With the support and sponsorship from the Ministry of Culture as well as the Taipei Representative Office in Germany, we are delighted to announce the 5th Taiwanese Film Festival in Berlin, organized by Impression Taiwan and cooperated with Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute and Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit. The 2022 festival will return to physical edition and in these ten days, it will be delivering 12 works on three diverse themes, including both short films and feature-length films.
Established in 2017, the Taiwan Film Festival Berlin is the largest scale event in Europe for Taiwanese art and culture. The 2022 festival is centered around the theme of ‘Island Fantasia' and challenges the audience's imagination with our diverse programme and hence, creates a unique and personal filmic experience.
For this year's festival, “Nina Wu” and “Dear Tenant” have been selected to discuss developments of the global #MeToo movement in Asia, the situation of the Taiwanese LGBTQ+ community as well as the latest on same-sex marriage. The director of the opening film “Nina Wu” appeals to the audience: “Just as I express my concerns for certain events and happenings through films, I hope the general public could also use their own professions to make changes to injustice around them.”
The 8 drama films and 4 short films of the festival are sorted into three main themes: Super Oma, Fantastic Horror and Wild Youth: Taiwan & Hong Kong, with an additional special screening of “Listen Before You Sing”.
The Super Oma series includes “Grandma and Her Ghosts” (4K Restoration) and “To My Dear Granny”, encouraging the audience to explore the common ground for emotional ties within skipped-generation families.
There are four short films in the Fantastic Horror theme: “Night Bus”, “Gold Fish”, “Mama Ping Pong Social Club” and “Temple of Devilbuster”, on top of “Till We Meet Again”; these films collect the most peculiar and imaginative thinking to push the limit of your known zone. Lastly, both “Goddamned Asura” and “May You Stay Forever Young” in the Wild Youth collection reveal, in detail and subtlety, emotional outbursts from the younger generation.
In addition, the festival will host four themed lectures and six symposiums with directors starting on 23 September. Directors Wang Shaudi, Chu Yu-Ning, Cheng Yu-Chieh, Midi Zhao, Lou Yi-An, Fish Wang as well as screenwriter and actor Ke-Xi Wu will interact with the audience in various ways. More exciting events are planned with these talented individuals so please follow the latest announcements and updates for further information on the Official Website.
