
VIFF family drama Lucky Star hits the jackpot with sensitive portrayal of gambling addiction
Veteran actor Terry Chen plays a family man who’s keeping his gambling problem secret from his wife, played by Olivia Cheng.

Veteran actor Terry Chen plays a family man who’s keeping his gambling problem secret from his wife, played by Olivia Cheng.

人到了异乡,生活的样子,环境的艰钜,语言的隔阂,文化的差异,社会的状态……对每一个「人」都是一个很大的挑战!而每一个选择离家的人,都必须带着新的想像面对未知的未来,因为那是一种信念。改变的信念,让人生更完整的信念,努力的信念,重生的信念….任何正面的美好信念!

人到了異鄉,生活的樣子,環境的艱鉅,語言的隔閡,文化的差異,社會的狀態……對每一個「人」都是一個很大的挑戰!而每一個選擇離家的人,都必須帶著新的想像面對未知的未來,因為那是一種信念。改變的信念,讓人生更完整的信念,努力的信念,重生的信念….任何正面的美好信念!

Inay (Mama) director Thea Loo explores the fallout from the Live-in Caregiver program on her husband and a close friend.

去年我也去學了潛水。當然我很幼稚的只是喜歡「游泳」,因為小學旁邊有一個市立游泳池,我的體育課就必須學會游泳才能過關。

一开始,黄文英的电影《车顶上的玄天上帝》看似是关于一位现代台湾女性在忙碌的职业生涯和照顾生病父亲之间的挣扎。然而,这部史诗般的作品剧情不仅止于此。故事的中心人物芙月正在查找精神上的寄托,凸显了道教在台湾的持久影响。此外,深富想像力的对话展示了随着性别平等程度的增加,人际关系性质上的变化。导演也小心翼翼地涉足台湾历史的变幻莫测之海,却没有与潜藏在海浪下的大怪物正面接触。

一開始,黃文英的電影《車頂上的玄天上帝》看似是關於一位現代台灣女性在忙碌的職業生涯和照顧生病父親之間的掙扎。然而,這部史詩般的作品劇情不僅止於此。故事的中心人物芙月正在尋找精神上的寄託,凸顯了道教在台灣的持久影響。此外,深富想像力的對話展示了隨著性別平等程度的增加,人際關係性質上的變化。導演也小心翼翼地涉足台灣歷史的變幻莫測之海,卻沒有與潛藏在海浪下的大怪物正面接觸。

Taiwanese director Hwarng Wern-Ying’s Be With Me will be at the VIFF Centre as part of a series of Asian film screenings for Lunar New Year.

台湾导演江宗杰在一次傍晚慢跑时构思出他的最新电影《大日子》。他看到前方一对中年夫妻似乎正在争吵,江宗杰推测那位中年男子可能正在和小三约会。

台灣導演江宗傑在一次傍晚慢跑時構思出他的最新電影《大日子》。他看到前方一對中年夫妻似乎正在爭吵,江宗傑推測那位中年男子可能正在和小三約會。










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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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