At the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Taiwanese director Shih-Ching Tsou’s (鄒時擎) solo directorial debut, Left-Handed Girl (左撇子女孩), earned the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution—an accolade commissioned to help new filmmakers distribute their first feature films across France. Taiwan’s increased visibility at renowned international independent film festivals like the Cannes Film Festival is much welcomed. Indeed, independent films’ reputation for prioritizing storytellin...
