The 2018 Festival will include：

1.Lantern Painting Competition for students from local and community language schools

2.Taiwan Week Lantern Painting Exhibition at Queensland Taiwan Centre

3.Arts & Cultural Workshops at Calamvale Community College

4.Official Opening & Lantern Painting Competition Award Ceremony at Calamvale Community College

5.Multicultural Performance at SunPAC, Sunnybank

6.STORIES Multinational Painting Exhibition at Queensland Parliamentary House (All visitors for the exhibition should enter the parliamentary precinct via the Parliamentary Annexe Building, located on Alice Street (opposite William Street).

7.Environmental documentary movie "Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above"

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above 

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above is a 2013 documentary film which documents Taiwan completely in aerial photography. It is directed by aerial photographer Chi Po-Lin and produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien, with narration by Wu Nien-jen. The music is composed by Ricky Ho, with three songs written and performed by Nolay Piho (Lin Ching-tai). The film opened on November 1, 2013 at 44 theaters in Taiwan, with Chinese and English subtitles. The film broke the Taiwan box office records for the largest opening weekend and the highest total gross of a locally produced documentary. The film was nominated for Best Documentary and Best Original Film Score at the 50th Golden Horse Awards, winning the best documentary category.

Dance Kaleidoscope

Dance Kaleidoscope dance mostly English folk dances, also called Playford or English country dances.We dance because we enjoy it and those who perform do so as it gives a good reason for improving style and dressing up.

Kaleidoscope represents the changing patterns of the dancers as they dance, as well as the variety of dance styles performed by the group.

Let's Bollywood

Let’s Bollywood Dance School started with a passion to bring the fun and excitement of Bollywood dancing to Brisbane. We get the kids and adults of Brisbane to enjoy the movement of their bodies to the upbeat Bollywood music. We fuse together classical and folk Indian dance styles with contemporary Bollywood movements to create a fun and thrilling environment. Our classes are focused on making you happier, smarter and a whole lot healthier!

SAKURA Dance Group

The Sakura Dance Group is a non-profit organisation based on the Gold Coast, Australia. Our aim is to spread the awareness of Japanese culture and history through traditional Japanese dance. We hope to bring entertainment and happiness to our audiences.

Teacher, choreographer, art director and leader Junko Thomson has fused together a variety of traditional styles to create a unique and yet authentic Japanese cultural experience.

The Sakura Dance Group performs regularly at cultural events, schools, churches, aged-care centres and charity functions.

Event Schedule

Friday 2 Fri: Lantern Painting Competition open for invited schools

Friday 9 Fri: Lanterns delivered to Calamvale Community College and Queensland Taiwan Centre

Friday 2 March: Lantern submission due date

Wednesday 7 March: STORIES exhibition at Queensland Parliament House begins

Friday 9 March: Cultural Workshops at Calamvale Community College

Wednesday 14 March: Taiwan Week Lantern Exhibition at Queensland Taiwan Centre begins

Friday 9 March:

2018 BIAF Grand Opening, 6:00pm

Lantern Painting Competition Award Ceremony, 6:30pm 

Multicultural Performance at Calamvale Performing Arts Centre (CPAC), 7:00 - 9:30pm

Thursday 15 March: STORIES painting exhibition official reception (morning tea) at Queensland Parliament House

Saturday 17 March: Environmental documentary movie "Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above"

Tuesday 20 March: STORIES and Lantern Painting exhibitions end, Festival completed.