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Taiwanese cinema has lofty global ambitions, as evidenced by the deployment of the country’s biggest stars and the presentation of international co-production plans at Hong Kong Filmart this week.

Taiwanese talents Lee Lee-Zen, Yao Yi-Ti and Jacob Wang brought their much-anticipated big-budget actioner 96 Minutes — set around a bomb crisis on a high-speed rail train running between Taipei and Kaohsiung — to a special spotlight showcase event Tuesday that featured three new Taiwanese films and a TV series. Meanwhile, one solo production and six co-productions involving filmmakers from the island have been part of the Hong Kong event’s ongoing film-financing sidebar.

Fresh on the heels of a similar promotional push at the Berlinale and at SXSW, the signal that the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) wants to share with the filmmaking world is that the country is looking to make deals.

“At Taicca, we are committed to fostering the...

Taiwan’s film industry is out in force at Filmart with a slew of new projects, including upcoming feature films Penguin Girl, That Burning House and 96 Minutes and ten-episode series A Controversial Entertainer.

Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) is presenting these projects, along with their key creative teams and cast members, at a showcase in Filmart today.

Penguin Girl, from first time feature director Yuyu Yang, is a fantasy romance starring Charlize Lamb and Hua Chen who will both be attending today’s showcase. The film, which premiered as the opening film of last year’s Kaohsiung Film Festival, follows a young woman who studies the marital life of penguins and believes humans can also find true love. Distribution Workshop is handling international sales.

That Burning House, directed by Tsai Yin-chuan, delves into social issues surrounding child protection and juvenile crime. Currently in post-production, the film is produced by...

Young filmmaker Teddy Chin has a background in acting and in 2020 he presents 3 films as a director: “In My Heart”, “Good Wealth 2020” and finally “Miss Andy”. The latter was actually completed in 2018, but it is having a festival run now after being screened at the 15th Osaka Asian Film Festival in March this year. The movie deals with a hot and difficult topic – the acceptance in society of transgender people – and tells the story of the sympathetic titular character and her struggle to be accepted by her makeshift new family.

“Miss Andy” is screening at New York Asian Film Festival

Before the title reveals, the camera slowly pans over expensive pieces of home furniture and their price tags. One of these items is a brightly lit aquarium with live, colorful fish, its tag saying “Life $0”. It is a bitter reminder that everything might have a price but a decent life...

Produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises, We Are One joins together over 20 of the world’s premier film festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Sundance, Toronto, and Tribeca, in celebration of some of the world’s most talented voices, and in a central effort to provide entertainment and relief to people globally, at a time when they need it most.

The digital festival provides audiences the opportunity to immerse themselves into new cultures, viewpoints, and perspectives from around the world that they wouldn’t typically be exposed to. We’re excited to share these voices with the world and would love your support.

The programme includes several films by female directors from across the globe. Here are the Asian titles directed by females in the online festival:

Iron Hammer / China / Premieres June 7 at 4:30pm Et

Synopsis: In her rousing and personal documentary debut, director Joan Chen charts the inspiring life...