Global markets for Asian filmmakers are on the rise, and many critics look to the Sundance Institute to find new voices. Sundance Film Festival Asia is expanding into Taiwan for the first time this year. How are its curators deciding which Taiwanese films make the cut?
On this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, TaiwanPlus speaks to Sundance Programming Director Kim Yutani. We discuss Sundance’s mission in Taiwan, what the industry is looking for in its filmmakers and what international audiences can discover in Taiwan’s independent cinema.