2019
Golden Bell Awards
迷你劇集最佳編劇、最佳女主角提名
迷你劇集最佳編劇、最佳女主角提名
入選國際短片競賽單元
榮獲最佳演員
入選國際短片競賽單元
入選國際短片競賽單元
入選台灣短片競賽單元
榮獲一般作品優等獎
入選國際短片競賽單元
Since 2024, Giloo has officially launched its international viewing service, joining hands with creators around the world to present a curated selection of over a hundred acclaimed films. From award-winning festival titles and popular feature films to thought-provoking documentaries, Giloo brings together diverse themes and compelling stories — inviting you to a cinematic feast that transcends borders.
A good story doesn’t need to be long! Giloo presents nine short films by emerging Taiwanese directors, delivering bold and punchy cinematic language that challenges everything you thought you knew about film.
Starting abruptly, ending just as suddenly, the short story in literary awards is an art of precise cuts. Often, the entire piece serves a singular, rare, fleeting thought, or the echoing aftermath when hearts collide—once the meaning is conveyed, it can conclude. There's no clinging or indulgence, just a crisp detachment, like a wind chime in summer, leaving no trace after the breeze passes.
Great stories don’t need to be long! Giloo presents a collection of short films by Taiwan’s emerging directors—bold, raw, and refreshingly innovative.Whether it’s a twist that lingers long after, or a punchy idea that flips your expectations, each film packs a powerful punch in under 30 minutes. Join Giloo on a crisp, exhilarating viewing journey—where every frame counts, and nothing is ordinary.
Founded in 2012, the Kaohsiung Shorts grant program aims to establish Kaohsiung as Taiwan’s creative hub for short filmmaking. The initiative encourages creators to break boundaries and clichés, embrace bold storytelling, and highlight local culture through cinematic expression. To date, over 100 short films have been supported through this program, making it one of the most influential and closely watched short film initiatives in Taiwan. This selection features 12 Kaohsiung Shorts completed between 2017 and 2018, encompassing both narrative and experimental works. With diverse themes and unique cinematic languages, these films reflect the vibrant creative energy of Taiwan’s short film landscape in recent years.
"Is there truly no one as good as Mother?" Devotion, omnipotence, unconditional love—these definitions of maternal love are not inherent talents exclusive to women. Giloo presents five films featuring imperfect mothers, guiding viewers to reflect on the diverse forms of motherhood and womanhood. No one is born a mother, and love is something that must be learned.
In 2017, Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise was published. Its distinct literary style immediately captivated readers, but the brutal reality and agonizing introspection presented beneath the exquisite yet sharp prose caused an even greater storm when the author, Lin Yi-Han, chose to take her own life shortly after the novel's release. To this day, this novel is constantly referenced whenever Taiwanese people discuss gender issues. For eight years, no one has forgotten Fang Si-Chi and Lin Yi-Han. However, even after the wounds have been exposed, we still hope for the possibility of repair and healing—not only for Si-Chi and Yi-Han but also for all the real pains that have been spoken and those yet to be uttered. If stories once brought dark wounds into the light, then in 2025, we hope to use the power of stories to rise powerfully from heartbreak, becoming a light for ourselves and for others.
As a female creator, what troubles me most is constantly facing categorization and labeling. Some even question whether I am too immersed in “lowercase,” dollhouse-like stories. But I believe that emotions often spoken about in private spaces are no less public in significance, and that ordinary life is not necessarily safe or uneventful. The five films I’ve selected all carry elements of the “feminine,” the uncanny, and the simultaneously mundane and surreal. At different points in my life, each of them has either explained or illuminated a lingering question, helping me better understand who I am—and where I’m headed.