Eco Film Festival to be held in Taiwan Starting Today
An annual eco film festival will hold more than 5,200 screenings of documentaries around Taiwan starting today, to promote the importance of ecological conservation. The Forestry Bureau, which is jointly organizing the festival with the National Central Library, made the announcement Monday. The festival, to run until October 19, will screen 40 documentaries about Taiwan’s...Continue reading
Gary Baseman’s “The Door is Always Open” Exhibition Debuts at MOCA
Chances are you don’t know his name, but you probably know his work. Famed illustrator, painter, TV/movie producer, and toy designer Gary Baseman has opened his “The Door is Always Open” exhibition at Taipei’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). The exhibition features over 500 works spanning across three decades of Baseman’s career. For the exhibition,...Continue reading
15th Annual Taiwan Comic Fair Expected to Attract Over Half a Million Visitors
Graphic artists, voice actors and animators from Taiwan and Japan will gather in Taipei on August 7th for the opening of the 2014 Comic Exhibition. According to the Taipei-based Chinese Animation and Comic Publishers Association, 24 artists are so far set to participate in the exhibition’s activities and book-signing events and more are expected to sign...Continue reading
“Dracula: History and Art of Vampires” Exhibition to Open at National Museum of History in Taipei
Ever since Stephanie Meyer’s young adult series Twilight hit bookshelves almost a decade ago, vampires have become penetrated so many aspects of popular culture that the mythical creatures are now most often the subject of mockery. However, an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taipei will draw on the oft-forgotten historical and cultural aspects...Continue reading
National Taiwan University of Arts Graduates’ Short Film is “Out of Sight”
A few years ago I stumbled upon a charming student film from three National Taiwan University of Arts graduates. And while this isn’t really new news, I still wanted to share with you how amazing this student short is. The animated short is about a sight impaired girl named Chico and her dog Gogo. Chico’s...Continue reading
Golden Melody Awards Spreads the Love
There were many winners at the 25th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei on Saturday, but not many came away with multiple awards on a night when the honors were evenly distributed across artists and countries. Malaysian-Chinese singer and songwriter Penny Tai and Taiwanese singer-songwriter and record producer Jonathan Lee walked away with the biggest hauls...Continue reading
Taiwan’s Little Su Wins the 2014 iPhone Photography Awards
The 8th Annual iPhone Photography Awards announced their winners today, and New Taipei City resident Little Su took home first place in the sunset category! Congratulations! This year there were 54 iPhone photographers from 17 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom,...Continue reading
Review: The Adventure Time Finn and Jake Exhibition
Yesterday my fellow colleague, newscaster Eric Gau, and I went to the Adventure Time Finn and Jake Exhibition at the National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC) which I mentioned in a previous post. I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this exhibition, but given the fact that a few months ago I went to...Continue reading
Adventure Time Exhibition Opens in Taiwan
If you haven’t heard of Adventure Time by now, you’ve probably been living under a rock or haven’t watched TV for awhile. It’s one of the hottest cartoons right now, and I happen to be a huge fan of the show since its debut on the Cartoon Network in 2010. It’s loved by children and...Continue reading
HereSay: Episode One (8/14/5)
Listen This is the inaugural addition of HereSay, a new show by ICRT featuring spoken word performances from right here in Taiwan. This edition of the show has been released online as a trial run, so we can get feedback from YOU! So give it a listen, and let us know what you think. You...Continue reading
Pow! Wow! Taiwan Mural Festival is Taking Over Taipei
Street art is taking over Taipei City starting May 28th! Pow!Wow! started four years ago on the island of Oahu and for the first time ever it’s being brought to Taiwan. Come check out international artists such as Pow!Wow! founder, Jasper Wong, as well as Madsteez and Aaron De La Cruz. Local Taiwanese artists such...Continue reading
Love, Identity, and Clashing Cultures in “Zeelandia”
A new theatrical experience is coming to Taiwan in the form of an English-speaking musical set in the Dutch colonial period in Formosa history. “Zeelandia: Return to Formosa” centers around an unexpected romance that develops between a young Dutch army officer, and a young woman from the native Siraya tribe. I attended the “Zeelandia”...Continue reading
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