2023.01.11
New Taipei City has abundant natural scenery, profound historical and cultural heritage, and convenient transportation, which continue to attract the film and television industry and talents. CHANG Ai-chin, Director-General of New Taipei City’s Department of Information, delivered a special report titled "Take off! Seeing New Taipei - Skyline of the Film and Television City" at a city council meeting. New Taipei City not only created a pilgrimage route for film and television enthusiasts and held the New Taipei Skyline Film Festival to promote documentaries internationally, but also plans to connect three major core areas, including TFAI's Phase 1 and 2 Venues in Xinzhuang, Linkou International Media Park, and FZ Fifteen Exhibition Center & Cinema, to form the New Taipei Film and Television Corridor. This will not only help the city grow, but will also enhance the city’s "vision".2023.01.17
Her Life is a Play: CHEN Shu-fang’s Little Big Life co-published with Yuan-Liou Publishing, was the first authorized biography by Golden Horse winner for Best Leading and Supporting Actress CHEN Shu-fang. The book covers over 60 years of ups and downs of the Taiwan film and television industry as witnessed by Chen.2023.01.19
The Taiwan Pavilion at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival was being jointly established for future promotions of Taiwan's documentary films and filmmakers. This initiative aims to promote the trade of Taiwan films, facilitate international networking, and encourage international co-productions. It also provides Taiwanese filmmakers with opportunities to interact with international talents.2023.01.27
Organized the “Love is in the Air: Taiwan Romance Classics” film festival, exclusively screening 7 Taiwanese-language romance films suitable for family viewing, including Foolish Bride, Naive Bridegroom starring SHIH Chun, Chin Mei (HSU Hsiu-chih), and CHOU Yo, as well as The Husband’s Secret starring CHANG Mei-yao and CHANG Pan-yang, inviting the audience to have a taste of the Taiwanese-style romance specific to the 60s and 70s.2023.02.01
Published Memories of an Actress, edited by TFAI and meticulously researched by Golden Comic Awards winner Jason CHIEN. Through actress Pai-hua’s point of view, the many faces of 1960s Taiwanese-language films are lively shown, as well as the filmmaking environment, people’s lives, and the professionalism at the time. It is our hope that readers will recall memories of Taiwan cinema from comic books.2023.02.11
The first stop of the 2023 TIDF screening tour at TFAI’s Xinzhuang building came to a close with the surprise appearance of internationally renowned documentary director Kidlat Tahimik. Tahimik shared his creative journey at the post-screening talk.2023.02
Organized the 228 special program, revisiting the 228 Incident and the subsequent White Terror period so as to prompt reflections. The program screened Super Citizen KO, and drew attention to the most heart-wrenching scene in the film where the character gestures "2" and "1" to represent Article 2, Section 1 of the "Criminal Code and the Punishment of Rebellion Act" as he walks towards the execution ground.
2023.03.04
In collaboration with Cloud Gate, the special program MOTION & IMAGE: Five Film Conversations with Cloud Gate had its grand opening on March 4.
2023.03.18
From March 18 to April 2, the special program Weaving Image Laha Mebow's Indigenous Cinema celebrates the first Indigenous female filmmaker to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Director.
2023.03.26
Launch the activity of Picture Book Storytime, inviting parents and children to explore audiovisual storytelling together through picture books.
2023.03.29
The 3rd Joint Awards Ceremony for Professional Excellence in Film, Television and Radio was held, marking the beginning of a series of events celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute.
2023.03.30
The in-house restored Teenage Fugitive had its world premiere on March 30 as part of the institute's anniversary celebrations. It then traveled to the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, where it made its international premiere in the A/B Side Vibes: Greatest Hits from the '80s & '90s classic restoration section.
2023.04.08
Scenes in Historical Wilderness: A WANG TOON Retrospective officially opened on April 8, featuring replicas of storyboards and sketches from the director's works.
2023.04.18
Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute's main visual, created using Corporate Identity design by the team Whitelight Motion, is centered on the concept of "cultural continuity and innovation," earning recognition at the 2023 iF Design Awards.
2023.05.30
Co-produced by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, Public Television Service (PTS), and Taiwan Television Enterprise (TTV), the Yang Li-hua documentary Love of the Century: Yang Li-hua was officially announced at an immersive showcase press conference. The documentary is directed by Golden Horse Award winner Tseng Wen-chen.
2023.07.01
Launched the event "Reel Time" showcasing 35mm film projectors, carbon arc projectors, and flatbed film editing machine. Seasoned film projectionists were invited to guide the public through an immersive experience of film projection.
2023.07.07
The Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute's film review, Fun Screen, was invited to participate as a jury member for the 2023 Taipei Film Awards Press Award, alongside Mirror Media, China Times, and five other media representatives to select the award winner.
2023.07.22
Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute's first collaboration with Taipei Fine Arts Museum, to organize A One and A Two: Edward Yang Retrospective. Following three years of research and curation, this event marked the first attempt exploring a Taiwanese director's cinematic achievement through the lens of contemporary art curation. A significant collection of Edward Yang's artifacts was publicly displayed for the very first time.
2023.10.07
Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute in collaboration with the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC), co-hosted the "A Blessing to the Future of Hers, Taiwan - 2023 Projection Mapping Show featuring the Presidential Office Building", showcasing excerpts and posters from several Taiwanese classics.
2023.10.27
TFAI Open Museum launched the "Oral History Interview" section, which organizes and showcases audiovisual recordings of oral histories collected from the Chinese Taipei Film Archive (CTFA) period to the present. This ongoing initiative will continue to curate and provide open access to the public, enriching the foundational research resources for Taiwanese audiovisual history.
2023.10.27
Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute held its first "Audiovisual Research Exchange Conference," which included three lecture sessions and a roundtable forum. This event publicly shared the annual research collaboration and served as a platform for discussion, promoting the development of audiovisual history research.
2023.10.27
The premiere on World Audiovisual Heritage Day featured the digitally restored legendary works of Sunset Over the Horizon and The Love in Okinawa, both are color Taiwanese-language films directed by Lin Fu-ti in collaboration between Taiwan and Japan.
Frank Lee, who managed the Four Star Theater in San Francisco, comes from a family that operated theaters in Chinatowns across major North American cities, primarily serving the Chinese community. In the early days, Frank's family frequently traveled to Taiwan and Hong Kong to purchase 35mm film prints, which were then shipped back to the U.S. for screening. After the rise of digital projection, hundreds of film prints were stored in a narrow space beneath the theater stage for years. In 2019, Frank inquired whether the Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute would be interested in purchasing the films. Upon investigation, the institute's preservation staffs discovered several important Taiwanese films, including Sunset Over the Horizon and The Love in Okinawa, both had long been considered as lost films. Through TFAI's efforts to rescue and restored these rare films, these classics were premiered at TFAI on the World Audiovisual Heritage Day.
2023.11.22
Film Appreciation Journal published by Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute, was honored at the 47th Golden Tripod Awards, receiving accolades in Best Arts and Humanities Magazine, as well as recognition for Best Editor-in-chief, and Best Artistic Design.
2023.12.19
Co-published by Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute and National Museum of Taiwan Literature, and edited by Professor Shih Wan-shun, The Complete Works of Lin Tuan-chiu showcases the playwright's remarkable contributions to dramatic literature. The collection includes six stage play scripts, 17 film scripts (with a total of 36 versions), 19 Chinese-translated scripts, five essays, and 70 rare interviews and archival documents, along with nearly 500 images.