It's not easy to open our mind and accept other ideas, this is what I've learned from the trip. Back in Hong Kong, under a strict education system, it's easy for us to fall into the well and accept what our teacher gave us, we became disconnected and have low acceptance for other suggestions. I admit that I'm one of them as well. However, after this trip, I realized that if I want to become a successful animator, this mindset will lead to failure eventually since what a good animation matters the most is the cooperation between the animators, I have to be that resilient and open-minded to be successful. Personally, I will never understand these values if I didn't go to the festival. So, thank you to everyone who had helped to create the animation, presenting it and interacting with others. Thank you.






— Shared by Fu Chia-chun, director of Into the Cosmos after attending the 8th VAFI - International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival Varaždin in Croatia, under the sponsorship of NAE.