The 2nd Kuandu Film Festival organized by TNUA’s Department of Filmmaking kicked off on October 8, with the three-week event offering free screening of 57 films.
The attractions of the festival include films from the 2010 Taiwan International Documentary Festival, as well as works by students from TNUA and the Korea National University of Arts. Discussions will be arranged between the audiences and directors after the film screenings to let the audiences better understand the films.
The opening film, “Me, 19,” is a feature film by young director Cheng Nai-Fang, a graduate student from the Department of Film. It is a romance about a young musician and dancer, with many of its scenes set in the picturesque Kuandu and Danshui.
The festival will also screen digitally re-mastered Taiwan classics from the Central Pictures Corporation (CPC), including “The Terrorist,” the closing film on October 24 as a tribute to its late director Edward Yang. Before the screening of the Taiwan classics there will be talks by local film experts and scholars about the films.
Another 48 films by TNUA and K-Arts students will be screened at the K-Arts & TNUA Student Film Festival. The event will host 14 forums and exchange activities to allow the student producers and directors to share their experiences. Free tickets will be available 30 minutes before the screenings start. For more information, please visit: http://filmmaking.pixnet.net/blog.