The Taipei International Labor Film Festival (TILFF) wrapped up on October 15 with minimal fanfare. Thanks to Covid – which saw proceedings switched to an online format – and a rather underwhelming publicity drive, this 15th installment of the two-week event slipped under the radar.
This was a shame and a missed opportunity. For the first time, several films about migrant workers in Taiwan were spotlighted in a section featuring some of last year’s prize winners. With increased public scrutiny of the inequities faced by a mainly Southeast Asian workforce, these are films that need as wide an audience as possible.
Ivy Chiang, the programmer for this year’s TILFF admits there is room for improvement, particularly in the English-language promotion of the event. “Only Taiwan media really knows about this event,” says Chiang, who freelances for the Taipei Film and Drama Union, the programming contractor to Taipei City Government for the festival’s past couple of years. “We’re definitely going to suggest that next year is more bilingual, so that more foreigners can know about this festival.”
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