Two Taiwanese documentaries that won awards at a major US film festival in April will go on tour to Greater Taichung and Greater Tainan beginning today, the Council for Cultural Affairs has announced.
Produced by the council and directed by Fu Chi-chung (傅季中), the documentaries Modern Taiwanese Printmaking and Its Pioneer Liao Shiou-ping (台灣現代版畫 推動者–廖修平) and Calligraphy from the Soul: Chang Kuang-pin (戲筆行墨任自然–張光賓) were awarded the Platinum Remi Award and Special Jury Remi Award respectively at this year’s WorldFest-Houston Independent International Film Festival in April.
The Houston festival, the oldest of its kind in the world, is an annual festival dedicated to independent films: it does not accept films from major studios.
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It marked the third consecutive year that Taiwanese documentaries have bagged awards at the event.
The council said the two films, each of which runs for about 45 minutes, will be shown in Greater Taichung from today through July 31 and have special screenings in Taipei on Sunday and in Greater Tainan on July 30.
Fu said he spent more than six months shooting each film and tried to reflect the distinctive personality and creativity of the two artists, using “different -filming techniques to highlight their creative lives.”
Often referred to as “Taiwan’s Father of Modern Printmaking,” Liao is famed for blending western printmaking techniques with traditional Taiwanese and Chinese influences.
He has held more than 70 solo exhibitions around the world, including in New York, Paris and Tokyo. The 75-year-old Liao, who still teaches at a local university, said he would like to continue to pass the art form down to the younger generation.
The 97-year-old Chang, who was born in China’s Sichuan Province and then moved to Taiwan in 1948, is known for his calligraphy and ink painting and still writes calligraphy to this day.
Liao and Chang received National Cultural Awards last year.
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