Monday, September 24, 2007

Off to the Taiwan International Animation Festival!

I'm madly scrambling to prepare for my trip to Taipei, Taiwan to attend the Taiwan International Animation Festival starting this week. They will be screening my film, "What Are You Anyways?" I am leaving to Taiwan Sept. 25th and returning on October the 7th. I was fortunate to acquire funding for the trip through the Canada Council for Arts Media Travel Grant which helps cover the cost of flights and accomodations. While I am there, my schedule has become pretty hectic filled with delivering guest lectures at Taiwan universities, attending screenings, question and answer periods, gala parties, special film events, animation studio tours, and participating in panel discussions.

Here is a look at my Taiwan schedule so far:

Date Time Event Place
September 27 05:55 Arrive Taipei
September 28 17:30 Opening Film First Theater of Shin Kong
September 29 11:00 Exhibition Opening Huashan Culture Park
September 30 10:30 Educational Panel HuaShan Culture Park
October 1 09:30 Guest Lecture Shi Hsin University, Dept. of Film Study
October 1 10:20 WAYA screening Second Theater of Shin Kong
October 2 18:30 Award Ceremony First Theater of Shin Kong
October 3 09:30 Guest Lecture Chung Li City, Dept. of English Literature
October 3 14:45 Guest Lecture Tainan University of the Arts, Graduate Institute of Animation
October 4 10:00 Guest Lecture National Taiwan U. of Arts, Animation Dept.
October 4 18:40 WAYA screening Second Theater of Shin Kong
October 4 20:20 QA Second Theater of Shin Kong
October 6 18:00 Closing Film First Theater in Shin Kong
October 7 16:15 Leave Taipei