Longest run in history! The Australian Taiwanese Film Festival is back for its seventh edition, touring six cities from July to September 2024.
The 7th Taiwan Film Festival in Australia will be held from July 25th to September 14th in six cities: Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne and, for the first time, Adelaide. Featuring over 50 sessions and 20 Australian premieres, the festival will also host additional events such as the Pitching Competition, Taiwan’s Bookshelf and the Most Iconic Short Film Competition.
“This year, we’re really excited about our diverse programming, from beautiful, artistic films to blockbuster comedies. For the first time, we’ve expanded our programming team to include a section dedicated to indigenous Taiwanese work. “This is a great opportunity to showcase indigenous culture and highlight their values and voices that are important to Taiwan’s identity,” said festival director Benson Wu.
The film festival will be held at the Kinokuniya Bookstore on December 15, 2019, with director Xiao Yachuan attending the film festival in Sydney and holding the Australian premiere of his film The Old Fox as an opening night event. We are pleased to announce that we will be holding additional behind-the-scenes book talk events in Sydney. July 26, as part of this year’s Taiwan Bookshelf event.
Set in Taiwan in the 1980s, Old Fox depicts the idyllic nostalgia of the economic optimism and ambitious dreams of the working class. The film won four Golden Horse Awards, including Best Director, Best Film Score, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Makeup and Costume Design. Executive produced by renowned Taiwanese film director Hou Hsiao-hsien, Ayako Osaka (“Sedek Veil”) and Elisa Y.H. Lin (“Little Big Women”), the film is about success and happiness. A sensitive exploration of the multi-generational search for a dream, and a deep meditation on the elusive nature of dreams. Something shaped by someone else’s hands.
This year saw a variety of international co-production projects, including the stylish neo-noir drama Love Is A Gun, co-produced between Taiwan and Hong Kong. Midsummer Snow is a Malaysian, Taiwanese, and Singaporean co-production that explores turbulent events in Malaysian history. 18×2 A poignant and romantic journey that transcends the days of youth and captures the essence of youth’s passion and yearning, creating a story that deeply resonates in the heart. A co-production between Japan and Taiwan. And Salli is an international co-production that combines the tranquil mountains of Taiwan with the charm of Paris.
The “Starstruck” and “Indigenous & Documentary” sections feature Breaking and Re-Enturning, a rip-roaring, action-packed comedy full of absurd ideas and quirky humor from start to finish, creative and poetic. We will screen titles such as the classic masterpiece “Fish Memories”. She is the director of The Last Painting, which redefined the nature of Taiwanese cinema and storytelling, and the documentary Woman of the Game, which follows Heidi Mijung, a Turku woman who is the only female hunter in her tribe. continues to preserve the traditions of their ancestors. Gaya practices traditional hunting techniques.
For the first time, a pitching contest will be held at Australia’s Taiwanese Film Festival. This unique opportunity aims to promote translated Taiwanese literary works by adapting them into screenplays and provide budding filmmakers with entry into international co-productions. Whether you’re a well-known filmmaker or just out of school, we encourage you to seize this rare opportunity. Enter for a chance to win $5,000 to start producing your short film. The judges for the pitching competition include director Colin Cairns (‘A Night with the Devil’), producer Kylie Des Fresne (Goalpost Productions), writer Benjamin Law (Netflix’s ‘Wellmania’), Includes Bobby Roman (Australian Screen – Head of Development) and Hsu Shuquan (Taiwan). Creative Content Agency – Assistant Director).
The festival is hosted by the Australian Taiwan Film Festival and the Australian Taiwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and co-sponsored by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAAICA), the Taipei Economic and Cultural Affairs Agency in Sydney, and Spotlight Taiwan as the Tour. Supporter.
For more information on screenings, other titles, tickets and session times, please visit the official website here.
Sydney 25-14 September: Event Cinemas George Street
Canberra 2-4 August: NFSA
Brisbane August 10-11: Event Cinema Brisbane City
Hobart August 23-25: State Cinema
Adelaide 30 August – 1 September: Piccadilly
Melbourne 5-12 September: Village Cinemas The Jam Factory
