In celebration of the Centennial of the Republic of China, the Walter Reade Theater hosts a rare panorama of the ever-surprising Taiwanese Cinema — from the intimate looks at daily life in the early 1960s, to the breathtaking new wave of filmmakers that arose in the 1980s (such as Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang), and on to the fresh turning point marked by recent Taiwanese hits. Read more >>

On Saturday, May 7 at 4pm we are hosting a conference on “Filmmaking in Taiwan: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” in the Walter Reade Theater. Admission is complimentary. Tickets are only available at the Walter Reade Theater's box office, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan), with cooperation from the Chinese Taipei Film Archive and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York. Special thanks to Wen Tien-Hsiang, Chung Mong-hong, Shen Ko-shang, Benjamin C. L. Yang, Teresa Huang, Peggy Chiao, and Isabelle Wu for their support of the series. Additional thanks to Andrew Chan.

 

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