The 3rd Taiwan Film Festival in Berlin is launching online on 21st August. During the pre-show talk on 7th August, the Taiwanese Ambassador to Germany- Prof. Dr. Jhy-Wey Shieh, speaks of the enduring success of Black Movies in the decades under martial law. Their popularity indicated a desperate demand for violence, bloody scenes, and thrills from the audience at the time, due to the many years of oppression, suffering, and struggle. He explains that although the movies themselves are seemingly devoid of politics, they subtly imply the highly oppressed Taiwanese
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Despite the global pandemic, the Taiwan Film Festival in Berlin continues to bring top-quality visual art to its audience. Rather than having to travel to the cinema, you can now sit back and enjoy nine handpicked masterworks at home. There will also be two pre-show talks: the first features Taiwan’s Ambassador Jhy-Wey Shieh, and its very own Tff curator- Jaye.
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Despite the global pandemic, the Taiwan Film Festival in Berlin continues to bring top-quality visual art to its audience. Rather than having to travel to the cinema, you can now sit back and enjoy nine handpicked masterworks at home. There will also be two pre-show talks: the first features Taiwan’s Ambassador Jhy-Wey Shieh, and its very own Tff curator- Jaye.
- 8/15/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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