Volos Films is a film production company founded by film producer Stefano Centini, headquartered in Taiwan and Italy. Its output includes noteworthy film such as A Holy Family, which won the Grand Prize at the Taipei Film Festival, and The Settlers, which competed at Cannes Film Festival and received the FIPRESCI Prize.
| Founded | 2018 |
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| Founder | Stefano Centini |
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Overview
editVolos Films was founded in 2018 in Taiwan, with a focus on facilitating international co-productions between Europe and Asia.[1][2] The company operates through two branches: Volos Films Taiwan and Volos Films Italia, the latter established in 2022.[3] Several of its productions, including A Holy Family and Tomorrow is a Long Time, have received international co-production support from the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA).[4][5]
In 2024, Volos Films announced its first Japanese co-production, Polaris, as well as a slate of international projects in development. These include I Have to Fuck Before the World Ends, Molder, Impunity, and Death Has No Master.[6]
Filmography
edit- Ten Years Taiwan (2018)
- A Holy Family (2022)
- Divine Factory (2022)
- In My Mother's Skin (2022)
- Tomorrow is a Long Time (2023)
- The Settlers (2023)
- Essential Truths of the Lake (2023)
- The Human Surge 3 (2023)
- Familiar (2023)
- An Afternoon with Berti (2023)
- Viet and Nam (2024)
- Transamazonia (2024)
- Wishing on a Star (2024)
- Stranger Eyes (2024)
- Another Home (2024)
- Some Nights I Feel Like Walking (2024)
- I, the Song (2024)
- Heads or Tails (2025)
- Magellan (2025)
References
edit- ^ "VOLOS FILMS LTD" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Volos Films". Taiwan Docs. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Stefano Centini • Producer, Volos Films". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Taiwanese documentary "A Holy Family" shortlisted for Venice Gap-Financing Market". Ministry of Culture. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Geisinger, Gabriella. "Taiwan set to refocus international co-pro fund toward more commercial projects". Screen. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (4 November 2024). "Taiwan Creative Content Fest: Volos Films Unveils Co-Production Slate as Country Goes Global". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2025.