The much anticipated 2016 Taiwan Film Festival Festival will launch in Pretoria on the 17th of October at Brooklyn Cinema Nouveau.
Showcasing some of the jewels in Taiwan’s cinema crown, the films are sure to provide audiences with gut-wrenching laughter, thought provoking moments, floods of tears and magical escapism.
The festival will be screening The Assassin, directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien (2015), Dust in the Wind, directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien (1986), It Takes Two to Tango, directed by Wan Jen (2014), Hear Me, directed by Cheng Fen-Fen (2009) and Pushing Hands, directed by Ang Lee (1991).
Director Hou Hsiao-hsien won Best Director for The Assassin at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. The film which is set in ninth-century Tang Dynasty, witnesses an exiled assassin’s (Shu Qi) difficult choice between love and duty when she receives orders to kill a man (Chang Chen) from her past. It will thrillingly be the premiere of the film on South African soil.
Another Taiwanese cinematic genius, Oscar winner in the Best Director category, Ang Lee’s film Pushing Hands is one of his earlier feature films and poignantly illustrates how in the face of cultural differences and change, something beautiful can be born.
The festival will also be running in Durban at Gateway Cinema Nouveau from 24-28 October, in Johannesburg at The Zone@Rosebank on 31 October and Rosebank Cinema Nouveau from 1 - 4 November, and in Bloemfontein at Mimosa Mall Ster-Kinekor from 6-10 November.
The Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa hopes that South African audiences will gain a better understanding of Taiwanese culture and appreciation for beautiful Taiwanese cinematography.
Please see the schedule of the movies below.
We hope to see you at the movies!
| Taiwan Film Festival Schedule | ||
| Pretoria | Brooklyn Cinema Nouveau | |
| 17-Oct | The Assassin | 19.30 |
| 18-Oct | Dust in the Wind | 19.30 |
| 19-Oct | It Takes Two to Tango | 19.30 |
| 20-Oct | Hear Me | 19.30 |
| 21-Oct | Pushing Hands | 19.30 |
| Durban | Gateway Cinema Nouveau | |
| 24-Oct | The Assassin | 19.30 |
| 25-Oct | Dust in the Wind | 19.30 |
| 26-Oct | It Takes Two to Tango | 19.30 |
| 27-Oct | Hear Me | 19.30 |
| 28-Oct | Pushing Hands | 19.30 |
| Johannesburg | The Zone@ Rosebank | |
| 31-Oct | The Assassin | 19.30 |
| Johannesburg | Rosebank Cinema Nouveau | |
| 01-Nov | Dust in the Wind | 19.30 |
| 02-Nov | It Takes Two to Tango | 19.30 |
| 03-Nov | Hear Me | 19.30 |
| 04-Nov | Pushing Hands | 19.30 |
| Bloemfontein | Mimosa Mall Ster-Kinekor | |
| 06-Nov | The Assassin | 15.00 |
| 07-Nov | Dust in the Wind | 19.30 |
| 08-Nov | It Takes Two to Tango | 19.30 |
| 09-Nov | Hear Me | 19.30 |
| 10-Nov | Pushing Hands | 19.30 |
