As we delve more into Taiwan cinema in the tribute we are running in Amp, it becomes evident that one of the nucleus of the local industry is the youth film, with movies about students or individuals that have recently finished school appearing in abundance. Yu Jhi-han, in his feature debut, presents another such film, mostly dealing with youth crime and the issues young individuals from broken families face.
The Young Hoodlum is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema
The story revolves around four young men, who, headed by Ya-lin, who has actual ties with organized crime, try to survive by indulging in petty crime and occasionally, Atm card scams. Always on the brink of getting caught, they thrive on the adrenaline, while their relationship mirrors that of a family, a necessity for them since all come from broken homes. However, when Pin Ran, a girl from a rich family becomes part of the gang,...
The Young Hoodlum is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema
The story revolves around four young men, who, headed by Ya-lin, who has actual ties with organized crime, try to survive by indulging in petty crime and occasionally, Atm card scams. Always on the brink of getting caught, they thrive on the adrenaline, while their relationship mirrors that of a family, a necessity for them since all come from broken homes. However, when Pin Ran, a girl from a rich family becomes part of the gang,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Chicago – Taiwan is the focus for the Asian Pop-Up Cinema this upcoming Saturday and Sunday, March 23rd and 24th, as Season 18 kicks off. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com will moderate the post film Q&a sessions on Saturday, with the films “A Boy and a Girl” and “The Young Hoodlum.” Click Taiwan for tickets.
In behalf of the Saturday films there will be appearances by director Hsu Li-Da, producer Tang Tsai-Yang and actress Kira Skelly of “A Boy and a Girl” and director Yu Chi Han and actor Joseph Huang of “The Young Hoodlum.” The third film on Sunday is (click link) ”After School”. All films will screen at the conveniently located AMC Newcity in Chicago’s Clybourn Street neighborhood.
Left: ‘A Boy and a Girl’ .. Center: ‘Young Hoodlum’ .. Right: ‘After School’
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
“A Boy and a Girl” is director/screenwriter Hsu Li-Da’s story of raw...
In behalf of the Saturday films there will be appearances by director Hsu Li-Da, producer Tang Tsai-Yang and actress Kira Skelly of “A Boy and a Girl” and director Yu Chi Han and actor Joseph Huang of “The Young Hoodlum.” The third film on Sunday is (click link) ”After School”. All films will screen at the conveniently located AMC Newcity in Chicago’s Clybourn Street neighborhood.
Left: ‘A Boy and a Girl’ .. Center: ‘Young Hoodlum’ .. Right: ‘After School’
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
“A Boy and a Girl” is director/screenwriter Hsu Li-Da’s story of raw...
- 3/21/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Today, Asian Pop-Up Cinema announced the full lineup of films and programs included in its 18th edition, running March 20 – April 21, 2024. Each week throughout the festival is dedicated to works from a different region, with films screened in person on weekends at AMC Newcity 14 (1500 N. Clybourn Ave.) and available via streaming on weekdays. This year’s festival also features an inaugural partnership with Northwestern University, Asian Pop-Up Cinema at the Block Museum, featuring special screenings and guest lecturers. Screening schedules and tickets are available now at www.asianpopupcinema.org.
The 18th season of Asian Pop-Up Cinema opens on March 20, 2024, with the Chicago Premiere of Charles-Olivier Michaud’s Ru, the story of a young Vietnamese girl adapting to life in Quebec and featuring an in-person appearance from lead actor Jean Bui. Closing Night features the Midwest Premiere of We Are Family, following the founder of a rent-a-family business navigating personal and professional conflicts,...
The 18th season of Asian Pop-Up Cinema opens on March 20, 2024, with the Chicago Premiere of Charles-Olivier Michaud’s Ru, the story of a young Vietnamese girl adapting to life in Quebec and featuring an in-person appearance from lead actor Jean Bui. Closing Night features the Midwest Premiere of We Are Family, following the founder of a rent-a-family business navigating personal and professional conflicts,...
- 3/9/2024
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
First titles are Indian box office hit ’Gangubai Kathiawadi’, Taiwan’s Goddamned Asura and short ’The Flagmakers’.
Screen International is hosting a series of online FYC screenings focused on the 2022-23 awards campaign.
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For the third year, Screen is partnering with Archipel Market, a film market platform powered by Cascade8, enabling industry professionals to interact and replicate film market activities online, all year round.
Find out more about the titles:
Gangubai Kathiawadi – India (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
This Hindi-language crime thriller tells the true story of how a young girl became the...
Screen International is hosting a series of online FYC screenings focused on the 2022-23 awards campaign.
Sign up for the screenings here or scroll down
For the third year, Screen is partnering with Archipel Market, a film market platform powered by Cascade8, enabling industry professionals to interact and replicate film market activities online, all year round.
Find out more about the titles:
Gangubai Kathiawadi – India (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
This Hindi-language crime thriller tells the true story of how a young girl became the...
- 11/22/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Inspired by real life events on newspaper reports on random killings, featuring an ensemble cast of Joseph Huang, Morning Mo, Huang Pei-jia, Devin Pan, Lai Hoa-zhe and Wang Yu-xuan, and winning numerous awards from Taipei Film Festival and Golden Horse, “Goddamned Asura” also became the official Taiwanese submission to the 2022 Oscars, in one of the most hyped local productions of the recent years.
“Goddamned Asura” is screening at London East Asia Film Festival (Leaff)
Starting with the phone recording of a young man shooting random people in an open-air market, the film proceeds on introducing the protagonists and the ties and issues that bind them. The shooter is soon revealed to be teenager Jan Wen, who, before the shooting, spends his time playing Mmorpg “King’s World” and creating a webcomic with his best friend Xing. At the same time, the pressure he feels is quite intense, since his father,...
“Goddamned Asura” is screening at London East Asia Film Festival (Leaff)
Starting with the phone recording of a young man shooting random people in an open-air market, the film proceeds on introducing the protagonists and the ties and issues that bind them. The shooter is soon revealed to be teenager Jan Wen, who, before the shooting, spends his time playing Mmorpg “King’s World” and creating a webcomic with his best friend Xing. At the same time, the pressure he feels is quite intense, since his father,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
TIFF Industry platform to feature a Taiwan Cinema booth for the first time.
Taiwan is to debut at Toronto’s TIFF Industry section with a hefty slate of 82 films and projects, including its submission for best international feature at the Oscars, Goddamned Asura.
The slate will be presented by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca), which will also host the first Taiwan Cinema booth and push its position as a valuable co-production partner through attractive funding schemes.
Goddamned Asura will receive a market screening on September 11 with director Lou Yi-An in attendance of a post-screening networking event. International sales are...
Taiwan is to debut at Toronto’s TIFF Industry section with a hefty slate of 82 films and projects, including its submission for best international feature at the Oscars, Goddamned Asura.
The slate will be presented by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca), which will also host the first Taiwan Cinema booth and push its position as a valuable co-production partner through attractive funding schemes.
Goddamned Asura will receive a market screening on September 11 with director Lou Yi-An in attendance of a post-screening networking event. International sales are...
- 9/9/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Keep track of all the submissions for best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
- 8/30/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Keep track of all the submissions for best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
- 8/25/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Keep track of all the submissions for best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
- 8/22/2022
- by Ben Dalton¬Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Inspired by real life events on newspaper reports on random killings, featuring an ensemble cast of Joseph Huang, Morning Mo, Huang Pei-jia, Devin Pan, Lai Hoa-zhe and Wang Yu-xuan, and winning numerous awards from Taipei Film Festival and Golden Horse, “Goddamned Asura” also became the official Taiwanese submission to the 2022 Oscars, in one of the most hyped local productions of the recent years.
Starting with the phone recording of a young man shooting random people in an open-air market, the film proceeds on introducing the protagonists and the ties and issues that bind them. The shooter is soon revealed to be teenager Jan Wen, who, before the shooting, spends his time playing Mmorpg “King’s World” and creating a webcomic with his best friend Xing. At the same time, the pressure he feels is quite intense, since his father, whose company is developing a big data app, is sending him to the US to study,...
Starting with the phone recording of a young man shooting random people in an open-air market, the film proceeds on introducing the protagonists and the ties and issues that bind them. The shooter is soon revealed to be teenager Jan Wen, who, before the shooting, spends his time playing Mmorpg “King’s World” and creating a webcomic with his best friend Xing. At the same time, the pressure he feels is quite intense, since his father, whose company is developing a big data app, is sending him to the US to study,...
- 8/21/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Taiwan has selected Lou Yi-An’s Goddamned Asura as the nation’s pick for the 2023 International Feature Film Academy Award.
The supernatural horror was released six months ago and, having picked up a Golden Horse and three Taipei Film Awards, could be in with a shot.
White Lies creator Yi-An’s third film is described as a “multi-layered psychological drama” that delves into a random shooting by an ordinary teenager through six characters, a popular video game and an alternate reality.
The pic was inspired by real life events from newspaper reports on random killings and stars Joseph Huang, Morning Mo, Peijia Huang, Devin Pan, Hoa-zhe Lai and Wong Yu-xuan, the latter of whom won the Best Supporting Actress award at both the Golden Horse and Taipei. Yi-An is director and writer along with Singing Chen. The film was produced by Content Digital Film Co., Ltd. and Seashore Image Production...
The supernatural horror was released six months ago and, having picked up a Golden Horse and three Taipei Film Awards, could be in with a shot.
White Lies creator Yi-An’s third film is described as a “multi-layered psychological drama” that delves into a random shooting by an ordinary teenager through six characters, a popular video game and an alternate reality.
The pic was inspired by real life events from newspaper reports on random killings and stars Joseph Huang, Morning Mo, Peijia Huang, Devin Pan, Hoa-zhe Lai and Wong Yu-xuan, the latter of whom won the Best Supporting Actress award at both the Golden Horse and Taipei. Yi-An is director and writer along with Singing Chen. The film was produced by Content Digital Film Co., Ltd. and Seashore Image Production...
- 8/15/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Keep track of all the submissions for best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
Entries for the 2023 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
Scroll down for profiles of each Oscar entry
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 3, 2022.
A shortlist of 15 finalists is...
- 8/15/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Despite the fact that the West mostly knows about Tsai Ming-liang, Hou Hsiao Hsen, Edward Yang and Ang Lee’s works, Taiwan is actually home of a rather vibrant movie industry, which produces films of quality of every category. Particularly during the last few years, when Netflix gave local filmmakers a platform for their films to be known all over the world, the aforementioned fact became even more evident, with the audience discovering the quite high level of Taiwanese productions, beyond the aforementioned masters. In that fashion, we chose to highlight 40 of the best local productions, actually including two works by them, which could, though, very easily be omitted.
Without further ado, here are 40 great Taiwanese movies released from 2010 and onwards, with a focus, as always, on diversity
1. A Family Tour (2018) by Liang Ying
Liang Ying finally releases a vindicating story against censorship and oppression, because when freedom is so...
Without further ado, here are 40 great Taiwanese movies released from 2010 and onwards, with a focus, as always, on diversity
1. A Family Tour (2018) by Liang Ying
Liang Ying finally releases a vindicating story against censorship and oppression, because when freedom is so...
- 7/10/2022
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Taiwan’s Motion Picture and Drama Association has selected gay drama Dear Ex as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
- 9/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Taiwan’s Motion Picture and Drama Association has selected gay drama Dear Ex as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
- 9/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taiwanese black comedy Dear Ex, a sleeper hit on the Asian film festival circuit, will soon be available in living rooms worldwide. Netflix revealed Thursday that it has acquired global digital rights to the film and plans to release it online on Feb. 1.
Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Netflix ...
Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Netflix ...
- 1/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taiwanese black comedy Dear Ex, a sleeper hit on the Asian film festival circuit, will soon be available in living rooms worldwide. Netflix revealed Thursday that it has acquired global digital rights to the film and plans to release it online on Feb. 1.
Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Netflix ...
Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Netflix ...
- 1/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix has added to its roster of Mandarin-language content with the acquisition of rights to Taiwanese dark comedy “Dear Ex.” The award-winning film will play out from Feb. 1.
The story involves a recently bereaved widow and a gay man fighting over a dead man’s inheritance, with the woman’s teenage son caught in the middle. It was directed by Hsu Chih-yen and Mag Hsu from a script by Mag Hsu and Lu Shih-yuan. The cast includes Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
The picture premiered in April at the Festival of Far East Film in Udine and began its commercial release through Warner Bros. in Taiwan from Nov. 2. Along the way it appeared at the Taipei Busan and Macau festivals. It picked up awards for best actress for Hsieh at the Golden Horse Awards; best feature film, best actor, best actress, and media recommendation at the...
The story involves a recently bereaved widow and a gay man fighting over a dead man’s inheritance, with the woman’s teenage son caught in the middle. It was directed by Hsu Chih-yen and Mag Hsu from a script by Mag Hsu and Lu Shih-yuan. The cast includes Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
The picture premiered in April at the Festival of Far East Film in Udine and began its commercial release through Warner Bros. in Taiwan from Nov. 2. Along the way it appeared at the Taipei Busan and Macau festivals. It picked up awards for best actress for Hsieh at the Golden Horse Awards; best feature film, best actor, best actress, and media recommendation at the...
- 1/24/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Adults are the stupidest creatures on earth”
Unsurprisingly, a large part of the most inspired art comes from a source of pain and suffering. Or at least this is what the stereotype of the tortured artist makes us want to believe. However, we cannot completely abolish the thought that whether we think of literature, films or music, some of the best works deal with issues such as a broken heart, the end of a relationship or, even worse, the teenage romance. The most corny variation comes with a pink ribbon and a box of chocolates consumed at the same time as the story, the music or the movie. Nevertheless, sometimes even the most intellectual and chauvinistic kind of person needs a little of that kind of entertainment in his/her life.
Regarding her feature debut “Dear Ex”, writer Mag Hsu was inspired by such a situation. However, it was not...
Unsurprisingly, a large part of the most inspired art comes from a source of pain and suffering. Or at least this is what the stereotype of the tortured artist makes us want to believe. However, we cannot completely abolish the thought that whether we think of literature, films or music, some of the best works deal with issues such as a broken heart, the end of a relationship or, even worse, the teenage romance. The most corny variation comes with a pink ribbon and a box of chocolates consumed at the same time as the story, the music or the movie. Nevertheless, sometimes even the most intellectual and chauvinistic kind of person needs a little of that kind of entertainment in his/her life.
Regarding her feature debut “Dear Ex”, writer Mag Hsu was inspired by such a situation. However, it was not...
- 11/9/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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