Beaune’s Blog

My science-fiction/adventure screenplay in development, Tatala, has been named a quarter-finalist in the Manchester Film Festival . MFF officials inform me this places the script in the top third of the many submissions to this BAFTA-qualifying film event. The 2026 edition of the Manchester Film Festival spans March 19 through March 29. Do make plans to join us! The feature screenplay is registered with the International Screenwriters Association and protected through the Writers Guild of America and US Copyright Office.  #manchesterfilmfestival #tatala #featurescreenplay #filmscreenplay #atbeaune   

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The complete short film Melodia is now viewable online. Many thanks to our festival hosts for a warm international reception. 唐博訥創意藝術 A T Beaune Creations and f/Lash Productions present 梅樂蒂  MELODIA 本短片採迴旋曲式結構  a short film in rondo form Cast at Left:     陳佳琳 Jia Lin Chen,  余宗翰 Hank Yu,  田雨璇 Anna Tian Cast at Right:  哆啦囉 Dora Lo,  阿曼 Manav Mehta,  艾倫咚 Aaron Don Don Not shown:    陳羿安 Yi-An Chen as Mel Trailer 1:00 (all audiences)  • Vimeo  https://vimeo.com/atbeaune/trailer-melodia   • YouTube  https://youtu.be/zX8mN0blYXU   Full Film 9:00 (advisory 12+)  • Vimeo  https://vimeo.com/atbeaune/melodia   • YouTube  https://youtu.be/7xQR5jWoAI0   IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22539124/   Links  https://linktr.ee/melodia.shortfilm  

Katie on set     Sad news arrived recently. Katie Chingyeh Lee  took leave of this world far too early on June 2.  For many of us in Taiwan’s international film scene, Katie stands forever tied in memory to our first professional experiences in cinema. She cast us in, and advised us through, projects like Ang Lee’s Life of Pi and Martin Scorsese’s Silence . She worked with arts educators to arrange experiences that would help all interested to bring new creations into being. The thoughts of many in Taiwan are with the family now.  Farewell to a fun, serene, inquisitive, and inspirational presence. We will miss you. ________ A reminiscence shared by her sister on behalf of the family: Katie (1980.03.09–2025.06.02) was not easy to define: a daughter, sister, cousin, friend, and artist whose life defied conventions and left an unforgettable mark on everyone she met. She was the most fascinating person many of us have ever known. She was full of energ...

Taiwan’s lovers of imaginative film who have been eagerly anticipating the next edition of the Sub-Tropical Independent Film Festival need wait only a few days more. The third festival is nearly here: 2025 May 10 Saturday . National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) provides the venue. Once again, planners Barry Hall and Li-Ting Huang have arranged the short films into three programs, with this year’s screenings scheduled at 14:00, 16:00, and 18:50. Check the end of this article for ticket purchase information . As the acronym might imply, STIFF doesn’t mind a few long shadows and a bit of pungency in its off-road explorations of cinematic power. As festival planners describe it, ‘We’re looking for the offbeat, the weird, the experimental, the eccentric, the startling, the uncanny, the inexplicable. We want films that ask more questions than they answer. Films that understand the rules of filmmaking but know when to break them. Quality doesn’t mean formulaic.’ ________ The 2024 STIFF...