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[Moe]

Could somebody tell me what universities in Taiwan teaches Film, Video, Television, or Multimedia. Any info would be appreciated.

[chienkun]

Hey there,
I don't mean to be nasty, but its kinda ironic that you're looking for film school in Taiwan when you live in Los Angeles. Yes, you can study film, art or design, but you'd need to be completely proficient in Mandarin Chinese. If you are, then I might help you look into it. Otherwise, there's no use in even asking. Try AFI (the American Film Institute) in LA as USC and other presigious programs are pretty hard to get into. Also, the Pacadena School of Art and Design is quite reputable.

People come to Taiwan for many reasons, but film school I've never heard.
peace,
mr. X

[Moe]

Dude,

You�re assuming too much. You know what they say about people who assume too much. Anyway, I�ve been in Taiwan for a couple of years and I really like it there. I am hoping to return with my family. I�ve been at AFI and graduated there with a MFA, and finally I�ve originally from PASADENA so I�ve been there also. Actually I really enjoy traveling and before the Mrs came long I�ve been to over 12 countries. So Mr. X, you could say I�ve �been there done that�. So are you going to help? Peace, I�m out!

[James_T_Kirk]

[Moe]

Thanks for the info Kirk. Yes I am interested in teaching Film or Digital Video which I presently teach here in LA. So here it is for everyone who was WONDERING why I asked such a question. I would love to teach at a university in Taiwan but not English. No offense to all you out there who teach English. Personally I just can�t see myself teaching English when sometimes I speak double negatives. A bad habit one gets from being from LA � the real LA. I think triple negatives are applauded.

[chienkun]

Ok Moe,
Sorry if I hit a nerve. You're right - I did assume you were looking to study film and not teach it. With an MFA from AFI, I'm a bit surprised with your writing ability. If you're first language is not English, than forgive me again for assuming too much. If you're proficient in Mandarin, and have, indeed, graduated with an MFA from the extremely competitive American Film Institute - than you should be able to find a teaching job no problem.
If you don't read and write Mandarin fluently, than how do you suppose you could teach film? It is not a requirement for a film student to have a high level of English to study the subject. Film is loaded with technical and content-specific vocabulary that most native speakers wouldn't even understand.

I say: Bring your camera and editing software and make your own movie in Taiwan. Lots of documentary possibilities in a land that is so myserious and unkown to most Westerners.

Words from a fellow film school grad.
peace,
Xiao Kun Kun

[chienkun]

Hey Moe,
I think Kirk's suggestion to going to formosa.com or tealit is a good one.

I also found a couple of links that might help

...http://search.asiaco.com/Taiwan/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/

http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/taiwan/index.html

At least these links might take you to various university/college sites that can tell you what programs are offered.

I could find out more specifics if those to links aren't helpful.
Xiao Kun Kun (mr. X)

[Aristotle]

If you are interested in learning from or teaching next to video graphic legends of some of the greatest Asian film makers like Ang Lee, Jacki Chan...
I would recommend:
Department of Fine Arts, University of Hong Kong
http://www.fa.hku.hk/index_flash.html
There is of course the "National Taiwan University of Arts" in Taipei.
http://www.ntua.edu.tw/
Located near the Kuan Do MRT station just outside of Taipei, heading towards Dan Sui on the Red Line.
They have no English language programs and their Multimedia Department is, as most things in Taiwan below international standards.
Unlike the usual approach taken by the government on correcting their inadequacies Taiwan has allocated a very large budget to correct this problem. Part of that budget includes a scholarship for foreign students.
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:AH-GyI25p1IJ:www.ntua.edu.tw/~d05/3/word/National%2520Taiwan%2520University%2520of%2520Arts%2520Ministry%2520Of%2520Education%2520Guidelines%2520For%2520The%2520Award%2520Of%2520General%2520Scholarships%2520To%2520Foreign%2520Students.doc+%22National+Taiwan+University+of+Arts%22&hl=en

Unfortunately all courses are in traditional Chinese, a language that no one on the planet uses outside of Taiwan.
Good luck,
A.

[Moe]

Yo X,

I don�t know if I should backhand you for commenting on my writing or not. Anyway, A couple of years ago through some contacts several Taiwan Universities were interested in me and were in the preliminary stages of submitting the paper work to MOE. (Ministry of Education) At that time Saris virus was strong in Taiwan and I kind of back off from this venture and continued teaching here in LA. I am still interested in going back, why you may ask. I really don�t know, it�s a mystery that may be revealed to me when I get there. I lived in Taipei for several years and went to a university to learn Chinese. Presently I am not proficient in Chinese. I feel with a little effort I could be semi-fluent again. Besides, my wife could help me in that area and she likes the idea because she wants our kids to learn Chinese. My basic strategy is to send out my resume to all the university with a film department and the first one who bites gets me.

Hey X, I tried your link, thanks anyways but not too helpful. I would appreciate if someone could just rattle off all the film schools in Taiwan with their websites. Are there that many? As an incentive if I get the gig I will honor anyone with a 9 course meal at their favorite restaurant. OK?

[TaoyuanSteve]