50 Years of
Hong Kong and Taiwanese Animation
| Date |
10/17(Fri)2 –10pm 10/18(Sat)1–10pm 10/19–11/210am –10pm |
| Location | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema | |
| Ticket | Free Admission |
The Power and Timelessness of Dreams
Animation, perhaps the medium that best expresses youth, dreams and limitless creativity, has long captured the imagination of audiences everywhere. This retrospective will feature animations that span over a period of 50 years from animators in Hong Kong and Taiwan that embody not only their bubbling creativity, but also their passion and their dreams.
Hong Kong animators share an intricate relationship with their Taiwanese counterparts. To further encourage collaboration and interaction, and to promote the work of young animators, the Hong Kong Arts Centre will be showing Hong Kong and Taiwanese animated films from the 1970s to the present day. Apart from the main exhibition and screenings, talks and seminars will also be held to allow audiences to better appreciate the abundance of talented animators from both cities.
Co-presenters
Talk: Awaiting the Bloom
——50 years of Hong Kong Animation
The history of Hong Kong animation is far longer than 50 years. It could be dated back to the post-World War 2 period when many animators from the Mainland came to Hong Kong and helped develop Hong Kong’s distinctive production model for animation. This talk, hosted by animation historians, revisits the eventful history of Hong Kong animation over the past 50 years.
| Speakers | Neco Lo (Experienced animator in Hong Kong), Yu Wei-cheng (Professor at the Graduate Institute of Animation and Film Arts and Dean of the College of Sound & Images Arts of Tainan National University of the Arts) Yu Wei-cheng (Professor at the Department of Multimedia and Animation Arts of National Taiwan University of Arts) |
| Date | 10/18 (Sat) 2–4pm |
| Location | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
Talk: A Difficult Path
——50 years of Taiwanese Animation
Taiwanese animation followed a very different path from that of Hong Kong. Over the past 50 years, Taiwan has been searching for its own direction in animation. Along the way, she experienced many changes, and finally found the right path quite recently. Animation experts will take the audience through various parts of this journey!
| Speakers | Yu Wei-cheng C. Jay Shih (Professor at the Department of Multimedia and Animation Arts of National Taiwan University of Arts) |
| Date | 10/18 (Sat) 4:30–6:30pm |
| Location | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
Seminar: New Talents in Taiwanese Animation, a Force to be Reckoned with
In recent years, the Taiwanese animation scene has been very active, with many new talents emerging and numerous new works gaining international attention. This seminar features numerous outstanding animators who will share with audience their experiences.
| Speakers | Participating Taiwanese animation directors and producers |
| Date | 10/19 (Sun) 1:30–3:30pm |
| Location | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
Seminar: The Next Decade of Hong Kong Animation
As part of this exhibition, a number of Hong Kong animators will come to Taiwan to discuss the present and future of Hong Kong’s animation scene. They will also look ahead with the audience to explore the next golden decade of Hong Kong animation.. This seminar is open to all animation fans.
| Speakers | Participating Hong Kong animation directors and producers |
| Date | 10/19 (Sun) 4–6pm |
| Location | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
Fuzhong Forum: Great Leap Forward of Taiwan Animated Short Films
| Speaker | Jack Shih |
| Date | 10/25 (Sat) 5:20–6:20pm |
| Location | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |
Access
Huashan 1914 Creative Park No. 1, Section 1, Bade Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
www.huashan1914.comFuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema No. 15, Fuzhong Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City
www.fuzhong15.ntpc.gov.twProgramme Enquiries
| Phone | (852) 2582 0273 |
Animation Screenings
Older Master Cute
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/21 (Tue) 7pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/26 (Sun) 1pm | |
| 10/29 (Wed) 4pm | |
| 11/1 (Sat) 4pm | |
| 10/24 (Fri) 7pm | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |
Older Master Cute, Part 2
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/20 (Mon) 2pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/26 (Sun) 3pm | |
| 10/28 (Tue) 7pm | |
| 11/1 (Sat) 7pm |
A Chinese Ghost Story
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/19 (Sun) 7pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/22 (Wed) 2pm | |
| 10/28 (Tue) 2pm | |
| 10/30 (Thur) 7pm | |
| 10/26 (Sun) 4pm | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |
Uncle Niou’s Great Adventure
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/19 (Sun) 11am | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/20 (Mon) 4pm | |
| 10/23 (Thur) 7pm | |
| 10/24 (Fri) 7pm | |
| 11/1 (Sat) 11am |
Annie and the Magic Raccoon
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/24 (Fri) 2pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/31 (Fri) 11am | |
| 11/1 (Sat) 2pm | |
| 11/2 (Sun) 4pm | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |
Grandma and Her Ghosts
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/22 (Wed) 4pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/26 (Sun) 5pm |
McDull - Kung Fu Ding Ding Dong
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/20 (Mon) 7pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/25 (Sat) 4pm | |
| 10/28 (Tue) 4pm | |
| 10/30 (Thur) 4pm |
My Life as McDull
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/17 (Fri) 7pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/25 (Sat) 11am | |
| 10/31 (Fri) 2pm | |
| 11/2 (Sun) 1pm | |
| 10/25 (Sat) 4pm | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |
McDull, Prince de la Bun
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/23 (Thur) 2pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/25 (Sat) 2pm | |
| 11/2 (Sun) 3pm |
The Pork of Music
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/21 (Tue) 4pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/25 (Sat) 7pm | |
| 10/29 (Wed) 7pm | |
| 10/31 (Fri) 7pm | |
| 11/1 (Sat) 4pm | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |
Short Film Programme 1
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/18 (Sat) 7pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/23 (Thur) 4pm | |
| 10/24 (Fri) 4pm | |
| 10/27 (Mon) 4pm | |
| 10/29 (Wed) 2pm | |
| 10/25 (Sat) 7pm | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |
| 11/1 (Sat) 7pm |
Short Film Programme 2
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/17 (Fri) 4pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/22 (Wed) 7pm | |
| 10/27 (Mon) 2pm | |
| 10/31 (Fri) 4pm | |
| 11/2 (Sun) 5pm | |
| 10/26 (Sun) 7pm | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |
| 11/2 (Sun) 7pm |
Short Film Programme 3
| Date & Time | Venue |
| 10/17 (Fri) 2pm | 2A, Huashan 1914 Creative Park |
| 10/21 (Tue) 2pm | |
| 10/26 (Sun) 11am | |
| 10/27 (Mon) 7pm | |
| 10/30 (Thur) 2pm | |
| 11/2 (Sun) 11am | |
| 10/31 (Fri) 7pm | Fuzhong 15 – New Taipei City Documentary Cinema |