#Taipei Film Festival

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2024.06.29-06.30 井浦新在台北電影節間的IG story (part 3/3)

part 1 / part 2

[dgspeaks]

Sundance Film Festival: Asia 2024 Brings Global Talent to Taipei

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival: Asia is set to captivate audiences with an exciting lineup of films and shorts, showcasing a diverse range of stories from around the globe. Running from August 21 to 25 at SPOT-Huashan in Taipei, Taiwan, the festival promises a rich cinematic experience that highlights the innovative spirit of independent filmmaking. A Diverse Array of Films The festival will…

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Janine Chang for film 查无此心 media meeting and screening at Taipei Film Festival

[dreamerwitches]

It's the----- updated Madoka iceberg yaaay!

I'll only be discussing the additions on this one (in green) so please check out the old one for the original descriptions

Content warning fooooor: fetishes, child abuse, artists being perverted about children, suicide, death and organ trafficking. This is gonna be fun, huh

Let's goooo!

Sky:

Mami forever alone: A bit of a joke/observation in the fandom. The popular pairings are Madoka and Homura, and Sayaka and Kyoko, often leading to Mami being alone which sadly suits her character... This is jokingly noticed in fanart and manga with Mami often being left out. Sadly it's also led to some darker pairings for her such as Kyubey, Nagisa and even the witch kissed woman from episode 2.

Witches speak: Although witches are often silent or cry out like monsters. Two are known to have spoken. Elly speaks in reverse in episode 4 saying 'I really had fun today, I want to do it again. Next time, I'll bring a bentou'. Izabel also speaks in episode 10 to lure Homura into her labyrinth. However it is completely unconfirmed that the witches are actually speaking and it may even be their familiars. Mildly related, Oktavia's scream from episode 9 is actually a distorted scream from Sayaka.

Walpurgisnacht festival: Walpurgisnacht's name comes from the real world European festival of the same name, or Walpurgis night, that lands on the 30th of April or the 1st of May. Some people theorise that Walpurgisnacht actually arrives in Mitakihara on one of these days.

Walpurgisnacht rising: The sequel film to Rebellion announced on April 25th, 2021... very little was first shown and not a sausage has been revealed since... v-v

Madoka Magica Cafe: A temporary cafe set up around the release of the original anime in 2011. It offered special drinks and desserts as well as Madoka merch. It was extremely popular with waits of over 2 hours on opening day. A few more were held in Japan and Taipei.

Tip:

Magia Record Anime ver. Units: Very controversial variant units from the Magia Record game. These units were criticised as lazy copies of existing characters. With either very minor differences to talk sprites or none at all, ugly battle sprites and lazy transformation animations ripped straight from the anime. These units were not received well with one of the only good aspects being the beautiful card art.

Juubey: The Kyubey for the Pleides Saints in Kazumi Magica. Spoilers for the manga. He was an altered Kyubey that served the girls and purified their Soul Gems without need for Grief Seeds. After learning the truth about witches, the girls killed Kyubey and turned them into a Dependent-Version Incubator with the nickname Juubey and blocked out Kyubey's influence on the city. Yeah, it's complicated XD

Covid delivery girls: The dual unit Tsuruno Felicia Delivery Girls features face masks in their transformation and Magia sprite because the Covid pandemic was occuring when the unit was released.

Ebony: Ebony was the third Puella Historia unit released in Magia Record being a girl from ancient Egypt. She is heavily criticised in the western fandom for not only having a terribly revealing and historically inaccurate outfit but for also being white. However, like Cleopatra, she could be Greek therefore her skin tone would be correct. This however does not excuse her poor design overall On a similar note, how Cleopatra appears in Magia Record is incorrect as she is tanned in-game but has been confirmed by historians to have been white.

Cancelled figures: What is says on the tin! Merchandise that was cancelled including a scale figure of Nagisa and figures of Yachiyo and Tsuruno in their casual clothes and uniform respectively (possibly prize figures). Some that are in a terrible limbo include the 1/8 scale Holy Mami figure, Figuarts mini of Mami, Sayaka and Kyoko and a 1/7 scale figure of Madoka in the style of Aoki Ume's art.

Rebellion was just fanservice: My, my, a controversial one! Some people speculate that the sequel movie, Rebellion, was merely made for fanservice and money. This can be argued with the finite feeling to the anime's ending as well as the many tropes seen in the movie. It shows all the girls fighting happily together (a thing wanted by many fans), ties up loose ends with Sayaka and Kyoko and adds a fan favourite witch, Charlotte, into the main cast. I like to think this isn't the case but you can decide this yourself.

Masara Kokoro Bride ver. A recent variant for Masara and Kokoro where Masara is in a wedding dress and Kokoro is in a tuxedo. Their description is that they're modelling for wedding photos but the gay theming is too overpowering for it to be simply platonic. The less than subtle hints at romance between two girls is a change for the series that loves to be ambiguous. The unit was very well received.

Kyubey and Charlotte scooters: A unique piece of merchandise are scooters by Brain Police that feature decals of Kyubey and Charlotte. You can get yourself one for the low low price of 134,400 yen (£750). These are certainly unique, but quite a funny piece of merch

Lesbian Rika: Rika from Magia Record is the only magical girl canonically who has been in love with another girl (don't get the pitchforks, SPECIFICALLY confirmed). Her wish was for her childhood friend to fall in love with her instead of the boy she liked which does work yet Rika realises it doesn't feel right and breaks up with her.

Shallows:

Trans Ria: Ria is a magical girl from Magia Record, her wish was 'Turn me into a naturally beautiful girl'. This has led fans to believe that her wish was for her to transition from male to female. This can also be seen with her doppel Heide Jekyll that transforms from a dumpy blob in a rectangle to a feminine figure with a circle. Her witch's name also comes from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde which is not only a male character but they were also known for transforming into an alter ego or a different person.

Devil Homura in Magia Record: A total tease. Fans have been wanting Devil Homura as a unit in Magia Record since its very beginning however she still hasn't come. To add salt to the wound, the Magia Report version of her, Devil Homura-chan was added on April Fools 2022. It's speculated she may be released on Magia Day but she's still not here...

Alina Eve's name: Alina Eve is a witch fusion of Alina, her doppel and Shitori Egumo who debuted in episode 25 of the Magia Record anime. In the anime, her name appeared in Runes as 'Neo Dorothy Motherfucker'. This links to her use of curses and her doppel's name, Old Dorothy. However, when her profile was revealed on the official twitter she was named Alina Eve and in-game she is called Neo Dorothy. The reason for the change and discrepancy is unknown but it may be because they didn't want to use swear words in media outside the anime.

Swimsuit Madoka's transformation: An infamous one. When Madoka got her swimsuit unit her transformation was the first (and only so far) to use the live2D models instead of traditional animation. This was not well received and was a disappointment for one of the main character's units. The reason may have been time constraints but fans were not pleased.

Mami is Walpurgisnacht: Forgive me, it's a little clickbait-y..! The reason is..! Mami's voice actress, Kaori Mizuhashi also voiced Walpurgisnacht in the anime. She also voiced Tatsuya, Madoka's little brother.

Fetishes: Oh dear... we're getting here... Two magical girls have clear fetishes. Yukika gets pleasure from dangerous situations while Miyuri has a foot fetish that is probably played off for laughs... It is NOT okay to give child characters fetishes, okay? Fetishes are a sexual thing. Next.

Dub bloopers: Bloopers for the English dub of the anime were released at Otakon 2012 (can be found on Youtube). It certainly feels like 2010s humour but it's still a little funny. Also great if you wanna hear some of the girls swear.

Iroha x Yachiyo: Ugh. It is very clear from Magia Record media that Iroha and Yachiyo are played off very similarly to Madoka and Homura. While the pairing of Madoka and Homura is perfectly fine as they're both children, Iroha and Yachiyo are not. Yachiyo is an adult and Iroha is a child. The anime, merchandise, and the unit of them together rub salt into this wound as dual units are mostly seen as ship units by fans. It's disgusting and not okay.

Yuma's abuse: Yuma is an abuse victim in Oriko Magica. (cw description of child abuse) Her father is absent (either neglectful or has left) and her mother, Mako, would beat and burn her with cigarettes as well as kick her out of the house for long periods of time. Her parents are killed in the original manga and she is taken in by Kyoko because of her similarity to her late sister Momo. In Extra Story she never contracts and is living happily with her grandparents.

Deep Waters:

Gan: Ugh again. Gan is the artist behind Suzune Magica (probably the least liked spin off lol) who is infamous for their clear lack of restraint in making children sexualised. Arisa has an outfit with circles right where her nipples are, Chisato has an outfit with a strip of fabric for a skirt and she is canonically uncomfortable with it and they love giving older characters enormous (and unrealistic) breasts. The art they draw of their UNDERAGE characters is always sexual and borderline pornographic and. Not. Okay. (even told by Magireco staff to tone down their puella historia character, haha fuck you)

Takashi Tensugi The illustrator for Kazumi Magica. Their disgusting taste is evident in the character design for the protagonists as well as sexual and revealing shots in the manga but I've also heard that they've drawn hentai before. No I'm not going to fucking look for that thank you. But... another bad egg in the spin off manga series... Not okay

Masugitsune ANOTHER BAD EGG! One of the illustrators for Tart Magica and also the illustrator for Yukika (you can tell where this is going). Sexualises minors, just like every madoka spin-off artist seems to... Has drawn Yukika in revealing swimsuits and bunny costumes as well as the rest of the Tart cast. Remember, they're all children----! NOT OKAY!

Riz's former companions names Omg thank god we're past the nonce section... Riz had unnamed magical girl companions in Tart Magica that have been slowly named by their artist. Their names are... pretty shit honestly as they're just named after their weapons. They are Machete, Frusta and Falce with one being still unnamed.

Kuroe was a marketing stunt: Not confirmed of course but... Kuroe was introduced at the very beginning of the Magia Record anime with her being the only new character. She disappeared for the rest of the series until the very end with a very lacklustre and ineffective ending. One could imagine that her inclusion and focus was to grip watchers into continuing with an otherwise pretty underwhelming series. But... take it how you wish...

Livia's backstory: Hey, this isn't new! I hear you say! Well, it's not new, but it's changed! The original iceberg said that her backstory may have been linked to a miscarriage but NOPE its worse! She was actually almost a victim of organ trafficking when she was a child. And later in life, she watched one of her friends die on her wedding day as she was run over by a tractor that she caused to malfunction...

Himena and Hiko: Himena's wish was for her boyfriend to be with her within her. After... her boyfriend committed suicide yaaayyy! (sarcasm) The end of this iceberg isn't very nice, is it? Her boyfriend didn't want to come back and now he's stuck with her forever.

Well... that's it! Sorry it became a bit of a bummer at the end...

Have a plushy Charlotte for making it to the end! Yay!

[discluded]

My Top 10 memorable 2022 MileApo moments 💚💛

In no particular order,

Mile defending Apo and telling him he's not weird. Mile Phakphum #1 apocolleague #1 Apo defender #1 Apo protector 😖

2. Whatever they put in the water that day at the XBlush shoot 🥴

3. The Moon Represents My Heart at KPWT Taipei (curse you one video per post Tumblr limit). The audible gasp and excitement from the audience when they realized what song it was!!!

4. MileApo at the Vogue Thailand Gala. Everything about them and how beautiful they were... Mile had just gotten out of COVID isolation #2 and now they had a Vogue spread and were mingling with the movers and shakers of the Thai ent industry. Also specifically these boyfriend soft launch selfies 😖

5. Paper Mile at the KPWT send off. This one was bittersweet and making the best of a bad situation... Apo was doing his best to have Mile be included but even Apo was not his usual sparkly self. The appearance of paper Mile per the request of quarantined Mile really put the smile back on his face.

6. Sharing dessert and water in the Red Sea Film Festival IGL

7. Apo taking this sexy photo of Mile in Phuket and immediately being exposed as the photographer. Thank you @ apovision for God's work and thank you @/may for exposing them.

8. Mile replying to this tweet. Yeah it's a tweet. Yeah he interacts with many fan tweets. But trust me, this is the one that made all of us deranged. It's the reason why I'm deranged now. I think about this all the time.

9. Mile and Apo kissing live at KPWT Bangkok. I'm just going to make peace with the fact that we're likely never gonna see another live kiss at a KPWT show again. But we got this one.

10. Holding up the pride flag together at KPWT Taipei. Wasn't Taipei beautiful!?! 😭 It was a beautiful moment for the entire cast and the audience, since it was Pride Week in Taipei 🌈

Bonus: 11. Meeting all of you 🥰💕 Yeah I'm sappy as heck, what are you gonna do about it.

If you've ever sent me an anon or liked or reblogged one of my posts or followed me or stalk my blog but don't have a Tumblr or written fic or drawn fanart or written meta or made gifs or made edits or trended for MileApo, thank you for making fandom a fun place. If you've learned anything new about yourself or the world or changed your perspective in life because of anything I reblogged, I'm glad something I said or did affected you 🥰

We often talk about about when being in fandom is annoying, but really, it's a community. If you've stayed, thanks for embracing respecting each other and loving KinnPorsche and loving Mile and Apo and the people in their lives (which includes all of us!)

Maybe the real MileApo was the friends we made along the way 🥹🥹🥹 (Mile would agree because he is equally sappy like me).

Many other beautiful memories I wanted to include... but I loved these so much. It was hard picking favorites, but I'm gonna 😤

Bonus runners up:

Looking like a royal couple at their first fan meet

KPWT Seoul date (are you going to give us the video or not BOC...)

Apo lifting Mile in the KPWT Taipei behind the scenes video

Mile discretely rubbing Apo's waist underneath his suit jacket at the D7 event 🤭🤭🤭

KPWT Taipei goodbye (x2)

(alright no more for real or else I'm gonna be here all day)

[the-monkey-ruler]

Bajie (2022) 八戒

Director: Qiu Liwei Starring: Xu Guanghan / Liu Guanting / Harlem Yu / Shao Yuwei / Tuo Zonghua / Zhong Xinling / Wei Ruxuan / Xu Zhanrong / Xu Zhanrui Genre: Comedy / Animation / Adventure Country/Region of Production: Taiwan, China Language: Mandarin Chinese Date: 2022-09-25 (Taiwan, China) / 2023-11-18 (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival) Duration: 96 minutes Also known as: Pigsy: Battle for the Future / Pigsy / 八戒：决战未来 IMDb: tt27851949 Type: Reimagining

Summary:

In the future world, technology and data dominate everything. When the old city becomes old and crowded, the new world built with the latest technology becomes a place that everyone yearns for. However, only the elites with the highest contribution value are eligible to move in. Bajie (voiced by Xu Guanghan) is lazy and selfish, so he is of course disqualified. However, in order to let his grandmother (voiced by Zhong Xinling) live a good life, he decides to go against his conscience and make a private deal with the president of the construction company, Niu Mowang (voiced by Tuo Zonghua)... The film moves "Journey to the West" to a science fiction scene. Bajie transforms into a cyber fat man, and together with the science and engineering man Sanzang (voiced by Liu Guanting), the hot guard Wukong (voiced by Harlem Yu), and the female robot Xiaojing (voiced by Shao Yuwei), they shuttle through the mixed old and new city scenes and explore the true meaning of happiness.

Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/36588177/

Link: N/A

[roseillith]

“The prevalence of sex/gender reversals, whether integral or external to the narrative world, in Hong Kong’s Huangmei (and other) opera films thus suggests a strong degree of social tolerance, if not acceptance, in regards to transgender gallivanting on the screen. The public recognition accorded to professional cross-sex fanchuaners (e.g. Ling/Liang) or narrative cross-dressers (e.g. Le/Zhu) by way of acting awards further attests to this. There was, for instance, no indignant protest when both Le/Zhu and Ling/Liang respectively walked away with the “Best Actress” and “Best Acting Award in a Special Category” awards at the 2nd Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan, 1963. Neither were there cries of moral outrage when Ling went on to accept the “Best Actress” and “Most Versatile Talent” awards for her respective performance of the titular cross-dresser in Lady General Hua Mulan (dir. Yue Feng, 1964) at the 11th Asian Film Festival (Taipei), and the male lead in The Mermaid (dir. Gao Li, 1965) at the 12th Asian Film Festival in Kyoto (Images 13.00 to 13.02, and 14.00).

The proclamation in the newspaper headline in a Hong Kong daily, “1963 Belongs to Ling Bo,” both expressed and reflected a similar sentiment of acceptance and celebration, also the year of The Love Eterne. The accompanying article elaborates: 

“[Liang Xiong conveys] the pains of youth in the most piercingly sharp way. Awed by Ling’s [cross-sex] performance, people would oftenmake the remark that men see Ling/Liang as woman, while women view Ling/Liang as a man.”[44] 

This commentary fell short of making a mention in regards to same-sex spectatorial identification, however. The silence here does not demonstrate a correspondent absence of same-sex discourses elsewhere. Nor can it, as I shall argue in the last section of this chapter, impede queer spectatorship, even though the notion of queer, as the term is presently understood, was not yet fashionable then. Though unspoken of in the past, queer subtexts do exist Ling’s Huangmei opera films, including The Love Eterne. After the long silence, The Love Eterne eventually becomes the subject of a queer reclamation when, for instance, the 15th Queer Melbourne Film Festival (2005) unabashedly and unapologetically promotes the film as an “unmissable queer cinematic event.”[45] To a certain extent, Ling Bo has helped push the reclamation process, though in both ironic and indirect ways, when this star of past queer films made cameos for the award-winning Rice Rhapsody (Hainan Ji Fan; dir. Kenneth Bi, 2004), along with hubby Jin Han, previously also a Shaw Brothers actor who once played the role of Mulan’s love interest in Lady General Hua Mulan (Images 13.01 to 13.02). Filmed and set in contemporary Singapore, this comedy has no cross-dressing themes or cross-sex acting: it is about two apparently out and proud young gay Singaporeans and their somewhat sexually ambivalent younger brother; it is ambivalent because it is never clear which way he would swing eventually, sexual-wise. The film is Canadian Kenneth Bi’s directorial debut. Bi also happens to be Ling Bo and Jin Han’s son.

Finally it bears noting that Ling Bo’s achievements as a prominent cross-sex fanchuaner have not put a cap on her repertoire range, or range of acting roles. In her non-Huangmei opera films, Ling too has created memorable female characters in her time. They include the female lead in Too Late For Love (dir. Lo Chen, 1966) and Father, Husband, Son (dir. Bai Jinrui, 1973), for which she won the Best Actress Award (6th Golden Horse, Taiwan, 1967) and the “Outstanding Acting Award” (20th Asian Film Festival, 1974).”

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★岸畔咖啡靜態展覽☆

Andrina 畫作個展—THIS TOO SHALL PASS

┃ 開幕活動 ┃

活動時間: 2024年6月16日 (六) 3：00-7：30 pm

地點：岸畔咖啡 (台北市同安街90-1號)

票價：NT 400 （附美式咖啡或冰紅茶）現場提供茶點飲料

活動連結：https://reurl.cc/qVa63E

DJ Line-up:

KbN

高小糕

Teacher David

┃ 展覽資訊 ┃

展期：2024年6月16日—2024年7月7日 (12–7 pm)

展覽地點: 岸畔咖啡2F (台北市同安街90-1號)

展覽免費參觀 // 每週一公休

林晏如 Andrina

高中開始被歸類在搖滾少女

玩樂團「壞女兒」在各大音樂祭中演出

並發表表了兩張專輯以及多張合輯

後來用「香菇小姐」發行一張個人專輯

此後，專心於拍片工作。

從副導演到導演的這二十年 參與了多達百部影片製作

以VeraSolaris (現為 渺子映畫）執導多隻MV 以及 演唱會影片等等

三年前 我開始畫畫 瘋狂的沈浸在畫獨處的女人與貓系列

正逢疫情期間 世界的慌亂讓我想建構一個舒適圈

這像是冥想 是內在的省思與探尋

是通往一條未知的蠻荒之路

我總是以創作來瞭解自己

我發現 這一切都回到自我 安然順應一股順流的力量

那些玄秘與奧妙 都藉由創造力展現

這是我與世界連結的方式

我過去的人生 體現了我的每一個面向

我不覺得經驗造就了現在的我

而是經驗引領我回到自我

Kishibe Cafe Current Exhibition ——

Andrina Lin Solo Exhibition: “THIS TOO SHALL PASS”

┃ Opening Party ┃

Date: 2024/06/16 (Saturday) 3:00–7:30 pm

Venue: Kishibe Café (No. 90-1, Tong’an Street, Taipei)

Ticket: NT 400 (includes one Americano or one iced black tea) Complimentary refreshments will be served.

Event Page: https://reurl.cc/qVa63E

DJ Line-up—

KbN

Gao Xiao-Gao

Teacher David

┃ Solo Exhibition ┃

Dates: 2024/06/16—2024/07/07 (12:00–7:00 pm)

Venue: Kishibe Café 2F (No. 90-1, Tong’an Street, Taipei)

Free admission // Closed on Mondays

Andrina Lin

Andrina Lin has been labeled as a rock girl since high school. She was a member of the band “Bad Daughter,” and had experiences performing at major music festivals. 「Bad Daughter」 has released two studio albums and several tracks in compilation albums. Later, Andrina released a solo album under the name “Miss Mushroom,” and has subsequently been focusing on directing and filmmaking.

Starting as an assistant director and then becoming a director, Andrina has participated in the production of numerous films over the past twenty years. She is the founder of 「VeraSolaris Films」 (now Muon Films), and has ever since produced, directed, and released multiple music videos as well as concert videos.

Three years ago, Andrina started creating a series of illustrations portraying the solitude of a woman and her cat as the main theme. During the pandemic, the chaos of the world stimulated her artistic mind to build a comfort zone through the process of meditation, which led to the state of inner reflection and self-exploration, and finally to the revelation of a path to the unknown wilderness.

Andrina is on a never-ending quest to find herself through creation. “Everything ultimately comes back to the self, which eventually blends with the power of natural flow,” she confides. Thus, her work depicts not only mysteries but also wonders, for this is Andrina’s way to connect with the world.

She says: ‘’Every facet of my life is an illustration of my past, but I do not believe that I am the result of my past experiences. Rather, I would say those past experiences helped me find my inner self.’’

[ilikethisacompletelynormalamount]

As Andrew Haigh's upcoming film All of Us Strangers, begins screening at an ever expanding list of film festivals, beyond the three featured on the official poster, Telluride Film Festival, New York Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival.

I am attempting to maintain an up to date list, in chronological order, (last updated Dec 14th, 2023)

All the details about the festivals, links to where/when to get tickets are under the cut.

Athens International Film Festival Sept 27- Oct 9

Beyond Fest (Los Angeles, its West Coast Premiere) Sept 26-Oct 10

Hamptons International Film Festival Oct 5-12

Festival do Rio (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) Oct 5-15

HIFF: Heartland International Film Festival (Indianapolis, IN) Oct 5-15

FFG (Film Fest Gent, Belgium) Oct 10-21

Chicago International Film Festival Oct 11-22

Seattle Queer Film Festival (opening night gala) Oct 12-22

Newfest (New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Closing Night film) Oct 12-24

FILMEKIMI iKSV Oct 13-22 (Istanbul) Oct 20-22 (Izmir)

BIFF: Bergen International Film Festival Oct 18-26

Adelaide Film Festival (Australia) Oct 18-29

Alice nella Città (independent section of the Rome Film Festival) Oct 18-29

Middleburg Film Festival (VA) Oct 19-22

Cambridge Film Festival Oct 19-26

FFCGN: Film Festival Cologne (Germany) Oct 19-26

Twin Cities Film Festival (Minneapolis/St Paul MN ) Oct 19-28

Film Bath Festival Oct 19-29 (booking now)

Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Ft Lauderdale, FL) Oct 19-29

Viennale (Vienna Film Festival) Oct 19-31

FICM (Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia) Oct 20-29

Montclair Film Festival (NJ) Oct 20-29

SCAD Savannah Film Festival (GA) Oct 21-28

SEMINCI (Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid, ES) Oct 21-28

AFI Fest: American Film Institute (Los Angeles, CA) Oct 25-29

VAFF:Virginia Film Festival (Charlottesville) Oct 25-29

TIFF-jp (Tokyo International Film Festival) Oct 23 - Nov 1

AFF (Austin Film Festival and screenwriters conference) Oct 26-Nov 2

BIFF: Brisbane International Film Festival Oct 26 - Nov 5

LIFF (Leiden International Film Festival, NL ) Oct 26 - Nov 5

Miami Film Festival GEMS Nov 2 - 5

Belfast Film Festival (opening night gala) Nov 2-11

Inverness Film Festival Nov 3-9

Denver Film Festival Nov 3-12

Leeds International Film Festival Nov 3-19

PÖFF (Pimedate Ööde filmifestival): Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia) Nov 3-19

ZFF: Zagreb Film Festival (Croatia) Nov 6-12

Cornwall Film Festival (opening night) Nov 6-19

LIFFe: Ljubljana International Film Festival (Slovenia) Nov 8-19

Stockholm International Film Festival Nov 8-19

MQFF: Melbourne Queer Film Festival Nov 9-19

SLIFF: St Louis International Film Festival (closing night) Nov 9-19

Cork International Film Festival (Ireland) Nov 9-26

TGHFF: Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival Nov 9-26

CINECITY: Brighton Film Festival (closing night) Nov 10-19

EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival (Toruń, Poland) Nov 11-18

IFFMH: International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg Nov 16-26

QCINEMA International Film Festival (Quezon City, Philippines) Nov 17-26

Chéries-Chéris: Festival du Film LGBTQI & +++ de Paris Nov 18-28

SGIFF: Singapore International Film Festival Nov 30- Dec 10

Around the World in 14 Films: Berlin Independent Film Festival (closing night) Dec 1-9

SIFF: Sonoma Awards Buzz Screening Dec 12

Festival Univerciné, Britannique (Nantes) Dec 12-14

AOUS Fundraiser screening to support HIFF : Love & Anarchy (Finland) Dec 14

Les Arcs Film Festival Dec 16-23

TLVFEST: Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival Dec 21-31

Athens International Film Festival 🇬🇷

Beyondfest (co-presented by Outfest) Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇸

HIFF33 Hamptons 🇺🇸 International Film Festival

Festival do Rio: Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 🇧🇷

HIFF33 Heartland International Film Festival Indianapolis 🇺🇸

Film Fest Gent 🇧🇪

Chicago International Film Festival 🇺🇸

All of Us Strangers was added to the recently released lineup for The Chicago International Film Festival (the longest running competitive international film festival in North America), as an entry in their Outlook Competition.

🎟️Tickets

Seattle Queer Film Festival 🇺🇸

Seattle Queer Film Festival will open on Thursday October 12th at The SIFF Egyptian with the West Coast Premiere of Andrew Haigh’s critically acclaimed new drama, ALL OF US STRANGERS starring Andrew Scott (Fleabag) Claire Foy (The Queen), and Paul Mescal (Aftersun).

Newfest: New York 🇺🇸

FILMEKIMI 🇹🇷

BIFF: Bergen International Film Festival Oct 🇳🇴

The lineup for BIFF 2023 is complete and ticket sales are open! Screening schedule and ticket sales from October 5th!

AFF: Adelaide Film Festival 🇦🇺

Alice nella Città 🇮🇹

The "surprise movie 3" closing Alice nella Città is Andrew Haigh's Estranei (All of Us Strangers), the film's Italian premiere, October 29th.

Middleburg Film Festival, Virginia 🇺🇸

🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎

Cambridge Film Festival 19th - 26th October 🇬🇧

FFCGN: Film Festival Cologne 🇩🇪

Twin Cities Film Festival, Minneapolis/ St Paul Minnesota 🇺🇸

Film Bath Festival 🇬🇧

Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival 🇺🇸

Viennale: Vienna Film Festival 🇦🇹

This year's Viennale will take place from October 19 to October 31. The complete program of this year's festival edition will be published online on October 10, 8 pm. here on this website. Tickets are available from October 14, 10 am.

FICM: Morelia Film Fest 🇲🇽

Montclair Film Festival, New Jersey 🇺🇸

SCAD Savannah Film Festival, Georgia 🇺🇸

The largest university-run film festival in the world, presenting competition film screenings, gala premieres, special screenings, workshops, and panels with lauded industry guests, award-winning professionals, and emerging student filmmakers.

SEMINCI 68: Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid 🇪🇸

AFI Fest: American Film Institute (Los Angeles, CA)🇺🇸

VAFF:Virginia Film Festival (Charlottesville) 🇺🇸

TIFF-JP: Tokyo 🇯🇵 International Film Festival

AFF: Austin Film Festival🇺🇸

October 26 – November 2 We are proud to announce ALL OF US STRANGERS as one of the premiere films at #AFF30! Join us at the Festival to witness a journey that transcends time, love, and even death! Purchase your badge here

BIFF: Brisbane International Film Festival🇦🇺

LIFF:Leiden International Film Festival, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Miami Film Festival GEMS 🇺🇸 "the jewels of the fall season"

Inverness Film Festival Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Nov 3-9

Denver Film Festival: Denver Colorado 🇺🇸

Andrew Haigh’s new film, All of Us Strangers will screen on Friday, Nov. 10th at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Includes a post-film conversation and award presentation to director Andrew Haigh. Pre-reception included in ticket price. Reception begins at 6pm. Screening begins at 7pm..

Leeds International Film Festival 🇬🇧

PÖFF: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 🇪🇪

Local title:Kõik me võõrad

Title in Russian: Незнакомцы

ZFF: Zagreb Film Festival (Croatia) 🇭🇷

Cornwall Film Festival 🇬🇧

LIFFe: Ljubljana International Film Festival Slovenian 🇸🇮

Stockholm International Film Festival 🇸🇪

MQFF: Melbourne Queer Film Festival🇦🇺

SLIFF: St Louis International Film Festival 🇺🇸

Highlighting the lives of the LGBTQ+ community, SLIFF’s QFest Spotlight Film, “All of Us Strangers,” from Searchlight Pictures, the critically acclaimed romantic drama written and directed by Andrew Haigh, starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy, will close the festival on 11/19

Cork International Film Festival 🇮🇪

Scheduled: Sun 19 November Showtime: 20:30

Venue: The Everyman

MacCurtain Street, Cork

Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival 🇹🇼

CINECITY: Brighton Film Festival 🇬🇧

CLOSING NIGHT: Nov 19 Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers, Duke of York's Picturehouse. The full programme will be announced on Friday 20th October - when tickets will also go on sale.

EnergaCAMERIMAGE 31st Edition of The International Film Festival Of the Art of Cinematography, Toruń 🇵🇱

a great international feast of cinema

Excellent movies, outstanding filmmakers, meetings, seminars, workshops

Presentations of modern technologies and film equipment

Remarkable documentary films and terrific music videos

Exceptional atmosphere and unforgettable experience

Unique tribute to the 10th muse

🎟️Passes

IFFMH: International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg 🇩🇪

QCINEMA International Film Festival 🇵🇭

Chéries-Chéris: Festival du Film LGBTQI & +++ de Paris🇫🇷

Ouverture : @CheriesCheris 2023 Sans jamais nous connaître (All Of Us Strangers) de Andrew Haigh Mardi 21 Novembre au MK2 Bibliothèque Translated from French by Opening Film: @CheriesCheris 2023 Without ever knowing us (All Of Us Strangers) by Andrew Haigh Tuesday November 21 at MK2 Library

SGIFF: Singapore International Film Festival 🇸🇬

Around the World in 14 Films, Berlin 🇩🇪

🎟️Tickets available Nov 14

The Berlin premiere of “All of Us Strangers” by British director Andrew Haigh (“45 Years”) marks the celebratory conclusion of the 18th edition of AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS on Saturday, December 9th, 2023. Only at the end of August 2023 Andrew Haigh's “All of Us Strangers” celebrated its world premiere at the American Telluride Film Festival. The 18th World Cinema Festival presents the “surreal romance” (Vogue) in its “Closing Night”. The on-screen appearances of Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, two of Ireland's hottest actors, are likely to provide star power. Lead actor Andrew Scott shone in his role as Moriarty in the BBC cult series “Sherlock” and other appearances in “James Bond 007: Specter” and “Fleabag”. Paul Mescal, star of the British series "Normal People", attracted worldwide attention with his moving performance in the independent hit "Aftersun". Director Andrew Haigh will also have fond memories for Berliners: his masterpiece “45 Years” won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale in 2015, which the leading actors Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay received.

SIFF: Awards Buzz Screening 🇺🇸

🎟️Tickets

Festival Univerciné Britannique, Nantes 🇫🇷

🎟️Tickets

Save HIFF Love & Anarchy 🇫🇮

The future of HIFF – Love & Anarchy, one of Finland’s most significant film festivals, is under threat. HIFF is now calling on its audience to help. There are three types of tickets available for the support screenings, and you can support with either 25 €, 40 € or 100 €. The tickets will go on sale on 29.11.2023 at 11.00.

One of the most popular guests in the history of HIFF has been the Irish actor Andrew Scott, who visited Helsinki in 2014. It is only appropriate that we are the first in Finland to screen a film that will be one of the highlights of his career.

All of Us Strangers, directed and written by Andrew Haigh, is one of the highlights of the autumn. The film, which received top reviews at Telluride and the New York Film Festival, is a drama about loneliness, grief and a longing for love that gets under your skin.

🎟️Support screening tickets

Les Arcs Film Festival 🏔️🇫🇷

TLVFEST LGBTQ+ International Film Festival 🇮🇱 tickets 🎟️

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Daddy 886，2020，DP

★2021 Youth Film Festival Top100 Award

★2020 New Taipei City Student Film Awards

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PRE-DRINK from Midi La Nuit on Vimeo.

2017 | 23 min | French with English Subtitles | 4:3 | Couleur | 5.1 - ALEXE est une jeune femme trans, et CARL un homme gai. Meilleurs amis depuis toujours, une soirée passée ensemble déstabilise ALEXE, lorsque les deux décident de coucher ensemble pour la première fois. - ALEXE is a young trans woman, and CARL a gay man. Best friends since forever, an evening spent together destabilizes ALEXE, when both decide to have sex together for the first time. -

Un film de / A film by : Marc-Antoine Lemire Produit par / Produced by : Maria Gracia Turgeon (Midi La Nuit) Distribué par / Distributed by : H264 Distribution

CAST Pascale Drevillon - Alex Trahan

CREW Cinematographer: Léna Mill-Reuillard Editor: Anouk Deschênes Sound: Laurent Ouellette Sound Mixer & Editor: Theo Porcet - Jean-David Perron Key Gaffer & Grip: Olivier Racine 1st Assistant Camera: Ariane Aubin-Cloutier Art Director: Marc-Antoine Lemire Costumes: Alexandra Bégin- Laurie-Anne Viens - Renée Sawtelle Make-up: Andie Wisdom Dawson Hair: Tania Lacoste-Major - Andie Wisdom Dawson Executive Producers: Annick Blanc - Evren Boisjoli - Item 7 1st Assistant Director: Catherine Kirouac Coordinator: Kelyna N. Lauzier Production Intern: Gabrielle De Cevins Production Assistant: Lysandre Leduc Boudreau Catering: France Turgeon Traducer: Guylaine Jacob

Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival – Short Cuts, 2017 *Best Canadian Short Film Talent tout court/Not Short on Talent – Cannes Film Festival, 2017 Atlantic International Film Festival, 2017 Festival international du film francophone de Namur, 2017 Festival international du film de Bordeaux, 2017 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, 2017 Prends Ça Court Trouville, 2017 Festival international du film francophone d’Acadie, 2017 Whistler Film Festival, 2017 Thess International Short Film Festival, 2017 *Cinematic Achievement Award Southwest International Film Festival, 2018 Taos Shortz Film Fest, 2018 Flickerfest, 2018 Tampere Film Festival, 2018 Antitube, 2018 Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival, 2018 Canadian Screen Awards, 2018 *Nominated for Best Short Film 15e Gala Prends ça court *Audience Award, Post-Moderne Award Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, 2018 *Best Fiction Short Film Melbourne Queer Film Festival, 2018 Nashville Film Festival, 2018 KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, 2018 On vous ment : Festival Documenteur, 2018 InsideOut LGBT Film Festival, 2018 Seoul International Women Film Festival, 2018 Gala Iris Québec Cinéma, 2018 *Best Fiction Short Film OutFilm : Connecticut LGBT Film Festival, 2018 Kansas City LGBT Film Festival, 2018 Festival 48 Images Seconde, 2018 – *Jury Prize Festival Longue Vue sur le court, 2018 – *Best Script Moscow International Film Festival, 2018 Sicilia Queer Film Fest, 2018 Mostra La Ploma, 2018 Kortfilmfestivale, 2018 fliQs: Queer Film Nights, 2018 Frameline, San Francisco, 2018 Festival MIX Milano, 2018 Korea Queer Film Festival, 2018 Outfest Los Angeles, 2018 Odense International Film Festival, 2018 Seattle International Film Festival, 2018 Transgender Film Festival Zurich, 2018 Lovers Film Festival – Torino Lgbtqi Visions, 2018 Festival Internacional de Cine IBAFF, 2018 Wicked Queer: Boston LGBT Film Festival, 2018 CinemaQuebecItalia, 2018 Vancouver Queer Film Festival, 2018 Meziprata Film Festival, 2018 *Best Short Film award Festival Internacional de Cine de Murcia IBAFF, 2018 Norwegian Short Film Festival – Grimstad, 2018 Écrans Mixtes Lyon, 2018 Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, 2018 Reel Affirmations: Washington, DC’s LGBTQ Film Festival, 2018 Off-Courts Trouville 2018 Queergestreift Filmfestival, 2018 Zinegoak, International LGTB Film and Performing Arts Festival, 2018 Mardi Gras Film Festival, 2018 Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, 2018 Les Percéides, 2018 L’Espace Filmique, 2018 Cinéma Diverse, Palm Spring LGBT Film Festival, 2018 Q Cinema – Fort Worth, 2018 PROUD film festival, 2018 Louisville LGBT film festival, 2018 TWIST Seattle film festival, 2018 Durham film festival, 2018 Mix Copenhagen LGBTQ film festival, 2018 NewFest: The NYC LGBT film festival, 2018 Reel Affirmation film festival, 2018 Inside Out 2018 Ottawa LGBT Film Festival, 2018 Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, 2018 Iris Prize Festival, 2018 *Finalist – Iris Prize Encounters Bristol, 2018 BENT: the 27th annual Sacramento LGBTQ Film Festival, 2018 Out On Film/Atlanta, 2018 Trans Film Fest Stockholm, 2018 SPASM, 2018 *Audience Award Chéries-Chéris, Festival LGBT à Paris, 2018 *Grand Prize Nahia Film Fest: International Short Film Festival, 2018 *Special Jury Award Plein(s) Écran(s), 2018 26th MIX BRASIL FESTIVAL, 2018 Queer Screen – Sydney, 2019 ReelOut – Kingston’s Queer film + Video festival, 2019 Qflix Philadelphia, 2019 Go Short – Netherlands, 2019 Queen’s World film festival, 2019 Vues d’en Face – Grenoble, 2019 Académie des Césars – Nuits en Or, 2019 Prague Pride screening – Meziprata Film Festival, 2019

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2024.06.29-06.30 井浦新在台北電影節間的IG story (part 2/3)

part 1 / part 3

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East Asian LGBT+ Movies

In celebration of PRIDE, we're opening the doors to LGBTQIA+ films all across the world. While not every country acknowledges PRIDE, everyone deserves to join in the celebration. Whoever you are and wherever you're from, here are some stunningly beautiful and inspiring films featuring LGBT+ story lines, characters, and/or actors. This time we're looking at East Asia.

In South Korea, the 2018 film "The Handmaiden," directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Kim Min-hee and Kim Tae-ri, tells the story of a young woman who becomes involved in a plot to defraud a wealthy heiress. The film was praised for its eroticism, lush cinematography, and themes of power and deception.

The 2004 Japanese film "A Crimson Mark" was directed by Shun Nakahara. This drama follows the relationship between a young woman and her father's male lover, as they struggle to reconcile their feelings and navigate societal taboos.

In Thailand, the 2015 film "The Blue Hour," directed by Anucha Boonyawatana, tells the story of two high school boys who fall in love in the midst of a mysterious forest. The film was praised for its haunting atmosphere and exploration of themes of desire and identity.

"Dear Ex" (2018, Taiwan) - Directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-yen Hsu, this dramedy follows a teenage boy who discovers that his father has left his life insurance policy to his secret lover, a man, sparking a conflict between his mother and the lover.

Heart-wrenching and memorable, "A Girl at My Door" (2014, South Korea) tells the story of a police officer who takes in a troubled teenage girl and discovers that she is being abused by her stepfather, while also grappling with her own suppressed desires. Directed by July Jung.

"Suzaku" (1997, Japan) - Directed by Naomi Kawase, this drama follows a teenage boy who struggles to come to terms with his father's suicide and his own burgeoning sexuality, against the backdrop of a changing rural landscape.

"Fire" (1996, India) - Directed by Deepa Mehta, this romantic drama explores the relationship between two women, Radha and Sita, who find comfort in each other's company as they navigate the confines of their traditional Indian family and societal expectations. The film was controversial upon its release in India and faced backlash from conservative groups.

The Third Wife" (2018, Vietnam) - Directed by Ash Mayfair, this coming-of-age drama explores the life of a teenage girl who is forced into an arranged marriage with an older man, but develops a romantic relationship with one of his other wives.

"Dunno Y… Na Jaane Kyun" (2010, India) - Directed by Sanjay Sharma, this romantic drama tells the story of two men, Aryan and Ashley, who fall in love despite societal and familial pressure. The film features several intimate scenes between the two male leads, which were considered groundbreaking for Indian cinema at the time of its release.

Finally, in Taiwan, the 2008 film "Drifting Flowers," directed by Zero Chou and starring Mavis Fan and Serena Fang, tells the story of three women from different generations who navigate their relationships and sexuality in contemporary Taipei. The film was praised for its sensitive and nuanced portrayal of lesbian relationships and earned multiple award nominations, including the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

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Rodez (Excerpt) • Stefano Miraglia (FR-IT, 2017, digital, 3') from Collectif Jeune Cinema on Vimeo.

2017 / 3' / silent / distributed by Collectif Jeune Cinéma catalogue.cjcinema.org/fr/film/rodez-1110 derives.tv/constellation/miraglia/ stefanomiraglia.eu

Une exploration de la cathédrale de Rodez et de ses vitraux : figures en prière et imagerie scientifique. Une étude sur la couleur, la répétition et le clignotement, composée de 292 photographies.

An exploration of Rodez Cathedral and its stained glass windows: praying figures and scientific imagery. A study on color, repetition and flickering consisting of 292 photographs.

"A stunning piece of ecclesial psychedelia!" Sarah Bliss

Screenings & exhibitions: 2022/07 La Karavane, France 2021/07 Non-event [online] 2021/07 Cinema Zero, Italy 2020/08 Kino Otok, Slovenia 2020/07 Hambre Fórum [online] 2020/07 Dérives, France [online] 2020/06 Seek the sun, France [online] 2020/05 ICDOCS, USA [online] 2020/02 Les Inattendus, France 2020/01 Maratona di Visione, Italy [online] 2019/12 Les Inattendus Warm-up event, France 2019/11 Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival, Turkey 2019/11 Vidéo/Bars, France 2019/10 Panorama Internacional Vol #1 at Cine Tornado, Brazil 2019/10 Balkan Can Kino at Meme Gallery, Greece 2019/09 Mirada efímera at Museo MAR, Argentina 2019/06 ABOPevent #6b, USA 2019/06 Traverse Vidéo Hors Les Murs, France 2019/05 Panorama Internacional Vol #1 at O Sítio, Brazil 2019/05 Montreal Underground Film Festival, Canada 2019/05 L'Oeil d'Oodaaq (Rennes), France 2019/05 ABOPevent #6, USA 2019/04 Traverse Vidéo Hors Les Murs, France 2019/04 Ibrida - Festival delle arti intermediali, Italy 2019/04 L'Oeil d'Oodaaq (Saint-Malo), France 2019/04 Spectral Film Festival, USA 2019/03 Traverse Vidéo, France 2019/02 RPM Fest, USA 2018/12 Panorama Internacional Vol #1 at Pinacoteca Ruben Berta, Brazil 2018/11 Filmmaker Festival, Italy 2018/11 Nomadica, Italy 2018/10 Transient Visions, USA 2018/10 Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux, France 2018/09 The Unseen Festival, USA 2018/08 MARFICI, Argentina 2018/08 Strange Umbrellas #21, UK 2018/05 Fracto, Germany

Bio: Stefano Miraglia (Málaga, 1988) is an Italian-Spanish artist, curator and writer based in Paris. His activities focus on artists’ film and video. Often composed from diaristic and archival images, his films explore the notion of collage in cinema, combining noise music, photography, documentary and abstraction. His work has been presented internationally in exhibition spaces such as the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (Taipei), Fabrica research center (Treviso), Le dôme (Montbazon), Centrum (Berlin) and in numerous film festivals such as Prismatic Ground, ICDOCS, Vienna Shorts and Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris - where his film Anoche received an award in 2017. Since 2018 he has curated and presented several programs of experimental and artists’ films. Stefano is the founder and principal curator of Movimcat, an online project for the dissemination of artist’s cinema. Since 2019 he has been working on the rediscovery and reappraisal of the work of Ellis Donda. Stefano Miraglia is a member of the French association of art curators C|E|A.

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PRISIONERO DE LA TIERRA (1939)

PELICULA ARGENTINA de Mario Soffici (1164)

Intentando rescatar pasadas glorias en la que la comunidad hispana, tan dividida, especialmente por fuerzas exógenas, los gringos en su política divide y conquistara, podemos enorgullecernos. Esta película es una de ellas en la que podemos afincar en nuestra Hispanidad Americana.

Prisioneros de la tierra es una película argentina dramática en blanco y negro de 1939 dirigida por Mario Soffici.

Fue escrita por Ulyses Petit de Murat y Darío Quiroga, sobre varios cuentos de Horacio Quiroga.

La historia se centra en la explotación de los trabajadores de la yerba mate en la provincia argentina de Misiones.

​El titulo de la película en ingles es: PRISONERS OF THE EARTH

IMdB : 7

1164-1 enlace: https://ok.ru/video/7055248067075

La película consagró a Sóffici como autor de cine social y ha sido considerada como "el primer film de lo que después se va a llamar cine latinoamericano de denuncia".

En 1977 y 1984:  Prisioneros de la tierra fue seleccionada como la mejor película del cine argentino de todos los tiempos en las encuestas realizadas por el Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken en 1977 y 1984. 2000: ocupó el puesto 6 en esta edición. 2022:​ En una nueva versión de la encuesta organizada en 2022 por las revistas especializadas La vida útil, Taipei y La tierra quema, presentada en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, la película alcanzó el puesto 19.​ Prisioneros de la tierra - Wikipedia

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Holidays 11.7

Holidays

American Choral Society Day

Ben Ali Commemoration Day (Tunisia)

Climate Action Day

Commemoration Day (Tunisia)

Day of Accord and Reconciliation (Russia)

Day of the Hungarian Opera (Hungary)

Days of History and Memory (Kyrgyzstan)

Dunce Day

Employee Brotherhood Day (SpongeBob Squarepants)

European Radon Day

Gastrointestinal Day (Germany)

Gentian Day

Good Tummy Day (Japan)

Hug a Bear Day

Hungarian Opera Day (Hungary)

International African Writers’ Day (a.k.a. Pan African Writers’ Day)

International Day of Medical Physics

International Inuit Day

Little League Girls Day

Magazine Day

Medical Science Liaison Awareness and Appreciation Day

Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria, Australia)

Meteorite Day

National Bassist Day

National Cancer Awareness Day (India)

National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day

National Day for the Victims of Communism

National Day in Northern Catalonia (France)

National Day of Remembrance for Ka Otis (Philippines)

National Food Fortification Day (Philippines)

National Inuit Day (Canada)

National Keith Day

National Lori Day

National Programmatic Advertising Day

National Railway Day (Canada)

National Retinol Day

National Revolution and Solidarity Day (Bangladesh)

Notary Public Day

N7 Day (from “Mass Effect”)

Outdoor Classroom Day (UK)

Red Cup Day

Republican Elephant Day

Return Day (Delaware)

Social Revolution Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Stay Away from Anyone Named Honest John Day

Students’ Day (Maharashtra, India)

Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse Day (UK)

Tajik Theatre Day (Tajikistan)

Treaty of the Pyrenees Day (Northern Catalonia, France)

Victims of Communism Day (Florida, Missouri)

Watercress Day (French Republic)

Williams Syndrome Day (UK)

World Cancer Awareness Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chocolate Mud Cake Day (Sweden)

International Merlot Day

Martini Day

National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day

National Kumquat Day

World Pad Thai Day (UK)

Independence & Related Days

October Revolution Day (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Transdniestria, former U.S.S.R.; 1917)

Revolution Day (Bangladesh; 1971)

1st Thursday in November

International Day Against Violence & Bullying at School including Cyberbullying [1st Thursday]

International Project Management Day (a.k.a. IPM Day) [1st Thursday]

International Stout Day [1st Thursday]

Kid Lit Art Postcard Day [1st Thursday]

National Cash Back Day [1st Thursday]

National Casting Day [1st Thursday]

National Men Make Dinner [1st Thursday]

National Non-Fiction Day (UK) [1st Thursday]

Thankful Thursday [1st Thursday of Each Month]

Thanksgiving Day (Liberia) [1st Thursday]

Therapy Thursday [1st Thursday of Each Month]

Thirsty Thursday [Every Thursday]

Three for Thursday [Every Thursday]

Thrift Store Thursday [Every Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

World Digital Preservation Day [1st Thursday]

Weekly Holidays beginning November 7 (1st Full Week of November)

Dear Santa Letter Week (thru 11.13)

National Book Awards Week

Volusia County Fair (DeLand, Florida) [thru 11.17]

Festivals Beginning November 7, 2024

Caribbean Food and Wine Festival (Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands) [thru 11.10]

Cork International Film Festival (Cork, Ireland) [thru 11.17]

Creativa Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) [thru 11.10]

Dharamshala International Film Festival (Dharamshala, India) [thru 11.10]

Gatlinburg Winter Magic and Chili Cookoff (Gatlinburg, Tennessee)

International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg (Mannheim, Germany) [thru 11.17]

PizzaCon (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Port Barre Cracklin Festival (Port Barre, Louisiana) [thru 11.10]

Spinach Festival (Crystal City, Texas) [thru 11.10]

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Taipei, Taiwan) [thru 11.24]

Taste of the Ozarks (Springfield, Missouri)

Taste of the Town (Pasadena, Texas)

The WhiskyX (Austin, Texas)

World Food Championships (Indianapolis, Indiana) [thru 11.12]

World Film Festival of Bangkok (Bangkok, Thailand) [thru 11.17]

Feast Days

Albert Camus (Writerism)

All Dominican Saints and Blesseds (Christian)

Armstrong Sperry (Artology)

Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (Lutheran)

Billy the Grownup (Muppetism)

Birth of Baháʼu'lláh (Baha'i) [2 Muharram]

Charles Baudelaire Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Engelbert II of Berg (Christian; Saint)

Feat of All Saints of the Dominican Order

Feast of Blessed John Duns Scotus (The Subtle Doctor)

Feast of Stolen Fire

Festivals of the Twin Birthdays, Day 2 (Baha'i)

Florentius (Christian; Saint)

Francisco de Zurbarán (Artology)

Hawaiian Harvest Festival to Lomo (Ancient Hawai’i)

Herculanus of Perugia (Christian; Saint)

Jan Matulka (Artology)

John Christian Frederick Heyer (Lutheran)

John Duns Scotus (Christian; Blessed)

Lesser Ury (Artology)

Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen (Lutheran)

Makahikii Festival (Ancient Hawai’i)

Night of Hecate (Ancient Greece; Everyday Wicca)

Norah McGuinness (Artology)

Paul Peel (Artology)

Philippe de Comines (Positivist; Saint)

Prosdocimus (Christian; Saint)

Storm of Fears Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Tentacle Day (Pastafarian)

Tiamat’s Day (Pagan)

Tokhu Emong (Lotha Nada people of India)

Vicente Liem de la Paz (Christian; One of Vietnamese Martyrs)

Werenfrid (Christian; Saint)

Willibrord (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Prime Number Day: 311 [64 of 72]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 51 of 60)

Premieres

Aerial, by Kate Bush (Album; 2005)

Alice In Chains, by Alice In Chains (Album; 1995)

Big Hero 6 (Animated Film; 2014)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Radio Series; 1932)

…But Seriously, Phil Collins (Album; 1989)

The Divine Miss M, by Bette Midler (Album; 1972)

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, by Chicago (Song; 1970)

Don’t Look Now (WB MM Cartoon; 1936)

Elf (Film; 2003)

Feast (Disney Cartoon; 2014)

Fifty Cents Lost or Get That Half Back (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 123; 1961)

The Flintstones: Fred’s Final Fling (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1980)

Green, by R.E.M. (Album; 1988)

Hogfather, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 1996) [Discworld #20]

It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (Film; 1963)

Job, by Joseph Roth (Novel; 1930)

London Gazette (Weekly Gazette; 1665)

Love Actually (Film; 2003)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Animated Film; 2008)

Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party (TV Series; 2016)

Mater and the Ghostlight (Pixar Cartoon; 2006)

The Midnight Line, 22nd Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2017)

Miss Fritter’s Racing Skool (Pixar Cartoon; 2017)

Mister Magoo (Animated TV Series; 1960)

Raising Steam, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2013) [Discworld #40]

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Conertante; 1934)

Role Models (Film; 2008)

The Rose (Film; 1979)

Safari So good (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1947)

The Scheme Misfires of You Can Planet Better Than That (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 124; 1961)

Sid and Nancy (Film; 1986)

Something Wild (Film; 1986)

A Son Unique, by Wu-Tang Clan (Album; 2006)

Southern Fried Hospitality (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1960)

Starship Troopers (Film; 1997)

Studio One (Radio Series; 1948)

Ten Hail Marys & Ten How’s Your Fathers, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1980)

The Theory of Everything (Film; 2014)

Ummagumma, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1969)

Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekov (Play; 1899)

Whole Lotta Love, by Led Zeppelin (Song; 1969)

Wild Honey or How to Get Along Without a Ration Book (Barney Bear MGM Cartoon; 1942)

The Winds of War, by Herman Wouk (Novel; 1971)

Winter’s Heart, by Robert Jordan (Novel; 2000) [Wheel of Time #9]

Zot, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 11 & 12; 1964)

Today’s Name Days

Carina, Engelbert, Willibrord (Austria)

Anđelko, Baldo, Florencije, Zdenka (Croatia)

Saskie (Czech Republic)

Engelbrecht (Denmark)

Kiira, Kiiri, Kirke (Estonia)

Erin, Taisto (Finland)

Carine (France)

Engelbert, Carina, Willbir, Tina (Germany)

Athinodoros, Ernest, Theagenis, Themelios (Greece)

Rezső (Hungary)

Ernesto, Prosdocimo (Italy)

Helma, Lotars (Latvia)

Ernestas, Gotautė, Karina, Sirtautas (Lithuania)

Ingebrigt, Ingelin (Norway)

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Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 312 of 2024; 54 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of Week 45 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Hagal (Hailstone) [Day 12 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Yi-Hai), Day 7 (Yi-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 6 Heshvan 5785

Islamic: 5 Jumada I 1446

J Cal: 12 Wood; Foursday [11 of 30]

Julian: 25 October 2024

Moon: 36%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 4 Frederic (12th Month) [Isabella of Castille]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 46 of 90)

Week: 1st Full Week of November

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 15 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Nyd (Necessity) [Half-Month 22 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 11.21)