Five films and projects have been selected for three competitive categories at the 79th Venice International Film Festival from Aug. 31 to Sept. 10 in Italy, according to the Ministry of Culture’s Taiwan Creative Content Agency.
Among these, “For My Country” and “The Last Queen” have been nominated for the Horizon and Venice Days competitions, respectively, while “All That Remains,” “The Man Who Couldn’t Leave” and “Red Tail” are short-listed for the Venice Immersive Competition.
Remastered in HD, “A Confucian Confusion,” a 1994 satirical comedy film by late director Edward Yang nominated for the prestigious Palme d’Or of the Cannes Film Festival, will premiere at Venice Classics.
For the first time since participating, the TAICCA will set up a Taiwan Pavilion at the Venice Immersive Market to showcase projects from the country and facilitate networking with international industry representatives, the agency said.
According to the TAICCA, five feature films and four immersive projects will also be spotlighted at Venice Production Bridge’s Gap-Financing Market. Three publishing houses and literary agencies have been invited to the Book Adaptation Rights Market, where the local firms can meet one-on-one with producers from around the world.
Head of VPB Pascal Diot expressed his excitement at seeing Taiwan as a VPB Focus this year. Praising TAICCA as a key player in the audiovisual and new media landscape, Diot said he expects both the immersive and traditional content to attract attention from professionals and the public during the festival.
Established in 2019, TAICCA is responsible for the promotion of creative content, culture and innovation in Taiwan, with film content being particularly successful at raising the country’s profile in international markets. (SFC-E)
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