A virtual edition of Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival commenced May 25 on streaming platform Public Television Service-plus.
Staged by PTS Taiwan and Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation, the biannual TICFF themed Understanding and Tolerance runs until Aug. 5. It was scheduled to start at the end of March, but coronavirus—first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year—forced a postponement on health grounds.
TICFF brings together a wide variety of productions spanning genres such as animation, documentary, drama and TV. A total 28 films selected out of 748 submissions from 82 countries and territories are vying for top honors set to be announced in mid-June.
According to PTS Taiwan, the opening and closing films are “Fritzi—A Revolutionary Tale” and “Team Marco.” The former is an animation adapted from a novel of the same name about the political events of 1989 in the German city of Leipzig that triggered the fall of the Berlin Wall, while the latter is comedy about a boy who gains a new perspective on life and love of the Italian game bocce from his grandfather.
Launched in 2004, TICFF is held in conjunction with Children’s Day—a national holiday in Taiwan. It is one of the highest profile and most prestigious events of its kind in Asia.
PTS Taiwan, founded in 1998, is an independent nonprofit organization operating three free-to-air TV channels. (TYT-E)
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