The line-up of films, lecture and symposium was revealed by Bart Testa, Professor of Cinema Studies, U of T and Colin Geddes, International Programmer, Toronto International Film Festival and Ultra 8 Pictures.

The festival to be held on February 26-28 is co-presented by the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto with Community Co-sponsor, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.

The Opening Night Gala at the Innis Town Hall starts at 6:30 p.m. on February 26 with the keynote address Bentu: Taiwan Cinema’s Sentiments and Marketplaceby Professor Emilie Yeh of the Hong Kong Baptist University, followed by the Toronto-premiere screening of Tears directed by Cheng Wen-Tang. The Opening Night Party will be held at the Innis Café to be transformed by Dinah Koo of Koo & Co and In the Kitchen with Dinah. Ms Koo will cater Taiwanese night market fare, and Dufflet will bring the dessert.

On February 27, the festival continues at the Innis Town Hall with a Saturday morning – suitable for children – film at 10:00 a.m. with Orz Boyz directed by Yang Ya-Che. The second film of the day is City of Sadness directed by Hou Hsio-Hsien. The screening will be followed by a lecture Hou Hsiao-hsien and City of Sadness as Taiwan’s Cultural Ambassador with Professor James Udden, Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. Next on the Saturday program at 5:00 p.m. is a symposium Contemporary Taiwan Cinema with speakers, Lee Carruthers, Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, University of Calgary; Shelly Kraicer, Curator, film programmer, and freelance film critic, Beijing based; and Bart Testa, Professor of Cinema Studies, U of T. The last film on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. is Parking directed by Chung Mung-Hong.

The final day of the festival on February 28 is also at the Innis Town Hall and starts at 2:00 p.m. with Dark Night directed by Fred Tan. The second and closing film is Growing Up directed by Chen Kun-Hou at 5:00 p.m.

Advance tickets can be purchased on-line at www.utoronto.ca/ai or by phone at (416) 946-8996.

Tickets for ALL screenings including opening night can be purchased 30 minutes before start time at the Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Avenue at St. George)box office.