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Taiwan Film Day Announced for Asian World Film Festival

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiwan Film Day will take place as part of the 9th Annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) on Thursday, November 9th, supported by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Taiwan's Ministry of Culture and the Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles. The day will include screenings of "And Miles to Go Before I Sleep" and "Marry My Dead Body," Taiwan's official submission to the 96th Academy Awards®, plus Q&A sessions with the directors and other filmmakers in attendance. All screenings will take place at the Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiwan Film Day will take place as part of the 9th Annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) on Thursday, November 9th, supported by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Taiwan's Ministry of Culture and the Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles.
  • This effort includes a special screening event for Taiwan Film Day and engaging interactions with filmmakers, all aimed at bolstering the campaign for Taiwanese films."
  • The film has also been selected for the One World Festival, the large human rights film festival, for its International Competition in 2023.
  • Said Georges Chamchoum, Executive Director of the Asian World Film Festival, "Film Day is a Program that I personally love because it embodies the spirit of AWFF.

Mandarin Instruction by Taiwanese Teachers Now Offered in the Bay Area

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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A second course for in-person instruction only is at the Growing Tree Learning Center in Saratoga ( gtlc-chineselearning.com ).

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  • A second course for in-person instruction only is at the Growing Tree Learning Center in Saratoga ( gtlc-chineselearning.com ).
  • While Mandarin teaching in the U.S. has a long history, its reach has mainly focused on the Taiwanese/Chinese community.
  • More than 1.3 billion people are native speakers of Mandarin, and another 1.12 billion speak Mandarin as a second language.
  • The San Francisco Bay Area has two Mandarin language centers, now expanding their reach beyond the Taiwanese/ Chinese community to the general public.