Three Taiwanese movies have been shortlisted for this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, which is to take place from Feb. 13 to 23.
The drama Eel (河鰻) by director Chu Chun-teng (朱駿騰) has been nominated for the Perspectives section, the drama Silent Sparks (愛作歹) by director Chu Ping (朱平) is nominated for the Panorama section and the satire The Trio Hall (三廳電影) by artist Su Hui-yu (蘇匯宇) is in the running for the Forum section.
Tricia Tuttle, director of the festival, said at a press event on Tuesday to announce the shortlisted films that 14 feature-length films had made the Perspectives section dedicated to debut films.
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Notably, five of the productions were directed by women directors and two of them by nonbinary directors, she said.
The new category brings together filmmakers with audacious ideas from around the world and is eclectic both in terms of styles and themes, Tuttle said.
This year's edition of Berlinale is set to be the first under the leadership of Tuttle, an American, who became the festival’s director in April last year.
Previously she was with the British Film Institute (BFI) overseeing the BFI London Film Festival.
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