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24.01.2022 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival announced this year's Opening Films will be Classmates Minus directed by Huang Hsin-Yao (The Great Buddha+), starring Liu Kuan-Ting (A Sun), Cheng Jen-Shuo (Thanatos, Drunk), Nadow Lin (Godspeed). And, A Leg directed by Chang Yao-Sheng who was the co-scriptwriter for A Sun (2019), starring Kwei Lun-Mei (GF*BF, Taipei Exchanges) and Yo-Yang. Exciting time!! 2020 TGHFF Image credit TGHFF x MandarinVision

23.01.2022 the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival ( TGHFF) announced the 57th Golden Horse Awards nominees; Classmates Minus directed by Huang Hsin-Yao (The Great Buddla+) receives 8 nominations includes Best Narrative Feature and Best Director, i WEiRDO directed by Liao Ming-Yi is one of the box office hit receives 6 nominations includes Best New Director and Best Cinematography. However, the biggest winner goes to My Missing Valentine directed by Chen Yu-Hsun (The Village of No Ret...urn 2017, Tropical Fish 1995) receives 11 nominations includes Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction. For more, please go to: https://bit.ly/2Gji2MH The 2020 Golden Horse Lifetime achievement award goes to director Hou Hsiao-Hsien (The Assassin, Millennium Mambo) and the Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year goes to Peng Ren-Meng, a professional electrician who has worked on hundreds of films includes My Missing Calentine and Your Name Engraved Herein. 57118iPhone6 571121

22.01.2022 We are excited to share that the 2nd GOL SUMMIT is going ahead this year virtually from 16-17 Nov. Plus a pitching competition (GPS) that offers awards induce first prize US$100,000 and second prize US$50,000. GOL SUMMIT provides information and opportunity for emerging LGBTIQ+ filmmakers and film industry leaders to come together and share their experiences and ideas. Find out more at https://www.taiwanfilmfestival.org.au/post/2020gol LGBTQ+ GOL SUMMIT 11 1617GPS LGBTQ+ https://www.golsummit.com/zh/2020gps

21.01.2022 What to watch this weekend? Wet Season (2019) directed by Anthony Chen is streaming on-demand now until Sunday 23 Aug at Melbourne International Film Festival. Simple but complex and playful though it's dialogues (English, Mandarin and Hokkien), perhaps you need to know all 3 languages to uncover it's hidden messages on Singapore's culture and society. Watch now: https://2020.miff.com.au/film/wet-season/ 2019 823https://2020.miff.com.au/film/wet-season/

21.01.2022 The 8th Queer Screen Film Festival is going to rock your couch with it's online streaming, drive-in screenings and even some cinema screenings too. Full program announced on the 3 September, make it down in your calendar Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival 9391727 #QSFF20

19.01.2022 Korean Film Festival in Australia, free screenings digitally until 5 Nov. Each film is limited for a particular time only, so make sure you don't miss out Fukuoka, Our Body, and Maggie. Won Grand Prix at Osaka Asian Film Festival and selected into International Film Festival Rotterdam, Maggie is strange, fun and mysterious, but shows the human connections in this modern world. Find out more here at https://www.koffia.com.au/2020/films/ Korean Film Festival in Australia115 Maggie X Bring Me Homehttps://www.koffia.com.au/2020/films/ #KOFFIA2020

18.01.2022 Are you interested in learning traditional mandarin? Our education partner Australian Taiwanese Friendship Association - Sydney Taiwanese School, teaches traditional mandarin and pronunciation. Found in 1991, classes go from kindergarten to adults. Please contact them for more information: http://www.atfa.org.au/sts/stschool.html Australian Taiwanese Friendship Association 1991http://www.atfa.org.au/sts/aboutus.html : 0420 330 999

11.01.2022 Sydney Festival announced their fantastic 2021 program; there are going to be dance, music, circus, market, installations and films. The films program is by Sydney Film Festival - Summer Session at the State. Do not miss out, Minari directed by Lee Isaac Chung, which won the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at Sundance. "Minari is a tender, sweeping story that follows a Korean-American family in search of the American Dream." - Sydney Film Festival. Also, check out Humans 2.0, ...the performance that pushes the boundaries of what circus and acrobatics can be, it's truly mesmerising. See the full SydFest lineup: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au Book your tickets for Minari 16 JAN 2021 at: https://www.sff.org.au/program/strands/summer-season 2021 - Humans 2.02017Humans Minarihttps://www.sff.org.au/program/strands/summer-season https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au

11.01.2022 What an honour to be interview by Joanna Lee from European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan - ECCT, we got to talk about this year's festival, the film industry in Taiwan and what the future is going to be like. Jay Lin from Portico Media (Gagaoolala - Find YourStory) is also featured to talk about the LGBT film industry in Asia. Come check it out and let us know what you think. European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan - ECCT Joanna LeeGagaOOLalahttps://euroview.ecct.com.tw/category-inside.php?id=320 Photo credits: Kelvin Koo and Ariel Tsai

11.01.2022 Congratulations to Maya Newell, one of this year's #TaiwanFilmFest Short Film Competiton Juries, is selected into Voxdocs to create 5 minutes documentary. "She focused on five young women who performed in the hit theatre show, Playlist. Their show, about their shared sense of injustice and struggle for cultural identity, had gone all the way from youth theatre company PYT Fairfield to the Sydney Opera House." - The Sydney Morning Herald. "The film is about the loss of one th...ing but how it's brought unexpected gains in another," Newell says. "It's quite a hopeful film about our times." Voxdocs, by Shark Island Institute and Documentary Australia Foundation, in collaboration with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Voxdocs invites 8 directors and each to make five-minute documentaries that tell the stories of performing arts and diversity. "including the young and the old, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, Asian-Australians and African-Australians and more."- said Ian Darling. All eight short films are available to watch for free now until 3 November. Highly recommended to come to check it out: https://www.theage.com.au/voxdocs Maya Newell VoxdocsMayaPlaylist Voxdocs Shark Island Institue Documentary Australia FoundationThe Sydney Morning Herald and The AgeIan Darling 113https://www.smh.com.au/voxdocs

10.01.2022 Today (10/10) is the Taiwan National Day, we would like to take this opportunity to show our appreciation to the amazing #TaiwanFilmFest Team Ariel Tsai, Nancy Lee, Kai Lin, Fiona Kuo, Margarett Cortez, Max Hung, Will Suen and our amazing writers Dale Wu, Jessie Tu, Tinzar Lwyn, Lucie Wang and Simon Yang. And the amazing volunteers this year Tam Kai-Tung, Damien Chu, Michelle Kuo, Kelvin Koo, Joseph Tsai, Vicky Wang, Anabelle Chen and AJ Tseng. All of you talented people, spo...nsors and supporters, without any of you, it wouldn't be possible to make the festival happen. A big shoutout to you all! Sign up to the newsletter and be the first to hear about 2021 Taiwan Film Festival in Australia and all the up-coming film festivals events in Sydney: https://www.taiwanfilmfestival.org.au/newsletter Ariel Tsai, Nancy Lee, Kai Lin, Fiona Kuo, Margarett Cortez, Max Hung, Will Suen Dale Wu, Jessie Tu, Tinzar Lwyn, Lucie Wang and Simon Yang. Tam Kai-Tung, Damien Chu, Michelle Kuo, Kelvin Koo, Joseph Tsai, Vicky Wang, Anabelle Chen and AJ Tseng. 2021 https://www.taiwanfilmfestival.org.au/newsletter

07.01.2022 The 57th Golden Horse Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien Presenter: Hirokazu Koreeda When the Golden Horse Film Festival contacted me and asked if I can present this prestigious award to Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien, I accepted it without any hesitation. To be able to stand here today, I spend two weeks in quarantine, but even if I have to quarantine for another two weeks, I would still be happy to accept this honour. ... When I first met Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien, it was 27 years ago. I was in my 20s when I encounter with Director Hou's films. Because of that, I realised here (Taiwan) is also my father's hometown. It made me takes a step further to discover Taiwan and Taiwanese cinemas, which I fell in love with. Later on, when I got to meet Director Hou, I was fascinated by his characteristic and want to get closer to him. That's why I decided to become a filmmaker. We are not blood relatives, but I still think of myself as one of his sons. I believe there are many people around the world like me, is a fan of Director Hou and is attracted by his smile and inspired by his works. Today I stand here to represent all his kids; I'm not going to take this joy myself, either you are here with us tonight or not, please share this joy together."- Hirokazu Koreeda #57 #

06.01.2022 Queer Screen Film Festival announced this year's program, with 15 features streaming on-online (only available in Australia), 3 short films packages, and special cinema screenings the documentary Welcome to Chechnya. Plus 2 drive-in screenings of Stage Mother starring Jacki Weaver and Lucy Liu. And the classic The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994) starring Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Terence Stamp. #QSFF2020 will starts from 17 to 27 September, get your tickets now at www.queerscreen.org.au Welcome to Chechnya-Stage Mother (Jackie Weaver) 19946791727www.queerscreen.org.au #QSFF2020 x Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival