A New Dawn by Shinomiya Yoshitoshi and Mother Mary by David Lowery will open the Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival which will take place from April 10 – 19, 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan.

A New Dawn by Shinomiya Yoshitoshi – Japan, France | 2026 – 76 minutes

Amidst a forest transformed into a solar field, Keitaro barricades himself in his family’s ancient fireworks shop. As the city prepares to seize the land, he is determined to complete “SHUHARI,” a phantom firework left behind by his vanished father. Reunited with his estranged brother and a childhood friend, the three must confront buried memories and a desperate deadline. Can one final explosion of light illuminate a new dawn for their stalled lives?

Screening Dates:
April 10, 2026 | Friday | MUVIE TITAN | 19:10 pm
April 19, 2026 | Sunday | Vie Show TAIPEI Hsin Yi 15 | 10:30 am

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Mother Mary by David Lowery – UK, Finland, Germany, USA | 2026 – 112 minutes

On the eve of her comeback performance, pop star Mother Mary reunites with Sam Anselm, her estranged best friend and former costume designer. As the high-stakes concert approaches, long-buried wounds and unresolved tensions between the two women rise to the surface, forcing them to confront their shared past and the fallout of their fractured relationship.

Screening Dates:
April 10, 2026 | Friday | MUVIE TITAN | 21:30 pm
April 18, 2026 | Saturday | Vie Show TAIPEI Hsin Yi 15 | 11:40 am

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For more information, please visit: https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/