Taiwan has finally announced the 10 films from mainland China chosen through a lottery that would be allowed for theatrical release in the island before the end of January.
Among those picked by Taiwan's Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development include Chen Jianbin's "A Fool," which earned the Chinese veteran actor three awards from four categories at The 51st Golden Horse Awards in Nov. 2014.
Also picked to be shown in the Chinese territory are the Chinese drama flicks "Startling by Each Step" by Song Di and "Somewhere Only We Know" directed by Xu Jinglei, who also plays the female lead role in the film.
The Chinese action epic film directed by Law Wing-Cheong about a Japanese death cult on a conquest to destroy China's spirit during World War II entitled "The Wrath of Vajra" also made the cut and would be released in Taiwan this 2015, according to the China Entertainment News.
Kwak Jae-Yong's romantic-comedy "Meet Miss Anxiety," Peter Chan's "Dearest," and "The Door of Happiness" by Qi Weimin and Cao Jing will also be allowed to be aired in Taiwan, says the territory's entertainment bureau.
Completing the list are Philippe Muyl's "The Nightingale," "The Ghouls" by Wuershan, and Xin Yukun's "The Coffin in the Mountain," which were chosen from 36 entries submitted by movie studios in the mainland.
Most of the films were already released in China in 2014, while only three are only about to be released in 2015.
The films have been pre-selected through a lottery process, which has long been criticized by members of the movie industry and the public.
In 2013, the mainland's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation entered into the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement which indicates a promise from Taipei to increase the film quota from 10 to 15.
However, Taiwan's legislative body had not approved the agreement, leaving the promise hanging.