Tsai Ming-liang returns to Jihlava to shoot a film

Following last year's visit, Tsai Ming-liang, a leading representative of Taiwanese cinema, who was awarded the Award for Contribution to Cinema at the festival in 2024, will return to Jihlava. During this year's festival, he will shoot a film for his famous Walker series, and also present it here in its world premiere.

"Tsai Ming-liang is one of the most prominent Asian filmmakers, who regularly presents his films in Cannes, Venice, and Berlin. We are delighted that his visit to last year's festival inspired him to shoot a film for his acclaimed series. It is a great honor for Ji.hlava as a festival and for the Czech Republic, which will thus join Hong Kong, Malaysia, France, and the USA, where Tsai Ming-liang shot the previous parts," said Hovorka, introducing the upcoming film.

Tsai Ming-liang moves on the border between film and visual art. He is the author of numerous installations for galleries and museums of contemporary art, but his roots lie in cinematography.

The film, which will be made directly during the festival in collaboration with FAMU students who will collaborate in key positions as part of the film faculty's mentoring program. Post-production will take place at FAMU Studio, and the finished film will be premiered on Saturday, November 1. "The films from the Walker series are a call to slow down, to stop, to change our perception. They are the antithesis of today's digital civilization," says Hovorka, adding that Tsai Ming-liang greatly appreciates Czech support for Taiwan. The filming was financially supported by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture.