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Taiwan spotlights international co-productions at Toronto film festival

Taiwan is showcasing a slate of global co-productions at TIFF, Variety reports.

The short version

  • Taiwan is presenting multiple co-productions at the Toronto International Film Festival, including world premieres of Feng-I Fiona Roan's 'Happily Ever After' and Edmund Yeo's 'The Age of Goodbyes' in the special presentations strand.[Variety]
  • The slate features Sabu's Taiwan-Japan thriller 'Arrested Memory' in Midnight Madness, alongside virtual reality and market projects.[Variety]
  • Taiwan is also holding a Sept. 13 special screening of its international feature Oscar submission, Chen Yu-hsun's 'A Foggy Tale'.[Variety]

Key facts

  • Feng-I Fiona Roan's 'Happily Ever After' is set for its world premiere in TIFF's special presentations section, marking the film acting debut of Shu-hua.[Variety]
  • 'The Age of Goodbyes', a Taiwan-Malaysia co-production directed by Edmund Yeo, will also hold its world premiere in special presentations.[Variety]
  • The Taiwan-Japan co-production 'Arrested Memory,' directed by Sabu, is receiving its North American premiere in Midnight Madness.[Variety]
  • Singing Chen's VR experience 'The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up' and Hsinmei Cheng's feature project 'Argus Inside' represent Taiwan in TIFF's market sections.[Variety]
  • Taiwan will host a Sept. 13 screening at TIFF Lightbox featuring Chen Yu-hsun's Oscar entry 'A Foggy Tale' and 'Fragments of Herstory.'[Variety]

Sources

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