Civil groups: Campus screenings of White Terror memory films to pass on history to generations
Civil organizations including the Koo Kwang-ming Foundation launched a campus-wide 'White Terror Memory Film Festival' campaign. The initiative aims to deepen historical education and pass on the history of the White Terror era to younger generations through independent film screenings and post-screening discussions in universities and communities across Taiwan.
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(Central News Agency reporter Yeh Su-ping, Taipei, April 27) The Koo Kwang-ming Foundation, New Taiwan Peace Foundation, Modern Culture Foundation, and Taiwan Students' Association today held a press conference to launch the campus-wide 'White Terror Memory Film Festival' campaign, calling for autonomous screenings of White Terror-related films and holding post-screening discussions. This aims to expand and deepen historical education in university campuses and social venues through the format of 'organize your own film festival!'
Shen Ching-kai, Director of the Koo Kwang-ming Foundation, stated that to awaken the public's memory of the White Terror history and emphasize the democratic values it conveys, this initiative is jointly called for by several university professors, cultural workers, directors, public advocates, and the 'Taiwan Students' Association' (currently with 50 university student associations participating).
The Koo Kwang-ming Foundation pointed out that the 'White Terror Memory Film Festival' campus campaign hopes to tell stories through films, allowing generations to pass on history. This wave of action is spontaneously initiated by civil groups and also makes appeals to the executive branch.
Civil groups call on the Ministry of Education to expand the procurement of public screening rights for 'White Terror' related films, actively assist schools at all levels in screening films or holding White Terror Memory Film Festivals, and deepen historical memory education from universities down to elementary and middle school levels.
Civil groups also call on the Ministry of Culture to refer to the Korean model, strengthening the promotion of White Terror memory films at international film festivals. They suggest establishing subsidies to encourage campuses and social groups (including community universities, independent bookstores) to hold lectures, and to plan sustainable, international White Terror Memory Film Festivals through public-private partnerships.
Chen Chun-hung, Professor of Political Science at Soochow University, said that this is not just a screening event, but a bottom-up social practice. Through one film, one theme, and one deliberation, more energy can be connected.
Lin Chiung-hua, Assistant Professor at the General Education Center of Taipei National University of the Arts, said that the current generation of young students is both the generation farthest from White Terror history and the generation with the most open information. The film festival campaign aims to create a starting point for understanding forbidden history and to break the taboo or fear of discussing politics that still exists on campuses.
Documentary director Lee Hui-jen stated that a few years ago, he filmed many movies and sent a letter to the Ministry of Education stating that elementary and middle schools or universities could use them for free, but the Ministry of Education did not respond for a long time. He later learned that they were still reviewing the content of the films. He explained that many of these were award-winning films, but the Ministry of Education was still very nervous, eventually only approving an anti-drug film. In fact, films are an excellent medium for breaking barriers and understanding what happened on this land of Taiwan.
Cheng Yu-lun, Standing Director of the Taiwan Students' Association, expressed support for this campaign jointly initiated by several professors, cultural workers, and public advocates, allowing everyone to 'organize their own film festival' on university campuses, clarifying blurred democratic history through screenings and post-screening discussions. (Editors: Wan Shu-chang) 1150427
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(Central News Agency reporter Yeh Su-ping, Taipei, April 27) The Koo Kwang-ming Foundation, New Taiwan Peace Foundation, Modern Culture Foundation, and Taiwan Students' Association today held a press conference to launch the campus-wide 'White Terror Memory Film Festival' campaign, calling for autonomous screenings of White Terror-related films and holding post-screening discussions. This aims to expand and deepen historical education in university campuses and social venues through the format of 'organize your own film festival!'
Shen Ching-kai, Director of the Koo Kwang-ming Foundation, stated that to awaken the public's memory of the White Terror history and emphasize the democratic values it conveys, this initiative is jointly called for by several university professors, cultural workers, directors, public advocates, and the 'Taiwan Students' Association' (currently with 50 university student associations participating).
The Koo Kwang-ming Foundation pointed out that the 'White Terror Memory Film Festival' campus campaign hopes to tell stories through films, allowing generations to pass on history. This wave of action is spontaneously initiated by civil groups and also makes appeals to the executive branch.
Civil groups call on the Ministry of Education to expand the procurement of public screening rights for 'White Terror' related films, actively assist schools at all levels in screening films or holding White Terror Memory Film Festivals, and deepen historical memory education from universities down to elementary and middle school levels.
Civil groups also call on the Ministry of Culture to refer to the Korean model, strengthening the promotion of White Terror memory films at international film festivals. They suggest establishing subsidies to encourage campuses and social groups (including community universities, independent bookstores) to hold lectures, and to plan sustainable, international White Terror Memory Film Festivals through public-private partnerships.
Chen Chun-hung, Professor of Political Science at Soochow University, said that this is not just a screening event, but a bottom-up social practice. Through one film, one theme, and one deliberation, more energy can be connected.
Lin Chiung-hua, Assistant Professor at the General Education Center of Taipei National University of the Arts, said that the current generation of young students is both the generation farthest from White Terror history and the generation with the most open information. The film festival campaign aims to create a starting point for understanding forbidden history and to break the taboo or fear of discussing politics that still exists on campuses.
Documentary director Lee Hui-jen stated that a few years ago, he filmed many movies and sent a letter to the Ministry of Education stating that elementary and middle schools or universities could use them for free, but the Ministry of Education did not respond for a long time. He later learned that they were still reviewing the content of the films. He explained that many of these were award-winning films, but the Ministry of Education was still very nervous, eventually only approving an anti-drug film. In fact, films are an excellent medium for breaking barriers and understanding what happened on this land of Taiwan.
Cheng Yu-lun, Standing Director of the Taiwan Students' Association, expressed support for this campaign jointly initiated by several professors, cultural workers, and public advocates, allowing everyone to 'organize their own film festival' on university campuses, clarifying blurred democratic history through screenings and post-screening discussions. (Editors: Wan Shu-chang) 1150427
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