Golden Horse Film Festival Sets Double Opening With ‘Snow in Midsummer’ and ‘Be With Me’
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival has announced dual opening night titles, both inspired by faith and local memories, as well as its closing gala presentation.
The festival will open with “Snow in Midsummer,” directed by Chong Keat-aun, a former winner of the Golden Horse Film Awards’ best new director prize with “The Story of Southern Islet,” and “Be With Me,” by Hwarng Wern-ying, who previously won Golden Horse prizes for art direction, costume and makeup.
The festival, which runs Nov. 9-26, will close with the world premiere of “Tales of Taipei,” produced by Bowie Tsang and comprising ten stories by directors from East Asia.
The two opening films were both part of the 2020 Golden Horse Project Promotion, a project matching event. They both have their Asian premiere at the festival. “Snow in Midsummer” is a story spanning nearly half a century about two generations of females, a troupe master and the Nyonya offspring, in the background of the 13 May Incident in Malaysia, interweaving mythical beliefs and street opera into a historical fable. “[It] is a story unveiling historical scar, and [is] a collaboration between Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore,” said Chong.
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