• The Taiwan Cinefest 2010
   
  The Taiwan Cinefest is Europe’s largest independent Taiwanese film festival showcasing a variety of new and award-winning Taiwanese features, documentaries and short films by established and new film-makers.  The 2010 edition includes 4 UK feature film premieres: Ian Lou’s visually stunning “A Place Of One’s Own”, “Sorry, I Love You” by well-known young talent Yu-Hsien Lin, the comedy romp “Step By Step” and “How Are You Dad”, a brave and moving series of stories surrounding father/son relationships by director, Chang Tso-Chi.  The festival also includes the critically acclaimed “Yang Yang” by Ang Lee mentored, Cheng Yu-Chieh and Chen Huai-en’s “Island Etude”, Taiwan’s official nomination to the 2008 Academy awards for best foreign language picture.
   
  Tickets are available from Riverside Studios 020 8237 1000 / www.riversidestudios.co.uk and Glasgow Film Theatre 0141 332 6535 / www.https://tickets.glasgowfilmtickets.org.uk

• The annual New Talent Showcase is a round-up of some of the most exciting and innovative short films made by Taiwanese talent from around the world.  This year our New Talent selection team have chosen 8 short films (most of which have never been seen in the UK before) to screen on Friday 19th March during the 2nd edition of the Taiwan Cinefest. 
   
  In addition, well-known Taiwanese film-maker Yu-Hsien Lin (Jump Boys!, Exit No 6 & Sorry, I Love You) will be in attendance to share his very own short "When the Rain is Over" & hosting an audience Q & A after the screening of  Taiwan documentary mega-hit "Jump Boys!"
   
  Entrance to the New Talent Showcase and the Filmmaker Workshop is FREE OF CHARGE / reservations can be made at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
   
  For more information www.taiwancinefest.com  

• Yang Yang - UK Premiere (Winner of the Special Jury Prize, Best Actress ,and Best Music, Taipei Film Festival 2009) / Director: Yu- Chieh Cheng (Taiwan 2009) / Time: Friday 11 Dec, 2009 7.30pm / Venue: Apollo Cinema, Picadilly Circus, 19 Lower Regents Street, London SW1Y 7LP / Tickets £12
  Asia House Friends and concessions £8 / For booking: 0871 220 6000
  Online ticketing at: www.apollocinemas.com/panasiafilmfestival.aspx
  Watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enYF1Zj0xEU

Special Screening and Performance: Finding Shangri-La:

WHEN: 6pm-8.30pm, Mon. 30 November 2009
WHERE: Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, London W11 3LB
TICKET: FREE admission
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Watch Programme Intro Here

  Thanks to our media supporters!  MEDIA COVERAGE 2009

Finished 2009 Events: Royal Holloway University of London     7 October 2009 Chertsey, Surrey     12 October 2009 Virginia Water, Surrey     31 October 2009 Meeting at Royal Holloway University of London @ 5.30pm at the campus tennis courts bus stop for a lift New Park Cinema, Chichester     4-11 October 2009 Oxford University, Oxfordshire    3-4 October 2009 Chinese Association Of Woking    4 October 2009 New Talent Films Nominations announced   We have a terrific list of short films screening this year at Filming East Festival, and the jury has announced their nominations. TITLE          DIRECTOR Brothers      ZHU Yanqi Fading         LI Xiang KOI             LI Nan / MENG Lu Salvation     GUO Xuhui Well Done    YU Xiyao Screw          GAO Han / TAN Xiaowei Shallow Sleep  GAO Yuan Moles On The Face   JIANG Miao / LIU Yuanyuan The Lost Commitment ZHAO Jiayin Waiting         BU Fan Year              WANG Zhaoyang Xun Qiang      ZHANG Qinrui Fan Zui Duan Pian    YU Di Diary of Youth  ZHANG Yaoyi My Olympics Search            WANG Ling Youth in the village Ju Bao Ren Life Si Chuan Shan Cun Yi Shi  Wings

Finished London Event: BAFTA Global Spotlight on China 3 October 2009 The British Academy of Film & Television Arts 195 Piccadilly London W1J 9LN Tel: +44 [0]20 7734 0022 Fax: +44 [0]20 7734 1792 email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 12:30 The Longest Night in Shanghai                    Princess Anne Theatre 14:30 New Chinese Talent 1          Run Run Shaw Theatre 14:45 Wheat                   Princess Anne Theatre 17:00 Filmmakers' Questiontime:          Filming in China and Chinese/UK co-production          Princess Anne Theatre 19:00 If You Are The One                   Princess Anne Theatre 19:15 New Chinese Talent 2          Run Run Shaw Theatre 21:30 The Matrimony                    Princess Anne Theatre

• WHO WE ARE: Sponsored by Screen South and Bank of China, Filming East Festival 2009 celebrates the 3rd year of Chinese film exhibitions in the UK. Renowned for its high quality screening selections and outstanding industry and academic events, FEF has long been recognised as a symbol of excellence in Chinese cinema.   During the past three years, FEF is not only growing in size but also developing into a year-round presence which is leading the way in Chinese film exhibitions and international cooperation programmes, including this year's BAFTA Global Weekend. FEF is already recognised as the largest Chinese film festival in the UK, benefiting more than 2,000 people directly or indirectly. In 2007 and 2008, the festival was covered by more than 30 media from around the world. 

• Download 2009 Submission Form (Non-Competitive Section) here.

• Festival online photo album here.

• View FEF 2008 Book here.

• FEF Website is currently being updated. We apologise for any inconvenience.
  

July 2009

• Together with BAFTA, we intend to stage a special event focus on Chinese cinema in London on Saturday 3rd September. Refer to updated information in early September. 

May 2009

• FEF English Website Updated: FEF Diary, London Events, Oxford Events, Box Office

• Panel Discussion "Taiwan Cinema: Boom or Bubble?"
  Venue:  University of the Arts London, 65 Davies Street, London, W1K 5DA
  Time:5.30pm - 7.00pm   15 April 2009
  Panel Speakers: Xiaoxiao Sun [Festival Director Filming East Festival], Professor Chris Berry [Professor of Film and Television Studies and Co-Director of the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre], Mike Murphy [Journalist - Jade Magazine], Steven Flynn [Panel Moderator]

• Individuals from both Taiwanese and British academic societies and the film industry have joined together to form the non-profit Taiwan Cinefest, which will be holding the first Taiwan Cinefest London’09 from the 15th to the 19th of April. All those who are fond of Taiwanese film are invited to come along and enjoy the films. www.taiwancinefest.com

• BBC: Search for TWO YOUNG BRITISHCHINESE STARS
  We are casting an exciting kung-fu action fantasy television series and are looking for young British-born Chinese to play the lead roles in the new Children's Drama

  BO AND THE SPIRIT WORLD

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  Bo and Timothy are on a school trip when they are suddenly transported to a magical 'spirit world'. Here they become superpowered spirit warriors, on a quest to save the world. It's good versus evil in an epic struggle inspired by Chinese mythology and folklore This is a fantastic opportunity to explore what it means to be British Chinese today and to create a role model for your community. Above all, it is a chance of a lifetime for two young people to have an amazing experience at the heart of a major new BBC Children's Drama.
  If you are interested and would like more information
  email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit our website
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  For parental enquiries, please call David Tse (casting advisor) on
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July 2008:

• Events：Saturday, 26 July 2008, 6pm - Late, Enering A New Phase Special Screening, Courtesy of SiLu. read more....
• The 30th edition of Filming East Festival column on UK-Chinese Times is out on 23 July 2008.
• Beijing Forbidden City Film Company’s lasted feature film Postman in Shangri-la will be screen in the Filming East Festival 2008
• Winning entries of last year’s One Minute Award will be screened on to BBC Big Screen in 9 UK cities from 25/07/2008 to 08/08/2008
• One Minute Award 2008 is open for submission now 
• Special thanks to Yao Yi of Shanghai University School of Film and Television Art & Technology

June 2008:

• Filming East Festival director SUN Xiaoxiao gave interview to Beijing based magazine, People’s DV and received more than 20 award-winning shorts. Thanks to People’s DV editor FUWEN Sili
• Filming East Festival launched it’s first documentary production collaboration with Dragon Page Group
• Artistic Director of the Filming East Festival, SUN Yuanjie has completed the design of the festival poster and postcard. Download them here…

May 2008:

• Filming East Festival donated £3000 worth of clothing to the areas affected by the devastating earth-quake earlier this month.
• Filming East starts cooperation with My China Now on experimental shorts
• One of the partners of Filming East Festival, REC Documentary Biannual has submitted 10 entries to the Filming East Festival
• Filming East Festival Programmer DING Ni flew to Hong Kong as part of the global promotion scheme
• Filming East Festival will be working with China Institute of Youth Film to promote Chinese youth films in the UK. Special thanks to Mr LIN Amian and Mr JIANG Changhe.
• One Minute Award 2008 is now open for submission. Download application forms here.
• Recruitment for festival volunteers now starts. Download application forms here.
  

2007:

• Visit FEF Photo Album: http://picasaweb.google.com/FilmingEast
• The official brochure of the FEF was published on October 10th.
• In cooperation with The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival, the FEF would like to recommend film goers the Chinese films: Lust, Caution, Ma Wu Jia and Mid-afternoon Barks.
• The Movies Show and POP DV have published reports about the FEF. 
• A comprehensive report on the FEF has been published in the UK-Chinese Times.
• Thanks to Chinese director ZHANG YUAN, who granted us his latest film Little Red Flowers, and Eureka Films for giving us the UK screening rights.
• Thanks to Chinese director HE MINGSHENG for his support.
• Thanks to Chinese director HE JIANJUN for his contributions and support.
• Thanks to Chinese installation artist/documentary director SEN SHAOMIN for his contributions and support.
• Thanks to renowned Chinese painter WANG WANGWANG for designing the FEF poster.
• Festival director SUN XIAOXIAO was interviewed by POP DV during the preparation for the Beijing Pre-Reception & Press Conference.
• Thanks to the Oxford Chinese Students & Scholars Association for cooperating towards Keble Day.
• Thanks to the Centre of Chinese Studies at SOAS for cooperating towards the London Pre-Reception & Press Conference.
• Thanks to Dragon Page Media, Tiens Group, Spectrum Radio, Crystal studio, Yan Chinese Restaurant and Shanghai 30's for their support.
• Thanks to SUN YANJIE, HAO CHENYING, JIN XI and BU WEI for the Festival post-design and promotion.
• The first meeting of the Festival jury was on August 18th at the University of Westminster.
  
• Welcomes to Lai Wei, a lovely lady who is now the Marketing Officer of the FEF team.
• Rushes Soho Short Festival now hosts a link to the FEF: http://www.rushes.co.uk/sohoshorts/#/184.
• Hugh Purcell, chairman of the EsoDoc is now a member of jury for the One Minute Award competition.
• Multiple awards winner, Mr JIA ZHANG KE, who is currently visiting Switzerland, has agreed at a phone conversation with FEF Director Xiaoxiao Sun that one of his films latest films will be screened at the Filming East Festival 2007 Film Showcase.
• Raindance Festival, as a partner of FEF will include the Filming East Festival in its August Newsletter, thanks to our Advisor Joia.
• Mr WEN RUI, Chairman of the Oxford Chinese Students and Scholars Association (Oxford CSSA) and Miss ZHANG QIAN QIAN, the Communication Officer of Oxford CSSA are working with us in promotions in the Oxford region.
• One Minute Award continues to receive overwhelming responses from across the UK, thanks to Helen our Operations Programmer and Jet Sun, the Artistic Director.
• There have been a great number of submissions from China for the Film showcase, thanks to our China Representatives Minrui Ye, Yu Hu, Yuanwei Sun and Xiaoni Chang.
• During his last visit to Oxford, FEF Manager Yang Xiao had invited the Lord Mayor of Oxford to addressing the opening of the Filming East Festival.
• The venue of the festival is confirmed to be the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford
• FEF is now making sponsorship deals with a number interested companies, thanks to Lai Wei, our Marketing Officer and Dawei Guo, our Special Advisor.
• Mr ZHU RI KUN, the most significant Chinese independent film distributor and festival curator, and Li Xianting's Film Fund is now supplying FEF with top class films.
  
• The Chinese Embassy in the UK now has a link to the Filming East Festival website: http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/whys/z_2_e/default.htm. Special thanks to Ms Jiang Li Hua and the Culture Section.
• Appeal from Mr Wu Xun, head of the Culture Section of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, for the Filming East Festival to become a purely innovative, realistic, meaningful and sustainable annual event, during the three-hour visit by the FEF Director Xiaoxiao Sun and Development & Communication Manager Wei Bu to the Culture Section office at Hampstead in July.
• Meeting between the FEF Director Xiaoxiao Sun and Oxdox: MK curator John Hodges in July opens up more international opportunities for the Filming East Festival 2007.
• BECTU is now supporting the Filming East Festival and the FEF website: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/3275/. We have also established a good workign relationship with the union, thanks to Joia, FEF Advisor.
• Agreement has been made with Sinoreel’s to screen their productions in the UK on FEF.
• FEF Development & Communication Manager Wei Bu is working on our partnership with Phoenix TV.
• Many agreements on our future co-operations with the CSSA Oxford were reached during the coffee meeting in July with the president, Dr. Wen Rui.
• We are now receiving massive supports from the CSSA groups across the UK, thanks to Mr. Wang Yong Da, head of the Education Section and Mr. Zhang Zong Ming, embassy secretary.
• One Minute short film submissions are doing great in London, thanks to Miss Helen He, our Operations Programmer.
• We are also receiving feature film submissions from the Department of Television Studies, Communications University of China, thanks to Mr. Mingrui Ye, our China Representative.
• FEF curator will be inviting films from the Memory of the Mid-Summer Festival, thanks to our friends at the Department of Television Studies, Communications University of China.
• The new jury list for the one minute award: Prof. Chris Berry, Prof. Tao Wang, John Quic, Hugh Purcell, Gideon Koppel.
• FEF Manager Yang Xiao and Special Advisor David Guo visited and gained support from the Oxford city council.
• FEF website gets the brand new look, thanks to Yan Xiang, our Techical Director.
• Thanks to Jet Sun, our Artistic Director for the new FEF logo and the beautiful images.
• The FEF team now has 19 wonderful man and woman but still welcomes new members!