About TWFF

The Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival (TWFF) is an annual non-profit arts and cultures initiative started in 2007. It has been well-received by the Vancouver communities, and over the years, has become the largest film festivals focusing on Taiwanese cinema in North America.

Over the past 14 years, TWFF has presented more than 100 Taiwanese films and invited many filmmakers and directors to Vancouver. Each year, there have been record-breaking box-office sales and tremendous increase in media coverage. It not only feeds the multiculturalism in Canada but also builds a bridge connecting the art of Taiwanese films with Canada to create an even more diverse community.

Every year, representatives from international embassies and all levels of Canadian government attended the film festival in recognition of TWFF’s continuous efforts in contributing to the diversity and enrichment of Canada’s multiculturalism. At TWFF’s 10th anniversary, we were honoured to receive a personal greeting letter from Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Justin Trudeau, presented by Minister of National Defence, Mr. Harjit Sajjan, to acknowledge the remarkable milestone of a decade of inter-cultural celebrations.

Films are the best window into culture, the most direct and popular method of reaching both the young and the old. Whether it is Taiwan’s breathtaking landscapes or glamorous urban life, its historical stories or current hot topics, its traditional culture or modern trends, its finest cuisines or night market street foods, or its arts and music, all of these can be showcased through films.

Promoting cultural exchange between Canada and Taiwan for over a decade, we remain all the more committed to our initial mandate – to provide a cultural bridge between Canadian society and Taiwan through the art of cinema. TWFF’s mandate is the encouragement and appreciation of motion pictures as a medium of art, information or education. For further enquiries about the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival, please email us at twff@twff.ca.