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- DirectorHan HanStarsShaofeng FengChen Bo-linWallace ChungThree men living in the Eastern most island of China go on a road trip to the Western most end of the country, and facing crises of love, friendship, and faith on their journey to the West.
- DirectorLuc SchaedlerFive Chinese artists explore the echoes of the past in order to understand the predicaments of the present. Increasingly, their struggle for a democratic civil society seems as relevant for the world today as it is for China.
- DirectorWen JiangStarsYu XiaWei ChenShaobo DaiBeijing, 1970s. Now that the CR has driven most adults to the provinces, 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery referred to as "girls."
- DirectorJoan ChenStarsArran HawkinsYiyan JiangTeo YooShanghai Strangers is about the dilemma of a young woman, Xiu Xiu, in post-Communist China, where the fast-growing material wealth and the spiritual void create a longing for a more authentic era when love was more difficult but also ultimately meaningful. A chance encounter, an unexpected discovery, a fateful afternoon, a song and a boat..., this film is my love haiku to Shanghai - a city where I was born and raised, an urban landscape that I most frequent in my dreams.
- DirectorYe LouStarsLei HaoXiaodong GuoXueyun BaiYu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.
- DirectorTom LinStarsKarena Kar-Yan LamChin-Hang ShihBryan Shu-Hao ChangOn the same day, in the same accident, Wei loses his pregnant wife and Ming her fiancé. In Buddhism, one is given 100 days to mourn for the dead. Like two mice lost in a labyrinth, Wei runs around in circles while Ming calmly creeps down a determined path. But the pain and sorrow linger on. With the 100th day approaching, they wonder if they'll ever be able to say goodbye.
- DirectorXiaogang FengStarsBingbing FanWei FanXiaogang FengAfter being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman takes on the Chinese legal system.
- DirectorJay ChernStarsJoy Yi-Chun PanZhi-Ying ZhuAi-Ning YaoIn Taiwan, officially, each year there is an average of 400 cases involving sexual exploitation of underage girls. Out of those cases, an average of 130 girls and a few boys are placed in rehabilitation correctional facilities for one to three years, during the peak of their adolescence, before allowing them to return to normal society. This is their story.
- DirectorChih-yuan PanStarsChun-ming ChangJonathan ChangAkio ChenDa Yu, a 15-year-old boy, wanders aimlessly in the lonely city.
- DirectorXianjian XueStarsPeggy TsengTengfang XuChia-Yu Chang
- DirectorChi-jan HouStarsBryan Shu-Hao ChangNikki HsiehGwen YaoA visual love poem of magical realism.
- DirectorArvin ChenStarsChun-Yao YaoAmber KuoHsiao-chuan ChangA love story takes place over the course of one evening in Taipei.
- DirectorSam VoutasStarsJun ZhaoWang NaixunQing HanWhen home entertainment enters the market in 90s Beijing, a former projectionist ropes his young son into starting their own pirate movie company, but easy money comes with its own price tag.
- DirectorAlan YangStarsTzi MaChristine KoHong-Chi LeeIn this multigenerational drama, a Taiwanese factory worker leaves his homeland to seek opportunity in America, where he struggles to find connection while balancing family and new-found responsibilities.
- DirectorHsien-Jer ChuStarsKang Ren WuAviis ZhongTai-Yan YuWhite Ant is a psychological drama that tells a story about sexual fetishism. Bai Yide is a young man living alone. He works at a bookstore and derives sexual pleasure by stealing and wearing women's underwear. One day, he receives a DVD in which his activities have been recorded and he becomes anxious. The DVD was sent by Junhong, who happened to know about Bai's psychological trauma stemming from working at Bai's mother's wedding dress shop.
- DirectorChen-Hao YinStarsRoy ChiuWei-Ning HsuXiao-Ying BaiA small-time gangster clumsily attempts to court a girl he has a crush on. Can he win her over and leave the underworld behind?
- DirectorDaniel HsiaStarsLe GengDaniel HenneySean GallagherA New York attorney is sent to Shanghai on business, where he finds himself in a legal mess that threatens his career. With the help of a relocation specialist and her contacts, he soon learns to appreciate the wonders of Shanghai.
- DirectorJianqi HuoStarsJia SongJue HuangRenjun WangPregnant, abandoned and destitute, gifted writer Xiao Hung embarks on a daring literary career in the face of patriarchy, privation and war.
- DirectorHsiao-tse ChengStarsChia-Yen KoSandrine PinnaWing FanThe bisexual owner of a record store and a new girl in town bond over Jack Kerouac. Meanwhile, a girl in her class falls in love with her.
- DirectorHuang DingJunTing-Chun HuangStarsFigaro TsengJoe Black ChouBelle HsinIt's almost been one year since his boyfriend committed suicide on the day of the Moon Festival, in their own home. Wei, left alone, struggles to leave his memory behind and isolates himself in the apartment that torments him.
- DirectorMu-Ming TsaiStarsYu-Chen HeHelena HsuYu-Lin Yen"PARADOXICAL" is one of the rare science fiction films from Taiwan. A man with a mysterious background meets a beautiful, enigmatic plant designer. As the two embark on a series of unconventional dates, she discovers a mysterious lottery ticket, revealing the man's true profession and overturns their definition of time. The seemingly unrelated incidents unfold to reveal an unexpected conclusion- offering a thought-provoking commentary on the paradoxical nature of both time travel and life.
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsZiyi ZhangTakeshi KaneshiroAndy LauA romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
- StarsChiung-Hsuan HsiehEsther LiuNikki HsiehIn the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.
- DirectorLeste ChenStarsHsiao-chuan ChangRay ChangKate YeungTwo best friends Shane and Jonathan learn more about themselves in an ever evolving sexuality.
- DirectorLeste ChenStarsZifeng ZhangLei WuLei HaoChen Chen, a high school student, finds the love affair of her mother just before the college entrance exam and gets depressed. After the unsuccessful exam, Chen gets acquainted with Zheng Yu Xing, a handsome campus cyber celebrity, because of a lie. The two join hands to face growing pains, and witness growth and metamorphoses of each other, in the summer of their unsettled youth.
- DirectorTianyu ZhaoStarsAngelababyBoran JingYu BaiA college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game.
- StarsYun XiangXiangyu DaiYan XiaoA look at the lives of mixed-race Chinese immigrants living in South East Asia.
- DirectorChih-Yen HsuMag HsuStarsKang Ren WuEve AiMeng-Po FuA Facebook post from 5 years ago brings out a piece of memory that Kuo Chinchin doesn't like to recall : the 2 accounts on her blocking list. By reconnecting with them, Chinchin discovers the truth of her unhappiness.
- StarsKun-Da WuChen-Ling WenRun-yin BaiBased on the speculative short stories of MirrorFiction, this sci-fi thriller anthology plunges headlong into our deepest desires -- and darkest fears.
- DirectorJoseph Chen-Chieh HsuStarsShu-Fang ChenYing-Hsuan HsiehVivian HsuFamily members grapple with the passing of their estranged father and the remnants of the life he led during his absence.
- DirectorWeica WangStarsYu-Ping WangYi-Ruei ChenShiny YaoBullying. Humiliation. An ugly truth. She's standing up for her friend. But her retaliatory quest is about to unravel. After a sex video subjects her friend to mockery and bullying, a transfer student sets out to reveal the truth as campus secrets come to light.
- StarsHsiao-chuan ChangAlyssa ChiaMavis FanA strange encounter that causes a man awaiting execution to experience alternate timelines. That leads to his escape from prison to protect his family.
- StarsRomeo TanSan YowRebecca LimAfter resigning from his fourth job, Liu Jun Wei (Romeo Tan) decides to set up his own company 'Can-do', where he helps people kick-start their own businesses. However, his girlfriend, Zhu Si Yi (Sora Ma) cannot tolerate his idealistic venture and decides to break up with him. Shortly after that, his first customer Zhang Bai Da is inspired by Jun Wei's attitude but dies in a tragic accident. Seeking to fulfill her father's wish, Bai Da's daughter, Xue Qin (Rebecca Lim) continually pesters Jun Wei to help her become a successful entrepreneur but her timid personality prevents her from doing what he wants. At the same time, Li Yi (Bin Xu), a dentist approaches Jun Wei with plans to open a 'Elderly Services Centre' but the plan turns out to be a flop due to a lack of effort from Jun Wei. Eventually, the three of them form the 'Can-do' trio and in the process of running the 'Elderly Services Centre', they discover the dying traditional trades of their occupants and decide to give them a helping hand. But Jun Wei decides to breathe a new lease of life into shoe manufacturing by combining kasut manek and leather shoes, will he succeed?
- DirectorSylvia ChangStarsSihung LungAh-Lei GuaWinston ChaoIt all starts on Mr. Chen's 60th birthday. To a semi-retired dentist, still physically fit and full of charisma, reaching 60 is not the best of news. His wife constantly says he is now an old man; his daughter's boyfriend keeps asking him to insure himself; his son and daughter quarrel over the mortgage. Mr. Chen just wants to get away. Before long, his dream comes true when he falls in love with a kindergarten director. But even before a week passes, his wife finds out and claims to want a divorce. He accepts, perplexing the whole family.
- DirectorHsin-yao HuangStarsJen-Shuo ChengKuan-Ting LiuLin Na-DouFour high school buddies -- a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman, and a paper craftsman -- grapple with unfulfilled dreams amid middle age ennui.
- DirectorKaige ChenStarsLeslie CheungFengyi ZhangGong LiTwo boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.