Organizers of the Golden Horse Film Festival added three Mandarin audience Q&A sessions for Chen Yu-hsun’s historical drama A Foggy Tale at Huashan Creative Park after Taipei screenings sold out during the festival’s second week.
The film, which swept best picture and screenplay honors at the November 22 awards ceremony, follows families navigating Taiwan’s White Terror era. Huashan’s largest hall seats 280; festival staff said wait-listed viewers exceeded 1,100 before producers agreed to extend the run through Thursday.
How the encore program works
Each session begins with a 4K restoration print, followed by a moderated conversation with production designer Wang Chih-cheng and editor Liao Ching-song. Actors do not join because some cast members are preparing overseas promotional tours, but subtitled video messages will play before Friday’s final show.
Ticket revenue goes to the festival’s internship fund, not the distributor, a concession Huashan secured to keep prices at NT$320 despite demand.
Festival footprint in Taipei
Golden Horse titles still screen at Xinyi’s commercial multiplexes, but indie venues picked up overflow when sports fans flooded downtown for APBC exhibition games. Festival director Wen Tien-hsiang said partnerships with Huashan and Songshan Creative Park help mid-budget Taiwanese films reach viewers who skip mall theaters.
International guests continue to attend virtual Q&As because several directors are presenting companion documentaries in Hong Kong the same week.
What audiences are asking
Early questions focus on archival research for torture-scene props and how composers balanced Hakka folk motifs with orchestral cues. Organizers collect index cards instead of open-mic lines to keep politicized debates from derailing post-screening discussions.
Additional screenings will be announced Sunday night on the festival’s app once subtitle technicians confirm files for visually impaired patrons.