Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office Films and Posters
Overview
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston donated their collection of 16mm film prints to the Harvard Film Archive in 2007. Culled from the years 1969-1994, 115 titles from Taiwan and Hong Kong are represented here. These prints were once used by the Cultural Office as a resource for loaning and screenings in and around the city of Boston. The genres they cover run the gamut from Kung Fu action films to sweet romances to serious dramas. The films are in Mandarin and subtitled in English.
Dates
- Creation: 1969-1994
Language of Materials
Material is in Mandarin and English.
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only. Applications to consult this material should be directed to the staff of the Harvard Film Archive.
Film prints are made accessible by appointment only and in close consultation with HFA staff. Although materials do not circulate for individual use, students, filmmakers, artists, and researchers are encouraged to use the collections on-site.
Use Restrictions
Reproduction and/or publication of materials subject to copyright requires written permission from a) the copyright owner, his/her heirs or assigns and from b) the Harvard Film Archive, owner of the original material.
Extent
1 collection (124 films)The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Collection includes: 16mm motion picture films and a small number of theatrical posters and pamphlets related to the films. The collection is entirely comprised of fiction features and covers a broad range of genres, including historical dramas,martial arts,New Wave, comedy, and social policy films, such as those produced by the Taiwan Provincial Government’s Taiwan Film Studio (TFS).
Arrangement
Films are listed chronologically, beginning with title. Some filmographic information, including alternate title/alias, year of release, director, cast, and description, are included when available.
Organized into the following series:
- I. Motion Picture Films, 1969-1994
- II. Posters and Pamphlets
Aquisition Information
Donated by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston in 2007
General note
Genres and Forms of Materials
- Action Films
- Asian-American Films
- Biographical Films
- Children's Films
- Fantasy Films
- Historical Drama Films
- Horror Films
- Martial Arts Films
- Taiwanese Films
- War Films
Processing Information
Arranged and cataloged by Genevieve Havemeyer-King, 2014.
- Title
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Films and Posters, 1969-1994: Guide
- Author
- Harvard Film Archive, Harvard University
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hfa00036
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Film Archive, Harvard Library, Harvard University Repository
The Harvard Film Archive is one of the largest university-based motion picture collections in the United States, with a collection of 40,000 audio visual items, a growing number of manuscript collections, and nearly one million still photographs, posters, and other promotional materials from around the world and from almost every period in film history. The HFA's collection of paper materials, including the documentation of individual filmmakers as well as promotional materials such as posters, film stills, and ephemera are accessible to Harvard affiliates as well as to outside researchers.
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