The progress of LGBT films has been significant during the latest years, with a number of titles moving beyond the category, essentially being great titles overall, with titles like “Dear Ex” and “Egoist” being the first that come to mind. Indonesian “Sara” follows in the footsteps of these titles, at least contextually.
Sara screened at Busan International Film Festival
35-year- old Sara, a transgender woman, has to return to her remote hometown to attend her father’s funeral. However, she soon realizes that the funeral is not the only issue she will have to face, since the village has turned intensely religious and her mother is suffering from dementia and treats her like a complete stranger. Instead of fighting, however, Sara decides to adapt, with the help of her friend, Ayu, even going as far as creating new memories for her mother by play-acting as her late father, the person...
Sara screened at Busan International Film Festival
35-year- old Sara, a transgender woman, has to return to her remote hometown to attend her father’s funeral. However, she soon realizes that the funeral is not the only issue she will have to face, since the village has turned intensely religious and her mother is suffering from dementia and treats her like a complete stranger. Instead of fighting, however, Sara decides to adapt, with the help of her friend, Ayu, even going as far as creating new memories for her mother by play-acting as her late father, the person...
- 10/17/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Directors include Huang Hsin-yao, Tom Lin Shu-yu, Lam Sum, Ng Ka-leung and Daishi Matsunaga.
Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (Fpp) has revealed a diverse selection of 46 films for its 2023 project market, including directors Huang Hsin-yao, Tom Lin Shu-yu and Hsu Chih-yen from Taiwan, Lam Sum and Ng Ka-leung from Hong Kong and Daishi Matsunaga from Japan
The market is scheduled to take place from November 20-22 during the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival with a the total prize pool of nearly $250,000 (Nt$8m), including a grand prize worth $32,000 (Nt$1m). All projects in the selection are eligible to...
Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (Fpp) has revealed a diverse selection of 46 films for its 2023 project market, including directors Huang Hsin-yao, Tom Lin Shu-yu and Hsu Chih-yen from Taiwan, Lam Sum and Ng Ka-leung from Hong Kong and Daishi Matsunaga from Japan
The market is scheduled to take place from November 20-22 during the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival with a the total prize pool of nearly $250,000 (Nt$8m), including a grand prize worth $32,000 (Nt$1m). All projects in the selection are eligible to...
- 9/25/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The 2023 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion, the project market that accompanies the Golden Horse film festival and awards in Taiwan in November, has laid out a huge 64-title selection for its 2023 edition.
These include 39 film projects at various stages of development and financing; a further seven works in progress; and the 18-previously announced series at project stage.
The event, which runs Nov. 20-22, offers a $31,000 (Nt$1 million) first prize and a total prize pool of $250,000 (Nt$8 million) from sponsors and industry sources. All selected projects are also eligible to apply to two Taicca funding initiatives: the Creative Content Development Program and the International Co-funding Program.
Among the Taiwanese filmmakers: Huang Hsin-yao, the director of “The Great Buddha+” and “Classmates Minus,” takes on the legend of Taiwanese treasure hunters in “Super-Reasoning Treasure Hunt”; Tom Lin Shu-yu, director of “Winds of September” and “The Garden of Evening Mists,” teams up with Kimi Hsia...
These include 39 film projects at various stages of development and financing; a further seven works in progress; and the 18-previously announced series at project stage.
The event, which runs Nov. 20-22, offers a $31,000 (Nt$1 million) first prize and a total prize pool of $250,000 (Nt$8 million) from sponsors and industry sources. All selected projects are also eligible to apply to two Taicca funding initiatives: the Creative Content Development Program and the International Co-funding Program.
Among the Taiwanese filmmakers: Huang Hsin-yao, the director of “The Great Buddha+” and “Classmates Minus,” takes on the legend of Taiwanese treasure hunters in “Super-Reasoning Treasure Hunt”; Tom Lin Shu-yu, director of “Winds of September” and “The Garden of Evening Mists,” teams up with Kimi Hsia...
- 9/25/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Films focusing on LGBT themes having been creating ripples in Taiwanese cinema during the last few years, with titles like “Dear Ex” and “Your Name Engraved Herein” becoming both critical and commercial successes. The latest film to be added to this chain is “Dear Tenant”, a box office hit in the country that also netted awards for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Score at the Golden Horse Awards.
“Dear Tenant” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
For the past five years, Lin Jian-yi, a rooftop tenant who works as a piano tutor, has been looking after his elderly landlord, Zhou Xiu-yu and her grandson, Wang You-yu, despite the fact that the former is anything but easy going, essentially torturing her “caretaker” every chance she gets. However, staying there is Lin’s way of remembering Wang Li-wei, the father of You-yu whom he had a relationship with.
“Dear Tenant” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
For the past five years, Lin Jian-yi, a rooftop tenant who works as a piano tutor, has been looking after his elderly landlord, Zhou Xiu-yu and her grandson, Wang You-yu, despite the fact that the former is anything but easy going, essentially torturing her “caretaker” every chance she gets. However, staying there is Lin’s way of remembering Wang Li-wei, the father of You-yu whom he had a relationship with.
- 11/27/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Film scholar and former director of Taiwan’s Film Archive Huang Jianye is set to chair the jury for the 58th iteration of the Taipei-based Golden Horse Awards, the festival said Wednesday.
The awards are now heading into the third year without participants from China after a controversial awards speech in 2018 included mentions of Taiwanese independence. The comments led Beijing to order its citizens to make a hasty retreat that year and impose a ban on attending what had once been known as the Oscars of Asia.
Without China’s presence, the Golden Horse Awards have shrunk in scope, but are still soldiering on. Festival screenings are set to begin Nov. 11 ahead of the awards ceremony on Nov. 27 in Taipei.
Joining Huang on the jury this year will be Japanese producer Osaka Fumiko, a frequent collaborator of Hou Hsiao-hsien and Jia Zhangke; producer Lee Lieh; director Chen Yu-Hsun (“My Missing Valentine...
The awards are now heading into the third year without participants from China after a controversial awards speech in 2018 included mentions of Taiwanese independence. The comments led Beijing to order its citizens to make a hasty retreat that year and impose a ban on attending what had once been known as the Oscars of Asia.
Without China’s presence, the Golden Horse Awards have shrunk in scope, but are still soldiering on. Festival screenings are set to begin Nov. 11 ahead of the awards ceremony on Nov. 27 in Taipei.
Joining Huang on the jury this year will be Japanese producer Osaka Fumiko, a frequent collaborator of Hou Hsiao-hsien and Jia Zhangke; producer Lee Lieh; director Chen Yu-Hsun (“My Missing Valentine...
- 11/3/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Films focusing on LGBT themes having been creating ripples in Taiwanese cinema during the last few years, with titles like “Dear Ex” and “Your Name Engraved Herein” becoming both critical and commercial successes. The latest film to be added to this chain is “Dear Tenant”, a box office hit in the country that also netted awards for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Score at the Golden Horse Awards.
“Dear Tenant” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
For the past five years, Lin Jian-yi, a rooftop tenant who works as a piano tutor, has been looking after his elderly landlord, Zhou Xiu-yu and her grandson, Wang You-yu, despite the fact that the former is anything but easy going, essentially torturing her “caretaker” every chance she gets. However, staying there is Lin’s way of remembering Wang Li-wei, the father of You-yu whom he had a relationship with.
“Dear Tenant” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
For the past five years, Lin Jian-yi, a rooftop tenant who works as a piano tutor, has been looking after his elderly landlord, Zhou Xiu-yu and her grandson, Wang You-yu, despite the fact that the former is anything but easy going, essentially torturing her “caretaker” every chance she gets. However, staying there is Lin’s way of remembering Wang Li-wei, the father of You-yu whom he had a relationship with.
- 4/27/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
HBO Asia is to begin screening its first original romantic comedy series “Adventure of the Ring” from mid-December.
Joining other internationally-targeted shows made in Taiwan, “Adventure of the Ring” is directed by Helmed by Nelson Yeh and Kitamura Tayoharu.
The eight-part show is adapted from mathematician and author Lai I-Wei’s romance novel “Ring of the Day,” which tells the stories of different couples who come in contact with an engagement ring. Production is by Kbro Media’s Good Image Co. with the support of Taiwan Ministry of Culture (Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development) and the Taipei Film Commission.
The first two episodes will be uploaded to HBO and HBO Go from Dec. 13, 2020, with the remaining six instalments premiering one at a time on subsequent Sunday evenings.
The series stars Chris Wang (“Time Traveler,” “Love Family”) as a baseball-loving actuary, and Allison Lin (HBO’s “The World Between Us,...
Joining other internationally-targeted shows made in Taiwan, “Adventure of the Ring” is directed by Helmed by Nelson Yeh and Kitamura Tayoharu.
The eight-part show is adapted from mathematician and author Lai I-Wei’s romance novel “Ring of the Day,” which tells the stories of different couples who come in contact with an engagement ring. Production is by Kbro Media’s Good Image Co. with the support of Taiwan Ministry of Culture (Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development) and the Taipei Film Commission.
The first two episodes will be uploaded to HBO and HBO Go from Dec. 13, 2020, with the remaining six instalments premiering one at a time on subsequent Sunday evenings.
The series stars Chris Wang (“Time Traveler,” “Love Family”) as a baseball-loving actuary, and Allison Lin (HBO’s “The World Between Us,...
- 11/12/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
An influx of global and regional streamers looking to create content for Chinese-language audiences at a lower price point, and without the creative restrictions at play in censorious China, have led to a sort of renaissance for production in Taiwan.
The appetite of platforms, such as Netflix, HBO and Disney-Fox, for local content to attract local users has thrown a lifeline to the creative industries in the self-
governed island, whose content has faced increasing difficulties getting into China — the biggest, most obvious market for Mandarin-language productions — at a time when cross-strait ties are at a nadir.
“Right now, China is comparatively not free and difficult to enter — that’s Taiwan’s opportunity,” says Homme Tsai, chairman of Taiwan’s New Media Entertainment Assn. “The whole world struggles to get into China, but there are still millions of overseas Chinese in North America, Southeast Asia and elsewhere that still need Chinese-language content.
The appetite of platforms, such as Netflix, HBO and Disney-Fox, for local content to attract local users has thrown a lifeline to the creative industries in the self-
governed island, whose content has faced increasing difficulties getting into China — the biggest, most obvious market for Mandarin-language productions — at a time when cross-strait ties are at a nadir.
“Right now, China is comparatively not free and difficult to enter — that’s Taiwan’s opportunity,” says Homme Tsai, chairman of Taiwan’s New Media Entertainment Assn. “The whole world struggles to get into China, but there are still millions of overseas Chinese in North America, Southeast Asia and elsewhere that still need Chinese-language content.
- 2/23/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Every year since its creation in 1956, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) invites the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue and that was released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019.
Here are the Asian Submissions for Best Foreign Language Film. There are some excellent movies in this bunch and we have seen and reviewed already some of them.
Afghanistan
“Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” by Sahraa Karimi
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha
Armenia
“Lengthy Night” by Edgar Baghdasaryan
Lenghty Night
Bangladesh
“Alpha” by Nasiruddin Yousuff
Alpha
Cambodia
“In The Life of Music” by Caylee So and Sok Visal
In The Life of Music
China
“Ne Zha” by Jiaozi
Ne Zha
Georgia
“Shindisi...
Here are the Asian Submissions for Best Foreign Language Film. There are some excellent movies in this bunch and we have seen and reviewed already some of them.
Afghanistan
“Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” by Sahraa Karimi
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha
Armenia
“Lengthy Night” by Edgar Baghdasaryan
Lenghty Night
Bangladesh
“Alpha” by Nasiruddin Yousuff
Alpha
Cambodia
“In The Life of Music” by Caylee So and Sok Visal
In The Life of Music
China
“Ne Zha” by Jiaozi
Ne Zha
Georgia
“Shindisi...
- 10/10/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Expanded shortlist of 10 films to be announced on December 16.
The Academy on Monday (7) confirmed that 93 countries have submitted films for consideration in the international feature film category for the 92nd Academy Awards.
Ghana, Nigeria and Uzbekistan are first-time entrants with Kwabena Gyansah’s Azali, Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart, and Umid Khamdamov’s Hot Bread, respectively.
Earlier this year, the Academy board voted to rename the category formerly known as foreign language film, and expand the shortlist from nine to 10 films.
The shortlist will be announced on December 16. Nominations for the 92nd Oscars will be unveiled on January 13, 2020, and the Oscars...
The Academy on Monday (7) confirmed that 93 countries have submitted films for consideration in the international feature film category for the 92nd Academy Awards.
Ghana, Nigeria and Uzbekistan are first-time entrants with Kwabena Gyansah’s Azali, Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart, and Umid Khamdamov’s Hot Bread, respectively.
Earlier this year, the Academy board voted to rename the category formerly known as foreign language film, and expand the shortlist from nine to 10 films.
The shortlist will be announced on December 16. Nominations for the 92nd Oscars will be unveiled on January 13, 2020, and the Oscars...
- 10/7/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the full list of countries that have submitted a pic for consideration for the new International Feature Film Oscar category.
Here are the 93 nations and their hopefuls, in alphabetical order:
Albania, The Delegation, Bujar Alimani, director;
Algeria, Papicha, Mounia Meddour, director;
Argentina, Heroic Losers, Sebastián Borensztein, director;
Armenia, Lengthy Night, Edgar Baghdasaryan, director;
Australia, Buoyancy, Rodd Rathjen, director;
Austria, Joy, Sudabeh Mortezai, director;
Bangladesh, Alpha, Nasiruddin Yousuff, director;
Belarus, Debut, Anastasiya Miroshnichenko, director;
Belgium, Our Mothers, César Díaz, director;
Bolivia, I Miss You, Rodrigo Bellott, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Son, Ines Tanovic, director;
Brazil, Invisible Life, Karim Aïnouz, director;
Bulgaria, Ága, Milko Lazarov, director;
Cambodia, In the Life of Music, Caylee So, Sok Visal, directors;
Canada, Antigone, Sophie Deraspe, director;
Chile, Spider, Andrés Wood, director;
China, Ne Zha, Yu Yang, director;
Colombia, Monos, Alejandro Landes, director;
Costa Rica, The Awakening of the Ants,...
Here are the 93 nations and their hopefuls, in alphabetical order:
Albania, The Delegation, Bujar Alimani, director;
Algeria, Papicha, Mounia Meddour, director;
Argentina, Heroic Losers, Sebastián Borensztein, director;
Armenia, Lengthy Night, Edgar Baghdasaryan, director;
Australia, Buoyancy, Rodd Rathjen, director;
Austria, Joy, Sudabeh Mortezai, director;
Bangladesh, Alpha, Nasiruddin Yousuff, director;
Belarus, Debut, Anastasiya Miroshnichenko, director;
Belgium, Our Mothers, César Díaz, director;
Bolivia, I Miss You, Rodrigo Bellott, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Son, Ines Tanovic, director;
Brazil, Invisible Life, Karim Aïnouz, director;
Bulgaria, Ága, Milko Lazarov, director;
Cambodia, In the Life of Music, Caylee So, Sok Visal, directors;
Canada, Antigone, Sophie Deraspe, director;
Chile, Spider, Andrés Wood, director;
China, Ne Zha, Yu Yang, director;
Colombia, Monos, Alejandro Landes, director;
Costa Rica, The Awakening of the Ants,...
- 10/7/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Taiwan’s Motion Picture and Drama Association has selected gay drama Dear Ex as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
- 9/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Taiwan’s Motion Picture and Drama Association has selected gay drama Dear Ex as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
- 9/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taiwan has chosen the 2018 film “Dear Ex” as its submission for the upcoming Oscar race for Best International Feature Film.
Directed by newcomers Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen and starring Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-hsuan and Chen Ru-shan, it was nominated for eight Golden Horse Awards last year and won three, including best actress for leading lady Hsieh.
The drama tells the story of a woman who discovers that her late ex-husband’s life insurance policy is to be collected by his male lover, driving a further wedge between her and her son. It has been available to stream on Netflix since earlier this year.
Tensions are at a high between the democratic, independently governed island of Taiwan and Communist Party-ruled mainland China, which considers it a renegade province. The two are prepared to butt heads in late November, when the mainland’s Golden Rooster Awards has been scheduled for...
Directed by newcomers Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen and starring Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-hsuan and Chen Ru-shan, it was nominated for eight Golden Horse Awards last year and won three, including best actress for leading lady Hsieh.
The drama tells the story of a woman who discovers that her late ex-husband’s life insurance policy is to be collected by his male lover, driving a further wedge between her and her son. It has been available to stream on Netflix since earlier this year.
Tensions are at a high between the democratic, independently governed island of Taiwan and Communist Party-ruled mainland China, which considers it a renegade province. The two are prepared to butt heads in late November, when the mainland’s Golden Rooster Awards has been scheduled for...
- 9/13/2019
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
by Nathaniel R
With 45 films announced thus far for the Best International Feature race at the 92nd Oscars, we have another gay entry. This one is Taiwan's Dear Ex (2018). You might remember the title because it won three Golden Horse Awards last year including Best Actress for the Hsieh Ying-xuan as the widow who realizes her husband had a male lover. It's currently available to stream on Netflix.
That brings the total of Lgbtq-centric films to six (thus far).
Bolivia - I Miss You Panama - Everybody Changes Peru - Retablo Spain - Pain & Glory Sweden - And Then We Danced Taiwan - Dear Ex...
With 45 films announced thus far for the Best International Feature race at the 92nd Oscars, we have another gay entry. This one is Taiwan's Dear Ex (2018). You might remember the title because it won three Golden Horse Awards last year including Best Actress for the Hsieh Ying-xuan as the widow who realizes her husband had a male lover. It's currently available to stream on Netflix.
That brings the total of Lgbtq-centric films to six (thus far).
Bolivia - I Miss You Panama - Everybody Changes Peru - Retablo Spain - Pain & Glory Sweden - And Then We Danced Taiwan - Dear Ex...
- 9/12/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Slate includes Taiwanese productions Nowhere Man and Triad Princess, along with Malaysia’s The Ghost Bride.
Netflix has announced dates for its first three Chinese-language original series, starting with crime thriller Nowhere Man, which commences streaming from October 31, 2019.
Directed by DJ Chen, Nowhere Man tells the story of a gangster on death row who breaks out of prison to protect his family following a series of supernatural experiences. The series was produced in Taiwan and stars local talents Alyssa Chia, Mavis Fan and Joseph Chang.
Also produced in Taiwan is action comedy Triad Princess, directed by Neal Wu, which is...
Netflix has announced dates for its first three Chinese-language original series, starting with crime thriller Nowhere Man, which commences streaming from October 31, 2019.
Directed by DJ Chen, Nowhere Man tells the story of a gangster on death row who breaks out of prison to protect his family following a series of supernatural experiences. The series was produced in Taiwan and stars local talents Alyssa Chia, Mavis Fan and Joseph Chang.
Also produced in Taiwan is action comedy Triad Princess, directed by Neal Wu, which is...
- 8/27/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
International players’ ambitions to turn Taiwan into a center for Mandarin-language productions might have given new hope to the island’s struggling filmmakers, but local observers say there is still a long way to go to reinvigorate its film industry.
Industry practitioners and critics say that although networks such as Fox, HBO and Netflix will give Taiwanese talents more international exposure and raise the standards of production, it is more likely to benefit genre filmmakers only. Arthouse filmmakers will have to look elsewhere.
In the decade since the wild success of “Cape No.7” in 2008, Taiwanese films have yet to find a way to sustain the box office miracle set by the acclaimed romantic drama. There have been occasional hits, such as “You Are the Apple of My Eye” (2011), “Our Times” (2015) and 2018’s box office winner “More Than Blues,” which was among the four Taiwanese films showcased at the recent Far East Film Festival in Udine,...
Industry practitioners and critics say that although networks such as Fox, HBO and Netflix will give Taiwanese talents more international exposure and raise the standards of production, it is more likely to benefit genre filmmakers only. Arthouse filmmakers will have to look elsewhere.
In the decade since the wild success of “Cape No.7” in 2008, Taiwanese films have yet to find a way to sustain the box office miracle set by the acclaimed romantic drama. There have been occasional hits, such as “You Are the Apple of My Eye” (2011), “Our Times” (2015) and 2018’s box office winner “More Than Blues,” which was among the four Taiwanese films showcased at the recent Far East Film Festival in Udine,...
- 5/14/2019
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
The Taiwan-based company has also added true-life romance Three Makes A Whole to its slate.
Taiwan-based MandarinVision is launching sales of The 9th Precinct, starring Taiwanese actor Roy Chiu who shot to fame in last year’s comedy drama Dear Ex.
The new fantasy thriller, which is scheduled for release this August, follows a newbie cop from a secret police department for the supernatural who has to uncover the truth about a mysterious pink purse which has a vengeful spirit attached to it. Yeh Jufeng is producing for debut director Leo Wang. Veteran actor Peng Chia Chia and rising actress...
Taiwan-based MandarinVision is launching sales of The 9th Precinct, starring Taiwanese actor Roy Chiu who shot to fame in last year’s comedy drama Dear Ex.
The new fantasy thriller, which is scheduled for release this August, follows a newbie cop from a secret police department for the supernatural who has to uncover the truth about a mysterious pink purse which has a vengeful spirit attached to it. Yeh Jufeng is producing for debut director Leo Wang. Veteran actor Peng Chia Chia and rising actress...
- 3/18/2019
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
CinemAsia is back. The 12th edition will open doors on the 5th and will run until the 10th of March 2019.
The rich Programme includes 35 feature films from 14 countries and regions, of which there are 3 international and 12 European premieres.
Let’s have a look at all the titles and the sections:
Opening Film
Aruna & Her Palate by Edwin
Closing Film
The Lady Improper by Jessey Tsang Tsui-shan
Competition
The Competition champions new talent, featuring 9 films by directors with a singular voice, tackling multicultural themes.
A Boy and Sungreen by Ahn Jun-YoungAve Maryam by Ertanto Robby Soediskam
Born Bone Born by Toshiyuki Teruya (Japan. 2018)
Guang by Quek Shio-chuan
Long Time No Sea by Heather Tsui
Long Time No Sea
Official Selection
The Official Selection offers a wide spectrum of genres that challenge, inform and entertain. This year the theme “Little People. Big World” spotlights minority or marginalised children all over Asia, but...
The rich Programme includes 35 feature films from 14 countries and regions, of which there are 3 international and 12 European premieres.
Let’s have a look at all the titles and the sections:
Opening Film
Aruna & Her Palate by Edwin
Closing Film
The Lady Improper by Jessey Tsang Tsui-shan
Competition
The Competition champions new talent, featuring 9 films by directors with a singular voice, tackling multicultural themes.
A Boy and Sungreen by Ahn Jun-YoungAve Maryam by Ertanto Robby Soediskam
Born Bone Born by Toshiyuki Teruya (Japan. 2018)
Guang by Quek Shio-chuan
Long Time No Sea by Heather Tsui
Long Time No Sea
Official Selection
The Official Selection offers a wide spectrum of genres that challenge, inform and entertain. This year the theme “Little People. Big World” spotlights minority or marginalised children all over Asia, but...
- 3/3/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The uncertainties that loom over the media in mainland China could soon spark a renaissance of Taiwan’s film and television industries, with an increasing number of international and regional players planning to produce Mandarin-language content on the island that would target Chinese audiences worldwide.
Taiwan’s free environment, lower production costs and abundance of Mandarin-speaking talent all contribute to this movement.
Mainland China, on the other hand, is becoming less desirable as a production base because of the continuously tightened censorship and surging production and talent costs. The local industry is still recovering from the Fan Bingbing tax evasion scandal.
Although China’s tax authorities recovered more than 11.7 billion yuan ($1.7 billion) of back taxes from stars and entertainment companies at the end of 2018, this only concluded the first stage of the crackdown. Government actions will continue this year and certain productions are expected to be put on hold.
Fox...
Taiwan’s free environment, lower production costs and abundance of Mandarin-speaking talent all contribute to this movement.
Mainland China, on the other hand, is becoming less desirable as a production base because of the continuously tightened censorship and surging production and talent costs. The local industry is still recovering from the Fan Bingbing tax evasion scandal.
Although China’s tax authorities recovered more than 11.7 billion yuan ($1.7 billion) of back taxes from stars and entertainment companies at the end of 2018, this only concluded the first stage of the crackdown. Government actions will continue this year and certain productions are expected to be put on hold.
Fox...
- 2/7/2019
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has added to its roster of Mandarin-language content with the acquisition of rights to Taiwanese dark comedy “Dear Ex.” The award-winning film will play out from Feb. 1.
The story involves a recently bereaved widow and a gay man fighting over a dead man’s inheritance, with the woman’s teenage son caught in the middle. It was directed by Hsu Chih-yen and Mag Hsu from a script by Mag Hsu and Lu Shih-yuan. The cast includes Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
The picture premiered in April at the Festival of Far East Film in Udine and began its commercial release through Warner Bros. in Taiwan from Nov. 2. Along the way it appeared at the Taipei Busan and Macau festivals. It picked up awards for best actress for Hsieh at the Golden Horse Awards; best feature film, best actor, best actress, and media recommendation at the...
The story involves a recently bereaved widow and a gay man fighting over a dead man’s inheritance, with the woman’s teenage son caught in the middle. It was directed by Hsu Chih-yen and Mag Hsu from a script by Mag Hsu and Lu Shih-yuan. The cast includes Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
The picture premiered in April at the Festival of Far East Film in Udine and began its commercial release through Warner Bros. in Taiwan from Nov. 2. Along the way it appeared at the Taipei Busan and Macau festivals. It picked up awards for best actress for Hsieh at the Golden Horse Awards; best feature film, best actor, best actress, and media recommendation at the...
- 1/24/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Pan-regional pay-tv group HBO Asia and Taiwan-based streaming video company Catchplay are to jointly distribute Taiwanese crime drama “The World Between Us.” The 10-part series will air from March.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Lin Chun-Yang (“The Soul If Bread”) and written by the Lu Shih-Yuan (“Dear Ex”), “World” plunges into the aftermath of a mass shooting. The fate of the killer, the victims, the victims’ families, the media and the defense teams are all intertwined. Production is by Taiwanese broadcaster, Public Television Service (Pts).
The show features an all-star ensemble cast from Taiwan including Alyssa Chia, James Wen and Wu Kang-Jen.
“World” premieres on Sunday, March 24 with two back-to-back episodes from onwards exclusively on streaming platform HBO Go and across HBO Asia’s 23-territory footprint, excluding Taiwan. In Taiwan, the series will also be available on the Catchplay on-demand platform. Two new episodes will debut at the same time every Sunday.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Lin Chun-Yang (“The Soul If Bread”) and written by the Lu Shih-Yuan (“Dear Ex”), “World” plunges into the aftermath of a mass shooting. The fate of the killer, the victims, the victims’ families, the media and the defense teams are all intertwined. Production is by Taiwanese broadcaster, Public Television Service (Pts).
The show features an all-star ensemble cast from Taiwan including Alyssa Chia, James Wen and Wu Kang-Jen.
“World” premieres on Sunday, March 24 with two back-to-back episodes from onwards exclusively on streaming platform HBO Go and across HBO Asia’s 23-territory footprint, excluding Taiwan. In Taiwan, the series will also be available on the Catchplay on-demand platform. Two new episodes will debut at the same time every Sunday.
- 1/23/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
One Cut Of The Dead Wins Audience Choice At The 22Nd Edition Of Reel Asian
The festival announces its 2018 award winners including Finding Big Country, Dead Pigs, A Time To Swim and Menkes Audience Award winner
(Toronto – November 20, 2018) The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) closed its 22nd edition on Friday, November 16 following a successful 9 day run in downtown Toronto and North York. As Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival, Reel Asian continues to celebrate Asian representation in film and media and fuel the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada. This year, the festival took place from November 8 to 16 with 62 titles from 17 regions, over 50% of which directed by women. Reel Asian announced the award winners for the juried features and shorts prizes, the So You Think You Can Pitch? live competition, and the Menkes Audience Award.
Feature films honoured include the dark comedy Dead Pigs, the debut...
The festival announces its 2018 award winners including Finding Big Country, Dead Pigs, A Time To Swim and Menkes Audience Award winner
(Toronto – November 20, 2018) The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) closed its 22nd edition on Friday, November 16 following a successful 9 day run in downtown Toronto and North York. As Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival, Reel Asian continues to celebrate Asian representation in film and media and fuel the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada. This year, the festival took place from November 8 to 16 with 62 titles from 17 regions, over 50% of which directed by women. Reel Asian announced the award winners for the juried features and shorts prizes, the So You Think You Can Pitch? live competition, and the Menkes Audience Award.
Feature films honoured include the dark comedy Dead Pigs, the debut...
- 11/21/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Zhang Yimou’s Shadow walked away with the most number of awards, including best director.
The late Hu Bo’s directorial debut An Elephant Sitting Still was named best film at the 55th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, while Zhang Yimou’s Shadow walked away with the most number of awards, including best director.
Two further mainland Chinese films – Dying To Survive and Long Day’s Journey Into Night – each nabbed three wins. Mainland films most noticeably dominated the stage taking most of the awards at the ceremony held on Saturday (Nov 18) at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei.
The late Hu Bo’s directorial debut An Elephant Sitting Still was named best film at the 55th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, while Zhang Yimou’s Shadow walked away with the most number of awards, including best director.
Two further mainland Chinese films – Dying To Survive and Long Day’s Journey Into Night – each nabbed three wins. Mainland films most noticeably dominated the stage taking most of the awards at the ceremony held on Saturday (Nov 18) at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei.
- 11/19/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The atmosphere on stage at the Golden Horse film awards ceremony in Taiwan on Saturday was politically-tinged. But the destination of the top prizes, at the event usually considered as the most prestigious for Chinese-language cinema, was largely predictable.
Powerful period drama, “Shadow” was the numerical winner, taking home four prizes, including best director for Zhang Yimou. “Shadow” had been the clear favorite, going in to the ceremony 12 nominations.
“An Elephant Sitting Still,” was named as best film and the audience award winner. The prize for best adapted screenplay was posthumously awarded to its mainland Chinese writer-director Hu Bo, who committed suicide in October last year, shortly after completing the movie. “Elephant” will now be entitled to a release in Taiwan, bypassing the island’s annual quota on mainland Chinese films.
Three other films won three prizes each: Taiwan’s “Dear Ex” won best actress (Hsieh Yin Xuan), best song...
Powerful period drama, “Shadow” was the numerical winner, taking home four prizes, including best director for Zhang Yimou. “Shadow” had been the clear favorite, going in to the ceremony 12 nominations.
“An Elephant Sitting Still,” was named as best film and the audience award winner. The prize for best adapted screenplay was posthumously awarded to its mainland Chinese writer-director Hu Bo, who committed suicide in October last year, shortly after completing the movie. “Elephant” will now be entitled to a release in Taiwan, bypassing the island’s annual quota on mainland Chinese films.
Three other films won three prizes each: Taiwan’s “Dear Ex” won best actress (Hsieh Yin Xuan), best song...
- 11/18/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Adults are the stupidest creatures on earth”
Unsurprisingly, a large part of the most inspired art comes from a source of pain and suffering. Or at least this is what the stereotype of the tortured artist makes us want to believe. However, we cannot completely abolish the thought that whether we think of literature, films or music, some of the best works deal with issues such as a broken heart, the end of a relationship or, even worse, the teenage romance. The most corny variation comes with a pink ribbon and a box of chocolates consumed at the same time as the story, the music or the movie. Nevertheless, sometimes even the most intellectual and chauvinistic kind of person needs a little of that kind of entertainment in his/her life.
Regarding her feature debut “Dear Ex”, writer Mag Hsu was inspired by such a situation. However, it was not...
Unsurprisingly, a large part of the most inspired art comes from a source of pain and suffering. Or at least this is what the stereotype of the tortured artist makes us want to believe. However, we cannot completely abolish the thought that whether we think of literature, films or music, some of the best works deal with issues such as a broken heart, the end of a relationship or, even worse, the teenage romance. The most corny variation comes with a pink ribbon and a box of chocolates consumed at the same time as the story, the music or the movie. Nevertheless, sometimes even the most intellectual and chauvinistic kind of person needs a little of that kind of entertainment in his/her life.
Regarding her feature debut “Dear Ex”, writer Mag Hsu was inspired by such a situation. However, it was not...
- 11/9/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Vasan Bala’s “The Man Who Feels No Pain,” and Qiu Sheng’s “Suburban Birds” are among 11 films set for competition at the third edition of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao. Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book” will open the festival in an out of competition slot.
Other films in competition include: “Aga” by Milko Lazarov (Bulgaria); “All Good,” by Eva Trobisch (Germany); “Clean Up,” by Kwon Man-ki (South Korea); “Jesus,” by Hiroshi Okuyama (Japan); “Scarborough,” by Barnaby Southcombe (U.K.) “School’s Out” by Sebastien Marnier (France); “The Good Girls,” by Alejandra Marquez (Mexico); “The Guilty,” by Gustav Moller (Denmark); and “White Blood” by Barbara Sarasola – Day (Argentina). The competition is only open to first or second time feature directors.
The lineup was announced Thursday in Macau by artistic director Mike Goodridge. The jury which will select the prize-winners includes Chen Kaige as president, alongside Mabel Cheung (Hong Kong...
Other films in competition include: “Aga” by Milko Lazarov (Bulgaria); “All Good,” by Eva Trobisch (Germany); “Clean Up,” by Kwon Man-ki (South Korea); “Jesus,” by Hiroshi Okuyama (Japan); “Scarborough,” by Barnaby Southcombe (U.K.) “School’s Out” by Sebastien Marnier (France); “The Good Girls,” by Alejandra Marquez (Mexico); “The Guilty,” by Gustav Moller (Denmark); and “White Blood” by Barbara Sarasola – Day (Argentina). The competition is only open to first or second time feature directors.
The lineup was announced Thursday in Macau by artistic director Mike Goodridge. The jury which will select the prize-winners includes Chen Kaige as president, alongside Mabel Cheung (Hong Kong...
- 11/8/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – Season Seven of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Apuc) continues on Thursday, November 8th, 2018, with “Dear Ex,” a story of duplicity and acceptance. The Taiwanese film will make its North American premiere at Apuc, and includes an appearance by co-director Hsu Chih-yen. The film will screen at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, for details and tickets click here.
Apuc Presents ‘Dear Ex’ on November 8th, 2018
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
The multiple award-winning film involves the secret life of a husband and father. When her husband dies, a woman and her son discover that the beneficiary of his life insurance policy is actually his male lover. Understandably, the woman reacts with anger and the son with confusion. Gradually, they begin to close in on the man, discovering the life their late husband and father had hidden from them. Triumphant at the 2018 Taipei Film Awards, “Dear Ex” was awarded best narrative feature,...
Apuc Presents ‘Dear Ex’ on November 8th, 2018
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
The multiple award-winning film involves the secret life of a husband and father. When her husband dies, a woman and her son discover that the beneficiary of his life insurance policy is actually his male lover. Understandably, the woman reacts with anger and the son with confusion. Gradually, they begin to close in on the man, discovering the life their late husband and father had hidden from them. Triumphant at the 2018 Taipei Film Awards, “Dear Ex” was awarded best narrative feature,...
- 11/7/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Award-winning dramas, “A Land Imagined,” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” are among the Asian films selected for competition at next month’s Singapore International Film Festival.
Also competing for the Silver Screen Award are Indian director Rima Das’ “Bulbul Can Sing” and Sri Lankan Suba Sivakumaran’s “House of My Fathers.” The eight-title competition is open to films by directors making their first, second or third feature.
Announcing its full, 104-title, lineup on Tuesday, the festival unveiled gala slots for “Dear Ex,” by Taiwanese directing pair Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen, and “The Third Wife.” “Ex,” about a jilted widow who must make peace with her late husband’s lover, debuted to acclaim at the Taipei festival in summer and is prominently positioned at the upcoming Golden Horse Awards, where it is nominated for eight prizes. “Wife” is a hot first film by Vietnamese filmmaker Ash Mayfair. It...
Also competing for the Silver Screen Award are Indian director Rima Das’ “Bulbul Can Sing” and Sri Lankan Suba Sivakumaran’s “House of My Fathers.” The eight-title competition is open to films by directors making their first, second or third feature.
Announcing its full, 104-title, lineup on Tuesday, the festival unveiled gala slots for “Dear Ex,” by Taiwanese directing pair Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen, and “The Third Wife.” “Ex,” about a jilted widow who must make peace with her late husband’s lover, debuted to acclaim at the Taipei festival in summer and is prominently positioned at the upcoming Golden Horse Awards, where it is nominated for eight prizes. “Wife” is a hot first film by Vietnamese filmmaker Ash Mayfair. It...
- 10/23/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The Silver Screen Awards will have four films by women filmmakers in competition.
The 29th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) announced its full line-up today, with 103 films from 44 countries, and the launch of a new Sgiff Film Fund.
The new funding scheme aims to nurture up-and-coming Southeast Asian filmmakers through two grants. The Tan Ean Kiam Foundation – Sgiff Southeast Asian - Documentary Grant will support four mid-length or feature projects annually, with a cash amount of S$25,000 each, while the Sgiff South East Asian – Short Film Grant will support two short films annually, with a cash amount of S$4,000 and...
The 29th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) announced its full line-up today, with 103 films from 44 countries, and the launch of a new Sgiff Film Fund.
The new funding scheme aims to nurture up-and-coming Southeast Asian filmmakers through two grants. The Tan Ean Kiam Foundation – Sgiff Southeast Asian - Documentary Grant will support four mid-length or feature projects annually, with a cash amount of S$25,000 each, while the Sgiff South East Asian – Short Film Grant will support two short films annually, with a cash amount of S$4,000 and...
- 10/23/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
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