Child Animator & Film Critic Perry Chen at 17th International Family ...

Perry Chen with his IFFF Award on red carpet with IFFF founder Chris Shoemaker (photo by Sandra Vielma)

6th-grade award-winning film critic and animator Perry Chen and his producer mom Dr. Zhu Shen enjoyed the festivities at the 17th International Family Film Festival in Hollywood March 24 and 25, 2012.? One of the highlights was accepting the ?Best Animation Award? for the 8-13 age group for their first animation short, ?Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest,? directed by Kevin Sean Michaels, storyboard by Oscar-nominee Bill Plympton, produced by Zhu Shen and Holocaust historian Jud Newborn.

http://www.awn.com/news/people/ingrid-pitt-beyond-forest-wins-ifff-award (AWN: Perry Chen?s Animation Won IFFF Best Animation Award, March 29, 2012)

Perry Chen receiving IFFF award from fest founders Chris Shoemaker & Patte Dee McKee(photo by Sandra Vielma)

Another highlight was meeting IFFF Film Excellence Honoree, The Hub TV Network CEO Margaret Loesch and other award winners and presenters at the closing night awards.? Margaret autographed for Perry!

IFFF honoree, The Hub TV CEO Margaret Loesch with PerryChen at IFFF awards (photo by Jeremy Broekman)

IFFF Film Excellence Award Honoree, The Hub TV Network CEO Margaret Loesch's autograph for PerryChen

Perry Chen with IFFF award-winner, director Hong Zhou at IFFF awards dinner (photo by Zhu Shen)

Perry had fun experimenting with the ?Doodle Buddy? app on mom?s iPad, drawing caricatures of people during IFFF:

Perry Chen drawing of director Hong Zhou with "Doodle Buddy" app on iPad

Ghost by Perry Chen

Ghost by Perry Chen

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Perry and Zhu enjoyed meeting 2011 IFFF Friz Award honoree Bill Farmer (voice of Goofy) who gave a presentation about voice-over for animation.? Perry and his animator friend Dani Bowman had the opportunity to try voice-over for some fun characters with Bill.

Perry Chen doing voice with Bill Farmer at IFFF (photo by Sandra Vielma)

Perry Chen & Zhu Shen with IFFF PR Director Jeremy Broekman (photo by Sandra Vielma)

The film that Perry and Zhu enjoyed the most was the highly entertaining Chinese comedy ?The Noodle Man,? a film about love, tradition, food, and redemption, produced by Ligeng Tan, followed by a lively Q&A with Mr. Tan and a full house of audience, and Zhu gladly interpreted for the producer.? Perry gave the film 4 out of 5 starfish!? The film had its world premiere at IFFF, the audience loved it. Perry said he craved for Chinese noodles after watching the film!

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