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On the evening of June 24, the 27th Taipei Film Festival held its International New Directors Competition Award Ceremony, where Jury President Mag Hsu and four jurors unveiled the four major awards. Lithuania’s Drowning Dry took home the Grand Prize and a cash award of Usd 10,000. Two Times João Liberada was honored with the Jury’s Special Prize and received Usd 5,000. Meanwhile, Empire of the Rabbits received the Taiwan Directors Guild Award, and the Taiwanese film Family Matters won the Audience Choice Award.

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As one of the festival’s two major competitive sections, the International New Directors Competition concluded with a grand ceremony hosted by Huang Xiang-ting. In his speech, Taipei Film Festival Chair Liao Ching-Song remarked that this year’s selection of finalists spanned across Europe and Asia, with filmmakers transforming personal life experiences into diverse cinematic expressions. “We’re delighted that the...

The 27th Taipei Film Festival has unveiled the 10 official selections for its prestigious International New Talent Competition, as well as the international jury lineup. This year, two Taiwanese films—Family Matters directed by Pan Ke-yin and Eel by Chu Chun-teng—stood out from 443 submissions worldwide to represent Taiwan in the competition.

The jury is chaired by Taipei Film Award-winning screenwriter Mag Hsu, joined by twice Golden Horse-nominated actor Mason Lee, Berlinale programmer Jessica Kiang, internationally acclaimed Filipino producer Bianca Balbuena (Viet and Nam), and Japanese director Matsunaga Daishi, whose debut film premiered at the Jeonju Iff. Together, they will select winners for the “Grand Prize” and “Special Jury Prize.”

Additionally, the “Taiwan Directors Guild Award” (Director’s Guild of Taiwan Recommendation) will be decided by three renowned directors: Gilles Yang, Fen Fen Cheng, and Liao Shih Han (The Rope Curse series). The “Audience Choice Award” will also be presented at...

The fifth edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival will hold retrospectives of Girish Kasaravalli and Jahnu Barua among others. Five of Kasaravalli’s films: Tabarana Kathe (1986), Kraurya (1996), Thaayi Saheba (1997), Dweepa (2003) and Hasina (2004)will be screened. While Barua’s Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (1987), Banani (1990), Firingoti (1992) and Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door(1995) will be screened.

Besides, three other sections are dedicated to Indian cinema. Chitrabharathi – Indian Cinema Competition, Kannada Cinema (competition and screening of films in other dialects in Karnataka) and 100 years of Indian Cinema (screening of 14 films).

Complete line up:

Retrospective

Chan-Wook Park (South Korea)

1. J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (Chan-Wook Park/110/2000/South Korea)

2. Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/129/2002/South Korea)

3. Old boy (Chan-Wook Park/120/2003/South Korea)

4. Lady Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/112/2005/South Korea)

5. Thirst (Chan-Wook Park/133/2009/South Korea)

Fatih Akin (Germany)

1. Short Sharp Shock (Fatih Akin/100/1998/Germany)

2. In July (Fatih Akin/99/2000/Germany)

3. Solino (Fatih Akin/124/2002/Germany)

4. Head On (Fatih Akin/121/2004/Germany/Turkey...