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Academy Awards for Chinese-language films.Even as the pandemic shut cinemas around the globe, actors, directors and others managed to walk the red carpet ahead of Saturday night's 57th Golden Horse Awards ceremony in Taipei.The Taiwanese romantic comedy "My Missing Valentine" led the nominations for this year’s awards with 11 nods.Hong Kong’s “Hand Rolled Cigarette” received seven nominations, while the city's “The Way We Keep Dancing” received six.Another Hong Kong film, “Taking Back the

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJennifer Jao is at the heart of many film-making conversations, both among locals and those concerning international productions. As vice chair and director of the Taipei Film Commission, Jao’s job makes her an eternal optimist.

CNN Travel reports.The airline teamed up with Mobius, a travel experience company, to organize these flights, called “Fly! Love Is In the Air!” set to take place on Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.Each flight will take off from Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, then circle the island nation’s airspace for those several — hopefully romantic — hours.

Naman Ramachandran Ang Lee leads Taipei masterclasses; ITV Studios/Something Special strike formats deal; Sky hires “The Office” producer Anil Gupta; U.K.

Taiwanese actor-singer-model Alien Huang has died. He was 36.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAlien Huang, the Taiwanese actor, singer and entertainment personality, has been found dead at the age of 36. Local media is reporting that he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Taipei City on Wednesday morning local time.

Alien Huang (aka Huang Hong- Sheng) has died He was 36.Local police confirm that Huang’s body was found on Wednesday (local time) at his home in the Beitou district of Taipei. Local media has reported that Huang was wearing only underwear at the time of his death and that he slipped and fell in the bathroom.

Vivienne Chow Iconic Taiwan auteur Hou Hsiao-hsien will be presented with a lifetime achievement honor at the upcoming Golden Horse Awards.The executive committee of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, organizers of the annual prize ceremony, said Monday that their decision to reward Hou was a unanimous one.

While most of the global film industry is still reeling from COVID-19,Taiwan's creative sector is having something of a moment. That's the contention of rising film producer Anita Gou, who has organized a first-of-its-kind industry gathering in central Taipei to encourage the territory's creative community to leverage its myriad advantages as the world begins to look past the pandemic.

Vivienne Chow Taiwan’s ambition to ramp up production for overseas Chinese-speaking audiences has been given another boost by Studio76, a newish firm with expanding plans.The Taipei-based company has had a busy two-year history producing original web shows and short dramas. It is now planning a slate of new titles with hybrid storytelling, both on-screen and in manga format.Studio76 told Variety that it is planning to produce four titles in the second half of 2020 and eight in 2021.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Detention,” a school-set thriller-horror sited during Taiwan’s martial law or White Terror period, was Sunday named as best narrative feature at the Taipei Film Award, the closing event of the Taipei Film Festival.The film, adapted from a Red Candle video game, also claimed the best actress, best art design, best visual effects and best sound design awards. The jury called the film “courageous” for making a stand at this time.

In the midst of the global Coronavirus pandemic, Taipei became one of the few cities in the world to hold a pride parade during international pride month. On Sunday, around 200 people gathered at Liberty Square in the heart of the city for the Taiwan Pride Parade For The World.Adam Dedman, a PhD candidate from the  University of Melbourne, who is in Taipei for a year on a research project, turned up at the march in solidarity with LGBTQI communities around the world who could not do so due to

Rebecca Davis editorThe Taipei Film Festival kicked off as a live, physical event Friday, making it likely the first in the world to occur in-person since the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus — albeit without international guests.

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U.S. rock band Green Day on Friday called off all of the Asian shows in its upcoming world tour because of the coronavirus outbreak, the latest music act to pull back from performances in the region.

The trio had been due to take their 'Hella Mega' tour to the continent next month

Green Day has canceled scheduled tour dates in Asia due to the coronavirus epidemic. The band’s Hella Mega tour would have taken them throughout the continent in March — and in countries with confirmed cases of the virus — starting in Singapore and stopping in Bangkok, Manila, Taipei, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's Westbrook Inc. has teamed up with Apollo World Touring to announce Tuesday (Jan.