By the way japanese call Santa as Santa Kurosu no ojiisan which means Grandfather Santa Claus. Another symbol of occasion – Christmas tree is usually set up inside the house and decorated with care. However most parents place the presents under the pillows of their kids while they are sleeping rather then under the christmas tree. But in some families kids hang their stockings by the bathtub for presents since there are no fireplaces in the traditional Japanese house.

In Tokyo city-heart presents of celebration is in the air. Glittering shopping mall’s decoration attracts customers, while numerous bars and restaurants welcome guests in different ways. Christmas parties are organized by many families and individuals,  they take it as a rare opportunity for common gathering and celebration. For some traditional families Christmas is a family only celebration which is usually accompanied with the traditional Christmas cake also called a “decoration cake”.

For more information please visit the official website of Children’s film society, India

Hong Kong independent film and video awards will be the center point this January 2009.

Main objectives of IFVA are

• To discover and nurture the next currents for local creative industry of moving images
• To encourage creativity, aesthetics and innovative use of medium;
• To encourage cross-fertilization of creativity, knowledge and experience on media creation among different regions in Asia.