Upgoing Event

Taiwan Film Day at AWFF

Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles partners with AWFF to host a special screening of “American Girl” on June 5, 2022. “American Girl” was selected by Golden Horse FPP 2018 and Film Independent Fast Track Program. It has won numerous awards, including five Golden Horse Awards at the 58th Golden Horse Awards. The director Feng-I Fiona Roan and producer Clifford Miu will join the Q&A with the audience, followed by a reception. Follow Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles’s Facebook for update!

Taiwan Cinema at Frameline46 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Having partnered with Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles for 3 consecutive years, this year Frameline46 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival will present 2 Taiwanese feature films and 2 short films at Frameline46. Stay tuned for more information coming soon: https://www.frameline.org/.

Ongoing Event

Watch the 1960s Taiwanese-Language Film Series Virtual Screening at LACMA

Watch the 1960s Taiwanese-Language Film Series Virtual Screening at LACMA titled “Dreaming Impossible Dreams” from May 18 to May 31, 2022! Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, partnering with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), presents a virtual Taiwanese-language Film Series that screen 6 restored black and white “taiyupian” from Taiwan’s lost commercial film period of the 1950s-1960s, includes “The Husband's Secret” (丈夫的秘密), “Fantasy of the Deer Warrior” (大俠梅花鹿), “Little Heroes vs. Two Masked Villains” (雙雄大鬥雙假面), “Romance at Lungshan Temple”(龍山寺之戀), “The Best Secret Agent” (天字第一號) and “Six Suspects” (六個嫌疑犯). Free registration (RSVP) at https://www.lacma.org/event/dreaming & Join “Taiwan Can Help” Free T-Shirt Giveaway here: https://www.facebook.com/taiwanacademyla/posts/325248703054841

The Aleph Festival of Arts and Science Premier “After sea-level rise, I…” and “Whisper of Trees”

The Aleph Festival of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) focuses on the fusion of arts and science. With its theme “The Frontiers of the Environment” in 2022, Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles partners with National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) to present the programs “After sea-level rise, I…” and “Whisper of Trees” from May 19 to May 29, 2022. Both programs indicate the coexistence relationship between human beings and nature. The in-person screening event of these two programs will take place at National Pavilion of Biodiversity and the Julio Bracho cinema. For more information, please visit: https://culturaunam.mx/elaleph/.

Update Information

Tank Fairy Won Short Film Live Action Special Jury Prize at Seattle International Film Festival

Once upon a time, the magical Tank Fairy delivered tanks of gas (with plenty of sass) to the home of young Jojo, a lonely dreamer in need of a glittery godmother… A short film by Erich Rettstadt that takes us on an uplifting journey of self-acceptance bursting with music, color, dance numbers and pride, with an extra dash of glitz and sparkle added on top: https://www.tankfairy.com/.