The Taiwan Film Festival in Australia returns for its 7th edition 25th July to 14th September 2024 travelling to six cities across the country. The festival will also host a pitching competition on 13th September which aims to promote Taiwanese literature in translation by adapting books into screenplays, in addition to its Taiwanese Bookshelves event which welcomes Hsiao Ya-Chuan in conversation at Kinokuniya Sydney on 26th July.
A young boy begins to absorb all the wrong lessons while drawn to his enigmatic landlord in Hsiao Ya-chuan's 80-set coming-of-age drama. Review.
Documentary reconstructed from police body camera footage, media reports, and first-hand interviews exploring the death of a migrant worker killed by police.
Noirish directorial debut from actor Lee Hong-Chi as a man recently released from prison tries to make an honest living renting out umbrellas by the sea but is soon pulled back towards a life of crime.
10 tales of love in Taipei directed Yin Chen-Hao (Man in Love, 2021), Joseph Hsu (Little Big Women, 2020), Chong Keat-Aun (Snow in Midsummer, 2023), Wong Yee-Lam (My Prince Edward, 2019), Pawo Choyning Dorji (The Monk and The Gun, 2023), Rachid Hami (For My Country, 2021), and Remii Huang (Let's Talk About Chu, 2023), Lee Sin-Je (Abang Adik, 2023) and Liu Chuan-Hui (Jump Ashin!, 2011).
Emotional drama revolving around the 13 May Incident which took place in Malaysia in 1969.
Poignant romantic drama in which a lost 36-year-old man travels to Japan chasing the trail of a young woman he once knew from a heady summer working in a karaoke bar in rural Taiwan. Review.
Documentary focussing on renowned folk musician Chen Ming Chang who is well known for playing the yueqin and has contributed film scores to such masterpieces as Hou Hsiao-Hsien's Dust in the Wind and The Puppet Master as well as Hirokazu Koreeda's Maborosi.
Documentary following a pair of extreme sports enthusiasts as they attempt to break the record for traversing the Central Mountain Range in under 10 days.
Romance and tradition collide when a middle-aged chicken farmer is unwittingly duped by an online dating scam in Lien Chien-Hung's gentle dramedy. Review.
Crime-themed comedy in which a gang of thieves find themselves in the awkward position of having to return all the money they stole in one of the largest heists in history.
Poetic drama in which a middle-aged businessman dissatisfied with his financially successful yet empty life is drawn to young man he meets in a convenience store.
Documentary following Heydi Mijung, an indigenous Truku woman and the only female hunter in her community as she maintains Gaya traditions and uses traditional hunting skills.
The Taiwan Film Festival in Australia runs 25th July to 14th September in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Full details for all the films as well as ticketing links can be found on the official website while you can also follow the festival on Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube for all the latest news.
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