Director｜Singing CHEN

Singing CHEN's work encompasses fiction, documentary and VR films and has received numerous festival accolades. Her debut "Bundled" (2000) competed at Vancouver and "God, Man, Dog" (2007) screened at Berlinale, VIFF, HK, Busan and elsewhere. Chen's documentaries detail artistic practice and the environment. Through VR technology she explores space and movement. Her latest VR experience "The Man Who Couldn't Leave" (2022) won Venice Immersive Best Experience at 79th Venice International Film Festival. Her new project "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up" has been selected for the 2023 Venice Gap-Financing Market, and she also served as the President of the Jury for the 80th Venice Immersive Competition. Chen's collective work is marked by a deep empathy for disenfranchised characters and a strong sense of social justice.

Presented by｜Kaohsiung Film Archive

The Kaohsiung Film Archive plays a pivotal role in advancing southern Taiwan’s film industry, focusing on industry innovation, educational outreach, and program curation. It has been instrumental in fostering Taiwan’s XR landscape by providing extensive support for VR creators and launching Taiwan's inaugural VR Immersive Theater, “VR FILM LAB” which showcases outstanding works from Taiwan and the world.

Every October, the Kaohsiung Film Festival, recognized as one of Taiwan’s premier film festivals, features the unique "International Short Film Competition" along with the "XR Competition." Its “XR DREAMLAND” program stands as Asia's largest immersive XR exhibition, attracting prominent creators from around the world and acting as a vital hub for global XR collaboration.

The Walkers Films was founded by image creator Singing Chen as a studio focused on image creation, spanning various formats like film, documentaries, television, and VR. Over the years, the studio has collaborated with artists from a wide range of disciplines, developing a unique creative approach that bridges different genres and media. In 2022, the studio’s VR film, "The Man Who Couldn’t Leave", won the Best Experience Award, the top honor in the Immersive Competition at the Venice Film Festival. Works in progress include the VR experience "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up" and the feature film "The Ancient Tree". Other works include the documentaries "The Walkers" and "The Moving Tent", the experimental short "In Trance We Gaze", the TV drama "Heaven on the 4th Floor", and the films "Afterimage for Tomorrow" and "The Man Who Couldn’t Leave". These projects have received critical acclaim and have been featured at renowned festivals such as the Venice Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Golden Horse Awards, Taipei Film Festival, and Taiwan International Documentary Festival.

Funique VR is a leading provider of 8K stereoscopic VR content and end-to-end production-to-display solutions. Specializing in entertainment, education, sports broadcasting, and virtual concert livestreaming, the company excels in millimeter-level macro capture, panoramic scanning, and XR large-space technology, creating virtual experiences that feel vividly real. Funique VR has been selected for the Venice Film Festival six years in a row, winning the top prize for immersive content in 2022, and has been recognized by 23 international film festivals worldwide, including Sundance, Annecy, and the Kaohsiung Film Festival.

Director｜Singing CHEN

Singing CHEN's work encompasses fiction, documentary and VR films and has received numerous festival accolades. Her debut "Bundled" (2000) competed at Vancouver and "God, Man, Dog" (2007) screened at Berlinale, VIFF, HK, Busan and elsewhere. Chen's documentaries detail artistic practice and the environment. Through VR technology she explores space and movement. Her latest VR experience "The Man Who Couldn't Leave" (2022) won Venice Immersive Best Experience at 79th Venice International Film Festival. Her new project "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up" has been selected for the 2023 Venice Gap-Financing Market, and she also served as the President of the Jury for the 80th Venice Immersive Competition. Chen's collective work is marked by a deep empathy for disenfranchised characters and a strong sense of social justice.

The National Human Rights Museum is the first museum in Asia to be set within historical sites associated with human rights abuses in a way that powerfully brings to life the history of human rights violations during Taiwan’s martial law period. It stands as a memorial site that commemorates the development of human rights in Taiwan and serves as a venue where the nation can confront its history of human rights abuses. The museum's jurisdiction encompasses Jingmei White Terror Memorial Park, Green Island White Terror Memorial Park, and the AnKang Reception House. The Human Rights Museum preserves the poignant memories of Taiwan’s many political victims and promotes the conservation, archival research, exhibits, educational outreach, and international network of artifacts dating from the martial law period. It also aids in the promotion of historical sites of injustice and supports organizations that are dedicated to tackling contemporary human rights issues and realizing human rights principles. Through these endeavors, the museum showcases Taiwan's commitment to the universal values of democracy, freedom, and justice.

The Walkers Films was founded by image creator Singing Chen as a studio focused on image creation, spanning various formats like film, documentaries, television, and VR. Over the years, the studio has collaborated with artists from a wide range of disciplines, developing a unique creative approach that bridges different genres and media. In 2022, the studio’s VR film, "The Man Who Couldn’t Leave", won the Best Experience Award, the top honor in the Immersive Competition at the Venice Film Festival. Works in progress include the VR experience "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up" and the feature film "The Ancient Tree". Other works include the documentaries "The Walkers" and "The Moving Tent", the experimental short "In Trance We Gaze", the TV drama "Heaven on the 4th Floor", and the films "Afterimage for Tomorrow" and "The Man Who Couldn’t Leave". These projects have received critical acclaim and have been featured at renowned festivals such as the Venice Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Golden Horse Awards, Taipei Film Festival, and Taiwan International Documentary Festival.

Founded in 2015 by producer Lin Shih-Ken, Outland Film Production is a collective of filmmakers focusing on film production, project development, international co-production, and distribution. We are dedicated to producing films that push boundaries and deliver high commercial performances, and also bring together Taiwanese and international talents to create a platform for collaborations of all types of art forms. Outland Film Production have produced critical-acclaimed films that are also well received among mainstream audiences, such as "The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful" (2017), "Dear Tenant" (2020), "Coo-Coo 043" (2022), TV series "Detention" (2020), VR short "The Man Who Couldn't Leave" (2022).