[Taiwan Cultural Center, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan] Taiwan Cultural Center Taiwanese Film Screening Announcement of the movie “New York Concerto” screening and talk event on September 25th (Wednesday)
*Taiwan Cultural Center, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan*
Press release: September 10, 2024
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Taiwan Cultural Center Taiwanese Film Screening Announcement of the movie “New York Concerto” screening and talk event on September 25th (Wednesday)
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The movie “New York Concerto” is an omnibus movie depicting three groups of Taiwanese people living in New York.
This is a much-talked-about work starring Vivian Song, known for her roles in “The Secret of Reincarnation,” and Kyung Tou of the popular Hong Kong group MIRROR. Director Yu Sheng-yi, who lives in New York, where this film is set, became a director in the spotlight after his feature debut with this film, which had a long run in Hong Kong.
* After the screening, director Yu Shengyi will be on stage online and director Michihito Fujii will be on stage at the venue for a talk event*. Director Fujii is working on the Japan-Taiwanese co-production film* “*
Youth 18×2 The road that leads to you *”*
is a big hit in Taiwan and Japan, and is currently the most watched film director. After the screening, we will hold a talk event with director Yu and director Fujii, who have created much-talked-about films that depict the bonds between people that transcend borders. * [Taiwanese Film Screening 2024 “New York Concerto” Screening & Talk Event Details] *
*Date and time: Wednesday, September 25, 2024* *There will be a talk event after the screening
Opening place: 18:30 / * Opening performance: 19:00 * (Showing time 114 minutes) * Venue: Taiwan Cultural Center, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan (* 2nd floor, Toranomon Building, 1-1-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku) *See page 2 for venue map
* Speakers: Director Yu Shengyi, Director Michito Fujii *
*Director Yu will be speaking online *Guests and event details are subject to change without notice. note that.
* ≪Free participation, advance registration required≫*
* Applications accepted: First come, first served from 12:00 noon on Sunday, September 15th. * *Applications will end as soon as the capacity is reached.
* Application address: * ≪* Peatix≫ * https://taiwanculture.peatix.com/
“New York Concerto”
* “New York Concerto” *
2023 / 120 minutes / Taiwan Original title: My Heavenly City / English title: My Heavenly City
Director: Yu Shengyi
Cast: Vivian Song (Song Yika), Gyeong To (Jiang Tao), Jack Yao (Yao Junyao), Mandy Wei (Wei Li)
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◆2023 Hawaii International Film Festival ◆2023 NETPAC
An omnibus film depicting three groups of Taiwanese living in New York. The first story is about a woman interpreter who is struggling with whether to stay in New York or return to her hometown. The second story is about two young hip-hop dancers who struggle between dreams and reality. The third story is about a middle-aged couple who move to New York and struggle to live with their mentally ill son.
Director Yu Sheng-yi is a Taiwanese resident of New York, and this is his feature debut. “Red thread”
This is a much-talked-about work starring Vivian Song of “The Secret of Reincarnation” and Kyung Tou of the popular Hong Kong group MIRROR, and when it is released in Hong Kong in 2023, it will have a long run and be a huge success at the box office.
* [Speaker introduction] *
Yu Shengyi / Director
*Yu Shengyi/Director*
After graduating from New York University Graduate School of Film Production, he worked in the film industry. He has written and directed numerous short feature films and documentaries, and has won the Taiwan Golden Film Award and the Film Fund’s Short Film Grant. With the help of a Kodak Film Grant, she produced the short film “The Acupuncture Girl,” which was screened at the American Student Academy Awards, the Busan Asian Short Film Festival, the Asian American International Film Festival, and the Taipei Women’s Film Festival. In 2019, he produced a short film “My Tendo Castle City” in New York and filmed it in NYC.
Won the Women’s Fund Female Director Award.
Michihito Fujii / Film director
* Michihito Fujii / Film Director*
(C) Takehiro Goto
Born in 1986. Graduated from the Department of Film Studies, College of Art, Nihon University. After graduating from university, he joined the video group “BABEL” in 2010.
Established LABEL. Original work by Kotaro Isaka “Oh! He made his commercial debut with “Father” (2014).
At the 43rd Japan Academy Awards, the movie “Newspaper Reporter” won six awards, including Best Picture, and won numerous other film awards. So far, his works include “Blue Way Home” (2018), “Day and Night” (2019), “The Brightest Roof in the Universe” (2020), “Yakuza and Family The
Family” (21 years), “10 Years to Live” (22 years), “Village” and “Going to the End” (both 23 years), Netflix original movies “Parade” and “Seishun 18×2”
He has energetically released works such as “The Road to You” (both published in 24 years). The movie “True Body” is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 29th of this year, and he is one of the film directors whose movements are attracting the most attention right now.