The Taiwan Film festival launches on 3 April with a trailblazing programme of UK premieres, a special retrospective of Tsai Ming-Liangโs films, curated by the director himself, and including the UK premiere of his feature-length virtual reality film at a specially-designed virtual reality (VR) pop-up cinema. Furthermore, over 65% of the film directors included are female and together they have directed 50% of the Festivalโs programme.
The Festival celebrates Taiwanโs long and tempestuous history and diverse cultural heritage through the uncensored lens of independent Taiwanese filmmakers. The films cover a broad range of topical issues that are both particular to Taiwan and also speak to a global audience – including LGBTQ rights, ethnicity, land rights, environment and politics.