2010.09.07
The 23rd TIFF will hold a special-focus screening of films by the rising generation of directors in Taiwan cinema
The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will hold a special-focus screening of six films by a new generation of Taiwanese directors that has risen following the golden age of the great masters Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tsai Ming-liang, and Edward Yang. This special screening entitled, "Taiwanese Cinema Renaissance 2010: New Breeze of the Rising Generation", will be part of the festival's Winds of Asia Middle-East section.
*Additional title will be announced shortly.
The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Winds of Asia
"Taiwanese Cinema Renaissance: New Breeze of the Rising Generation"
Co-Organizer: Taipei Film Commission, Government Information Office and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
Screening Films:
The Fourth Portrait (2010)
Lonely boy paints to face himself.
Director: Mong-Hong Chung
Cast: Xiao-hai Bi, Lei Hao, Leon Dai
Juliets (2010)
"Juliet" Three Love Stories…
©Khan Entertainment Co., LTD.
Director: Hou Chi-jan / Shen Ko-shang / Chen Yu-hsun
Cast: Vivian Hsu, Wang Po-chieh / Lee Chien-na, River Huang / Kang Kang, Liang He-chun
Let the Wind Carry Me (2009)
Mark Lee's achievements.
Director: Kwan Pun-leung, Chiang Hsiu-chiung
Cast: Mark Lee
Let the Wind Carry Me Official Website: www.letthewindcarryme.com
Taipei Exchanges (2010)
Exotic tales to fulfill your dreams.
©BIT Production
Director: Hsiao Ya-chuan
Cast: Gwei Lun-mei, Chang Han, Zaizai Lin
Taipei Exchanges Official Website: www.taipeiexchanges.com
Zoom Hunting (2009)
Truth surpasses imagination…
©2010 OCEAN DEEP FILMS
Director: Cho Li
Cast: Ning Chang, Zhu Zhi-ying, Wen Sheng-hao
*The screening schedule will be announced around end of September.
Advanced Tickets go on sale on Saturday October 9.
Available at Ticket PIA and LAWSON Ticket (Japanese only)
*For non-Japanese speakers, please refer to our English website for instruction of purchasing the tickets. Ticketing information and our program schedule will be available around end of September.
