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- DirectorToon WangStarsJen Chang-binXianmei ChenPin-Yuan HuangSet in 1920s Taiwan under Japanese rule, two men join the Chiu-Fen gold rush hoping for riches, while a widow struggles and a prostitute yearns for freedom. A mine collapse traps miners as the widow leaves town.
- DirectorYu-Hsun ChenStarsAkio ChenYi-fan ChenHsiao-fan FanYoung boy, Ah-Jiang, a school failure and day dreamer witnesses the kidnapping of a child. After being taken hostage by a corrupt family, he begins an unusual adventure away from home.
- DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsGrace ChenShu-Fang ChenShu-Fen HsinA young couple leave their mining town home for Taipei where they struggle to eke out a living in an industrial wasteland.
- DirectorLuke Lungyin LimStarsYu-Hsu LinJieh-Wen KingHsin-Tai ChenIn a southwestern Taiwan oyster-farming village whose land keeps on subsiding, preparations for the King Boat Festival are proceeding. Shengji, an almost 30-year-old man, returns to his hometown he left several years ago. He assumes an air of superiority and behaves like a prosperous businessman in an ostentatious manner. While he disguises his fragile sense of self in front of his stubborn father, who has spent all his life raising oysters, his childhood friend is coveting his "financial success" and plans to make a fortune. The tide being receding, people in the small oyster-farming village are wearing masks that they are unable to take off. Ohong Village, a story of returning, reunion and reconnection, portrays people trapped between the stagnated urban world and their rural family they are estranged from.
- DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiShu-Fen HsinSung-Young ChenThe story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s.
- DirectorHsin-yao HuangStarsCres ChuangBamboo Chu-Sheng ChenLeon DaiOne day when Pickle and his friend Belly Bottom watch the dashcam recordings of Pickle's boss they stumble upon a secret.
- DirectorYu-Hsun ChenStarsMei-Hsiu LinYo YangKimi HsiaWhen Wan (Kimi Hsia) returns home from Taipei with both a failed modeling career, and an enormous amount of debt, she finds that misfortune has also befallen her family's restaurant, which has now dwindled down to but a single noodle stand. With her hopes dashed, luck comes in the form of Hai (Yo Yang), a self-appointed master chef who decides to help Yan's family find a return to glory by helping them recreate the traditional Taiwanese bandoh menu that once made them so famous.
- DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsVan FanChie TanakaMin-HsiungA unusual group of people in a village on the coast of Taiwan form a band to perform at a beach concert, while the lead singer searches for the intended recipient of 7 lost love letters.
- DirectorToyoharu KitamuraAozaru ShiaoStarsBlue Cheng-Lung LanAmber AnBo-Chieh WangThe feel-good sleeper hit of 2013, Forever Love is the story about chasing dreams and following your heart. A bubbly aspiring actress and a charming screenwriter team up to shake up the movie sets during the swinging 60s, when Taiwanese film industry once thrived, earning the little hot spring district of Beitou the name "Taiwan Hollywood!" (Chinese with English subtitles).
- DirectorKai FungStarsAlan KoAlien HuangCrystal LinAh Tai (Alan Ko) failed in his pursuit to become a rock star and has now returned home. He is suddenly appointed the leader of his father's din-tao troupe (traditional drumming group) and he vows to defeat his rivals.
- DirectorEssay LiuYu-Lin WangStarsGarance Li-Wen WangPong Fong WuJia-xiang ChenA woman returns to her farming village in central Taiwan within seven days of her father's death. Upon her return, she is reminded about the villagers' simplicity and superstition that are part of Taiwanese funeral ritual traditions. After the funeral, the woman packs and seals the sorrow of her loss and returns to her busy metropolis. While sitting in the airport in Hong Kong, however, thoughts of longing for her father suddenly overwhelm her.
- DirectorDoze NiuStarsEthan JuanMark ChaoJu-Lung MaSet in 1980s Taiwan after the end of military dictatorship, Monga centers around the troubled lives of five boys coming of age together. The narrator of the story, Mosquito, is invited to be a part of the gang after a silly fight over a chicken leg. Mosquito grew up without a father and has never had any real friends, so after Monk, Dragon, and the others take him under their wing, he discovers an irresistible world of friendship and brotherhood. However, Mosquito soon learns that in this violent world things aren't always what they seem. When a group of mainlanders attempts to take over Monga, the fragile balance of the district's turf is threatened, friendship is tested, and loyalty is questioned.
- DirectorPo-Hao HungStarsHou-Tao HsiaoJieh-Wen KingPhoebe Huang80-year-old widower Chin-mao lives alone in rural Pingxi and frequents the hospital. His son and daughter, Yi-cheng and Yu-chen, stay in big cities for a living. One day Chin-mao is admitted to the hospital due to stomach pains, and Yi-cheng and Yu-chen have a heated argument about how to take care of their father. An unforseen accident forces Chin-mao to accept his deteriorating conditions and agree to stay in a nursing home. Sickness, death and a suit too old to fit gradually tear down his will to live; even his grandson's wedding cannot cheer him up. The thoughtful Yu-chen has a new suit tailor-made for her father so they can all celebrate the wedding as a family. But Chin-mao just wants to wear the new suit and walks his last mile back home.
- DirectorToon WangStarsShih ChangKai-Chun ChenLung Fang"Door Latch" and his friend followed the KMT army and moved to Taiwan in 1949. They conceal their real name and get many trials and afflictions to adapt the circumstances in that special situation. Yueh-Shiang is a classic traditional woman from China country. For requiting the graciousness of being saved by Door Latch, she becomes Door Latch's wife. She suffers hardship to raise and teach their children without any complains. Door Latch wasn't well educated and can hardly read. However, he uses Yueh-Shiang's late husband's name and diploma to get himself a job. Even though there are a lot of embarrassing situations and he suffers many difficulties, Door Latch survives. Door Latch also looks after his old pal Lee Der-Sherng when Lee loses his mind. However, the KMT government released the restriction to visit Mainland China. They are able to visit their parents and relatives there. Their son finds "their" parents, but bigger secrets will unfold.