Screening – Official Competition (Documentaries)

Taipei is a city graced by light. In 1990, the first Taiwan Lantern Festival was established here. Since then, it has grown into a major world-renowned light festival and has been touring various cities in Taiwan since the turn of the millennium. After 23 years, the Taiwan Lantern Festival has returned to its birthplace, Taipei, in February 2023. The city flourishes with the ingenious creations of artists, ranging from handmade lanterns to light sculptures, from from the installation art to the lighting of the entire Taipei 101 building. Each light represents a luminous concept. How did the city of Taipei organize this splendid evening? How did the capital of Taiwan welcome the arrival of 12 million visitors? This film, shot over the course of a year, documents the diligent efforts of tens of thousands of staff members. He leads the audience behind the scenes and in front of the camera, through the center and corners of the city, rekindling the brilliance of these 2 weeks. It aims to share the joy and pride of the people of Taipei. Radiant with lights, glowing with the spirit of its people, Taipei is a city graced by light.

The documentary film Slovenia Green presents the green history of Slovenia and through the stories of locals, destination representatives and tourism providers, they tell viewers that Slovenia is a safe destination with a sustainable offer and unspoiled nature. The film follows a cyclist on a Slovenia Green. Gourmet Route, a cycling route created in 2021 in collaboration between the Slovenian Tourist Board and the Slovenian Green Consortium and the destinations it passes through. This route takes the cyclist among the suppliers of sustainable food in Slovenia from Ljubljana to Posoje, Gori?ka Brda. , the Vipava valley and the Karst, and back through the capital to Sevnica, Pod?etrtek, Ptuj and Maribor. It is carried out exclusively between destinations with the Slovenian Green Destination seal, a label that recognizes destinations that pay special attention to the development of responsible tourism. and sufficiently comply with the criteria of the international standard Green Destinations.

Takashima, is a city west of Lake Biwa, in Shiga Prefecture. The residents of the city have matured their lifestyle with water for a long time. Life with water is unique even in Japan. This documentary was made in the ART&FACTORY process in Japan. Outcrop, the team taking this film, is a young team and traveled around Takashima and found the singularity and revealed it in their film.

In the past, the indigenous people of the north coast fished with torches made of bamboo. Around 1920, the Japanese introduced acetylene (calcium carbide) technology, known as sulfuric fire fishing, a method still used today. Currently, the only remaining torch fishery in the world is the sulfuric fire fishing boat in Jinshan. This is not only a form of fishing, but more importantly, it is a cultural value of Taiwan’s traditional fishing skill.

In recent years, the number of sardines has greatly decreased, and the current amount is not as large as before. As this created a serious problem in supply and sales, the number of people willing to engage in the sulfuric fire fishing industry has also been greatly reduced. Jian Shi-kai, born in 1982, returned home to take over his father’s business. Although he began learning about the sulfuric fire fishing industry in high school, he didn’t formally become a fishing boat crew member until he graduated from college.

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