Asian Vision Competition

In the crevices of the images lost and found, the spectres of the past keep reappearing, and the scars caused by strong collisions evoke a painful urge to flee. Before fleeing, find a hole...

International Competition

The mind and body wander around the boundaries of virtuality and reality, surveying the landscape of humanity in the boundless universe. Despite the relentless echoes of past shadows and...

Taiwan Competition

In recent years, documentary filmmaking in Taiwan has seen a surge in creativity. With 279 submissions, a staggering number, received for this edition, we ultimately selected 15 works spanning...

Contemporary Scenes

In these 12 selected new works from around the world, filmmakers either trace the historical memories or capture the present moment. The films navigate between different textual genres and media...

Appropriate Appropriation: Archive and More

Stories of individuals and nations, traces of trampling by History, and time with family and friends are all frozen in the carrier of image. Through deconstructing pre-existing footage, artists...

Filmmakers in Focus | Double Angles from Slovakia: Peter KEREKES & Viera ČÁKANYOVÁ

Slovakia became an independent state after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Each in their own way, filmmakers explore and respond to their past and present. This programme features...

Focus Programme | Metaphor of the Times: The Reality Named Myanmar

Despite the minimal resources, significant restrictions, and repeated political upheavals, the independent film scene in Myanmar has gradually developed as a unique community with creative vitality...

Taiwan Spectrum | Untitled Reel: Amateur, Small-gauge Films and Others

Small-gauge films mainly include films with formats smaller than 35mm. The technical threshold is relatively low. Formats such as 9.5mm invented in 1922 and 8mm, introduced in 1932, were produced to...

Reel Taiwan: Floating Islands

As dominant culture in a society emerges, the hierarchical relationships, conceptually and geographically, also begin to take shape. However, what is at the centre and what is on the periphery? It...

Exchange | Decade in Blue and Yellow: Ukrainian Documentaries

In 2024, it marks the 10th year since the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. First, the occupation of Crimea in 2014, followed by the war in the eastern regions of Ukraine, and then...