• 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.

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