The 2019 Taipei International Book Exhibition kicked off on Tuesday with an author’s award ceremony presented by Eslite Bookstore. Three authors from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China respectively–Albert Leung, Jimmy Liao, and Tian Er–were awarded the Most Anticipated Authors of the Year...
New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Ivan Gros regarding the Anti-Ke-ai Manifesto and an ongoing print exhibition at the MBMore Gallery concerning the manifesto...
A major public controversy has broken out after Fu Yue, the director of the winning film for best documentary at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, tearfully declared on stage that she hoped one day to see Taiwan recognized as a politically independent entity...
Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office representatives organized several panel discussions and tabled at the New York Comic-Con in New York City in early October this year, hoping to promote Taiwanese comics. However, promotion efforts showed many places for improvement...
On Happiness Road would be one of the rare examples of a Taiwanese animation to make it to the theater in past years. Nevertheless, despite high-profile attempts to promote the view by the Taiwanese government, as well as Taiwanese celebrities, the film proved a failure at the box offices. It remains to be seen whether this film will gain more attention now that it has been shortlisted as a contender for Best Animated Film at this year's Academy Awards...
Formosa Moon, written by Lonely Planet travel writer Joshua Samuel Brown and his partner Stephanie Huffman, provides a charming, quirky look at Taiwan...
On August 11th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed theatre/performance maker and music composer Jaha Koo, during his visit to Taipei to perform in the Taipei Arts Festival. The following is a transcript of their conversation, which has been edited for clarity...