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Taiwan Film Festival 2020 Short Films

Taiwan Film Festival is back in 2020 with this virtual edition streaming online from July 9 to 30, 2020.
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Taiwan Film Festival 2020 Film Highlights

Taiwan Film Festival is back in 2020 with this virtual edition streaming online from July 9 to 30, 2020.
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Europe! Voices Of Women In Film At Sydney Film Festival 2020

Check out the following European films by female filmmakers as part of the Sydney Film Festival 2020 On-Demand program.
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Three Aussie Docos In Focus At Sydney Film Festival 2020

Check out these three documentaries competing for the Documentary Australia Foundation Award as part of the Sydney Film Festival 2020 On-Demand program.
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Dendy Awards Shorts Featured In Sydney Film Festival 2020

Check out the following Australian shorts vying for the Dendy Awards as part of the Sydney Film Festival 2020 On-Demand program.
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‘The Island That All Flow By’ Review: An Unlikely Romance Closes Sydney’s Taiwan Film Festival 2019

THE ISLAND THAT ALL FLOW BY is an unconventional love story between a money-desperate toll booth collector and a puerile truck driver. This TV movie, written and directed by Chan Ching-lin, shines in all aspects with its delicate restrained scripting and excellent performances. It premiered on CTV and CTI Entertainment in April 2016.
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‘The River’ Review: A Tsai Ming-liang Classic Highlights Sydney’s Taiwan Film Festival 2019

Actions speak louder than words in Tsai Ming-liang's third of his trilogy on urban isolation and loneliness, a confrontational drama involving a father-son entanglement. THE RIVER is known to be the "bleakest" work of the master auteur, and this masterpiece is quite a highlight at the Taiwan Film Festival 2019 in Sydney, Australia.
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Top Picks From The Sydney Film Festival 2019 (Days 1-7)

Here are my favourites at the Sydney Film Festival so far. Watch out for them when they get a mainstream release.
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The Best Of The Spanish Film Festival 2019

The recent Spanish Film Festival had a hefty 32 films as their offering. From this, I am picking 16 of them as my personal best of the lot. These films got my five-star approval rating so catch them when you can when they get a cinema release. The following are the films ranked in order of preference.
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The Best Of The French Film Festival 2019

The recent French Film Festival featured a generous 54 films in their lineup. Out of this eclectic collection, I am recommending 23 of them as the best of the lot.
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Top Picks From The Sydney Film Festival 2018

Here are my top favourites at the Sydney Film Festival. Watch out for them when they get a mainstream release.
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The Best Of The French Film Festival 2018

Bonjour! It was quite a pleasure for me seeing all these new French films at the recent French film festival in Sydney. I have listed my favourites, all highly recommended viewing. Watch them when you get the chance!