: Chih-Li Chang
Festival Rating 9.0
The popular science animation series "Go Go Giwas" aims to include content from the indigenous cultures with science inside. In Season IV: Space Station Village, there are 14 episodes, which include stories from indigenous Tao, Bunun, Rukai, and Pinuyumayan peoples. In this episode, the audience will enter a Bunun village in Taiwan and go to the space station village in space. There, they will experience the Bunun ecology, a stone house, a plank calendar, legends, festivals, and crafts with the science concepts of space stations inside, ending with an old Bunun song.
One day, Giwas meets Bukun Ismahasan Islituan and his younger sister, Puni Ismahasan Islituan, in the forest. The siblings bring Giwas and her friends back to their house. Bukun introduces their treasured family heirloom: a wood-cut calendar, a traditional tool for recording seasons, ceremonies, and rituals. a wood-cut calendar, as well as Puni's necklace that her mother gave her for the Infant Festival, but her brother breaks it, causing the beads to scatter across the floor. The most precious stone bead of the necklace cannot be found. How will Puni's necklace be repaired?
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DirectorsYi-Feng Kao
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ProducersLi-Yu Fu
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ProducersVick Wang
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WritersPonny Wang
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WritersYi-Feng Kao
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WritersFu-Shen Yu
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Film TypeAnimation, Short, Television, Web / New Media
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GenresAnimation, Short, Education, Indigenous Film, Family/Children, Women, Science, TV, Web Series
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Runtime13 minutes 3 seconds
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Completion Date30 Jun, 2023
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Production Budget60000 USD
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Country of OriginTaiwan
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Country of FilmingTaiwan
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Film LanguageEnglish
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Shooting FormatProRes file
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Aspect Ratio
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Director's Biography
Yi-Fneg Kao is a Taiwanese animation director who has had a passion for drawing and animation since he was young. He enrolled in the Computer Animation program at Full Sail University in the U.S. in 2002. After graduation, he returned to Taiwan and worked as an animator, responsible for producing guide videos for museums and other attractions. In 2008, he directed "Go Go Giwas", which won the Best Animation Award at the Taiwan Golden Bell Awards. The work is light-hearted, interesting, and educational, and has been well-received by audiences.
Director's Statement
Yi-Fneg's Statement
"Go Go Giwas" focus on conveying scientific knowledge while also highlighting the traditional culture and human emotions. I aim to entertain audiences with my works and allow them to learn while laughing. My goal is to use animation to break traditional learning models, providing a relaxed environment for audiences to learn new knowledge while experiencing cultural and emotional feasts.