film festivals galore

it looks like we're headed into serious film festival territory in the next month.

taipei film spot is having a festival of ghost movies. most of these are hk films and so have english subs.

the women make waves festival is set to start soon, but there english page seems to be down and i can't find any information about which films will have english subs if any.

then there's the purely 16 a film carnival. awhile back i saw some woman reading a scheldule for this film on the mrt, but before i could ask her what it was, she exited. their website is chinese only, and i can't find any information about english subs(i'm pretty doubtful that they would have english subs) but there is some english information on the festival over at pots where i got the link.

in additon to these the taiwan international ethnographic film festival will also be happening at the majestic theater in hsimenting. there is no mention of languages on their website, but there are trailers for each of the films.

and if that isn't enough, in november the golden horse film festival will be happening. last year i only attended one of the digital shorts competitions. this year i hope to see more.

also for those interested in film festivals in asia(and around the world) inside film magazine seems to be a good place to start.