Taiwan approves nearly doubled budget for National Film Center's second phase

Taiwan's Executive Yuan has officially approved a revised plan for the second phase of the National Film and Audiovisual Center, significantly increasing the total budget by nearly double to NT$8.30494 billion from the original NT$4.51 billion.

The second phase of the project is primarily focused on establishing dedicated archival and museum spaces to address the long-standing issue of storing the center's vast collection. This includes approximately 20,000 film reels and over 600,000 audiovisual artifacts accumulated since the National Film Library's establishment in 1978, which have lacked a proper storage facility.

The revised plan incorporates urban planning requirements from New Taipei City, necessitating the construction of 830 parking spaces for cars and motorcycles, along with two sky bridges. It also considers suggestions from the New Taipei City government regarding urban landscape aesthetics, evaluating the possibility of constructing parking facilities entirely underground. Price adjustments due to inflation have also contributed to the increased budget.

Despite the substantial budget increase, the Executive Yuan has agreed to fully fund the revised plan, citing the successful collaboration between central and local governments on the first phase and aiming for a win-win outcome for national and local development. The Ministry of Culture expressed its hope that New Taipei City will expedite the gratuitous allocation of land to ensure the smooth execution of the project.

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The second phase plan's core is to resolve the issue of storing approximately 20,000 film reels and over 600,000 audiovisual artifacts accumulated since 1978, which still lack dedicated archival space.