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Taiwan Biennial Film Festival 2019 presented by Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles and UCLA Film & Television Archive is taking place from Oct 18 to Oct 28. We hope to bring together not only movers and shakers in the industry, but long-time friends and supporters of Taiwan Academy to celebrate this wonderful event with us.

The complete 2019 line-up includes exciting Los Angeles and North American film premieres. For more details regarding the film festival, full screening schedule and screening tickets, please visit the UCLA Film & Television Archive here. The event will also feature a unique "Focus on Taiwan" forum (free admission!) on Oct 19 showcasing special guests exploring timely issues related to Taiwan’s burgeoning film industry and the country as a leader in embracing gender equity and LGBTQ representation both in front and behind the camera.

For the opening screening of Taiwan Biennial Film Festival 2019, it'll be scheduled below:

Date: Friday, Oct 18 2019

Venue: Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum (10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024)

7:30pm: Film screening-Heavy Craving (North American premier. The talented chef for a preschool run by her demanding mother, Ying-juan earns praise for her culinary creations but scorn for her  weight. Even the children she feeds have dubbed her “Ms. Dinosaur” for her size. Joining a popular weight loss program seems like an answer but it’s the unlikely allies she finds outside the program—and the obstacles she faces in it—that help her find a truer path to happiness. Writer-director Hsieh Pei-ju doesn’t shy away from the darker sides of self-discovery in what ultimately proves a rousing feature debut, winner of the Audience’s Choice award at this year’s Taipei Film Festival.)

9:05pm: Post-screening QA with director Hsieh Pei-Ju(謝沛如)

We cordially invite you to this event, and we look forward to meeting you at the opening night film screening and the following "Focus on Taiwan" forum!

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Convenient parking is available under the museum. Rates are $7 for the first three hours with museum validation, and $3 for each additional 20 minutes, with a $20 daily maximum. There is a $7 flat rate after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends. Parking is cash only.

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Tel: 213-403-0168