Taiwanese family drama "Synapses" directed by filmmaker Chang Tso-chi, which depicts how members of a family deal with their emotional conflicts in the face of Alzheimer's disease, won the Best Film Award at the 18th edition Asian Film Festival which took place at the Cinema Farnese in Rome, Italy, from June 17 through 23.
Taiwanese illustrator Tonn Hsu was invited by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan to design this year’s promotional pamphlet, which revolves around Alishan, coupled with Taiwanese cultural elements such as the tea ceremony, traditional tiles, aboriginal tribes, temples and the Alishan Forest Railway.
In light of social equality and accessibility being the focus all over the world in recent years, the National Palace Museum (NPM) has collaborated with New Taipei Municipal Bangqiao Senior High School to launch a project "An Eye for National Treasure from NPM" as part of its special exhibition "Facets of Authority : A Special Exhibition of Imperial Portraits from the Nanxun Hall."