Taiwan. Dir. Wei Te Sheng. 129 mins. Colour.
Language: Mandarin with English Subtitles
As
entertaining and enjoyable as moviemaking gets, Cape No. 7 is Taiwan's
reigning local box office champ, and is gaining much attention from
neighboring Asian territories. First-time director Wei Te Sheng
delivers an undeniable crowd pleaser, chockfull of humor, romance,
nostalgia, and wonderfully quirky characters. Cape No. 7 was nominated
for seven awards at the 45th Golden Horse Awards, including Best
Picture and Best Director. Featuring appearances by Taiwanese singers
Shino Lin and Rachel Liang, and Japanese singer Atari Kosuke, in a
special dual role.
London UK, 11/03/2009 Taiwan Cinefest Full Schedule Line Up for April 15th Launch
The London Taiwan Cinefest
has announced the full film line up for the 2009 edition to be held in
central London commencing on April 15th through to April 19th.The six
feature films head lining the festival include “Parking”,
which premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard section, steamy romance “My
So-Called Love”, box office smash “Cape No 7”, multi-award winner “The
Most Distant Course”, off-beat comedy “What on Earth Have I Done?!” and
teen heart-throb drama “Winds of September”. Joining the film line-up
will also be classic documentaries “Taipei Bohemians” tracking the
lives of several struggling Taipei artists and “Jump Boys!” a popular
favorite investigating the lives of five and six year old athletes in
Taiwan.
Additionally, on Friday April
17th the festival will unveil 10 short film UK premieres at the
inaugural Young Taiwanese Filmmaker Showcase.
2009年台灣電影節將於四月十五號至四月十九號於倫敦舉行，而完整的活動節目表已正式推出。其中包含六部劇情片：曾在坎城影展「Un Certain Regard」單元中嶄露頭角的「停車」、愛情浪漫片「愛的發聲練習」、在台灣極賣座的「海角七號」、多項電影獎項得主「最遙遠的距離」、另類喜劇片「情非得已之生存之道」以及使年輕的心悸動的「九降風」。
London UK, 12/01/2009 Cinefest celebrates 2009 with Website launch
The Taiwan Cinefest London team has announced the launch of
the film festival’s 2009 website ahead of the festival’s opening on April 15th.
The new and improved website www.taiwancinefest.com,
will enable advance ticket bookings for paid screenings, festival programming
information and video feeds of director and actor interviews. There will also
be links to the official festival blog and other related social networking
sites.
The site will go live to the public on January 12th
2009.
One of the largest Taiwanese film festivals held in London in recent years,
the Cinefest will screen over 12 feature films, 2 documentaries and 6 short
films during its five day run. Additionally, there will be an opening and
closing VIP party, networking event and supplemental filmmaker panel
discussions. The festival will open on Wednesday April 15th and closing on
Sunday April 19th.
The Taiwan Cinefest is an independent non-profit
organization with a voluntary organizing team made up of practitioners from the
entertainment industry, academia and advertising who share an interest in
Taiwanese cinema and film industry.
For interested filmmakers, open submissions to the festival
will close on February 28th 2009.
Full festival schedule will be announced on March 4th with
tickets going on sale to the general public mid-March.
Hey,
How was the festival? I wish I were in London then. I was touring for another film in mainland China then. I hope I can attend next time... I love Taiwanese films :-)
The Taiwan Cinefest is a new platform for up and coming Taiwanese filmmakers and to share and promote their work to an international audience. The five day festival which will kick off in April 2009 will include a UK feature premiere, several themed showcases, industry seminars and a gala VIP event.
The Taiwan Cinefest is a completely independent, editorially neutral, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to building support and appreciation for Taiwanese cinema here in the UK. The organising team are a group of volunteers made up of industry professionals, post-graduate students, academics and filmmakers.
Currently, the festival is working with several Taiwanese academic societies, UK based universities, members of the film industry and the private sector to help launch the Cinefest successfully in April.
