2011 Taipei Film Festival (June 24 – July 16)

2011 Taipei Film Festival (June 24 – July 16)

N.B.  This article is lifted from the Taipei Government website.  If you're in Taipei during this time, do check this out.

     The Taipei Film Festival is the most important summer movie fest for fans of Taiwanese cinema, and the 2011 Taipei Film Festival invites everyone to “revolve” around Taipei together! 

     The list of films this year is going to be excellent. Besides the emphasis on the featured “Theme City” of London, there are premieres, fame-achieving work, and up-coming works attracting interest around Britain.

Featured Events

     This year, there are excellent works, well-selected works from Asia, and restored classics as well. In addition, we have added a new category – the “Midnight Heart-Beater” – which will broaden the vision of the audience tremendously. All in all, there will be 150 local and overseas classics – enough to accommodate the preference and taste of viewers from all age groups, genders, and walks of life.

“City In Focus” is one of the main features of the Taipei Film Festival, and the theme city for 2011 is London. The wedding of Prince William and the upcoming London Olympics in 2012 have brought international attention to the capital city of the UK, the home of Shakespearean plays and Rock and Roll. The city has always captivated the wonder and curiosity of people around the globe for ages. Through the Taipei Film Festival, the local audience will have the valuable opportunity to appreciate the diverse culture of London.

The International New Talent Competition has attracted inspired and talented filmmakers from the four corners of the globe. On the other hand, local directors will vie for the first place prize of NT$1 million at Taipei Awards, demonstrating the abundantly diverse creativity of locally-produced film. 

     In addition to weekend music concerts during the summer, there will be all kinds of peripheral activities held during the period of the film festival. The award presentation ceremony of the Taipei Film Festival will be held on 8th July; this event has received tremendous attention from and is highly regarded by both local and overseas media.

     The 13th Taipei Film Festival will be held at three separate venues between June 24 and July 16: Zhongshan Hall, Xinyi Vieshow Cinemas, and Governor Cinemas. These theaters are equipped with first-class audio-visual enjoyment, extraordinarily favorable price values, and excellent gifts. This event is considered a treat of movies no film fans would want to miss. 

     Starting from May 14, a series of lectures will take place at the Xinyi Eslite Bookstore.

Tickets and Information

     The TaipeiFF Pass and ticket packages will be available at the Eslite Bookstore Dunnan branch beginning May 21. Regular tickets are available online or at the show venues. For ticket inquiry and further information, please visit the official website of the Taipei Film Festival at http://www.taipeiff.org.tw.

 

2011 Taipei Film Festival
Date: June 24 – July 16
Venue: Zhongshan Hall, Xinyi Vieshow Cinemas, and Governor Cinemas
Website: www.taipeiff.org.tw