Taiwanese movies have earned a high reputation in international film festivals over the past few years, giving a different impression of Taiwan, with its vitality of soft power and culture, to the whole world. Last year, the number of tourists to Taiwan reached a record of 5,567,000; to keep the number rising, the Tourism Bureau is targeting 4 categories of tourists: young backpackers, senior couples, young women, and families. A brand-new international promotional film was shot, using movie production values for the first time, to incorporate the island's natural beauty and cultural diversity into a short film. The beauty of Taiwan is shown through both images and sound to portray Taiwan's warmth and hospitality to from tourists around the world.
近年來臺灣電影在全球各大影展獲得高度肯定，讓世界看見臺灣不同的軟實力及人文面貌。­去年來臺觀光人次首創歷史新高556.7萬人次，交通部觀光局為趁勝追擊，鎖定全球觀­光市場的青年背包客、銀髮夫妻、年輕女性及年輕家庭4類旅客族群，首次嚐試以電影拍攝­手法，製作全新的國際宣傳影片。將臺灣自然美景及人文感動，透過影片的「視覺」和「聽­覺」，將臺灣的美、臺灣的聲音、臺灣的人情味深深觸擊到世界的每位旅客心中，以吸引更­多旅客來臺觀光與體驗。
The most meaningful element of a trip is 'people', who give tourists their most lasting memories, and it is friendly interpersonal relations that make Taiwan a unique destination for tourists from all over the world. The Tourism Bureau invited director Johnason Lo, who has won international Promax, iF Design, and red-dot awards, and Michael Fimognari, a well-known photographer with two Emmy awards to his credit, to help produce the film, 'Time for Taiwan—My Beautiful Island'. The film takes a completely different perspective, and focuses primarily on interpersonal relations at their most unique. The film is designed in a way that escapes the constraints of a rigid government promotional film, and also abandons the old fashioned style of a drama or a scenic-spot-oriented film. The images in the film are seen through eyes of four groups of tourists and through their stories in Taiwan, which show vividly the excitement and discovery they experience during their journey. A trip can produce in tourists valuable memories and a desire to come again. This is what the film, 'It's time for Taiwan', tries to tell everyone in the world: come experience this beautiful island.
旅行中最令人印象深刻的是「人」，也因為「人」使旅行更具意義和價值，而臺灣的人情味­一直都是國際旅客最為稱讚的魅力點。觀光局特別邀請獲得Promax、iF Design、red-dot國際競賽大獎的臺灣新銳導演羅申駿先生，以及榮獲2座艾­美獎的美國知名攝影師Mr. Michael Fimognari，為本片'Time for Taiwan—My Beautiful Island'親自操刀，跳脫政府宣傳的框架，顛覆以往景點式或偶像式的拍攝手法，以­重拾人情味作為臺灣旅遊的最大賣點。透過4組國際旅客的目光，以電影說故事的方式呈現­，旅客從入境臺灣對旅程未知的期待，到旅行臺灣過程中的精彩發現和驚喜感動。旅行並非­一段旅程的結束，而是一個故事的開始！它對旅客所產生的內在價值是無價的啟發，也是促­其再次造訪的動力。'It's time for Taiwan!'旅行臺灣，就是現在!讓我們一起歡迎更多外國友人來臺體驗這座美麗的­島嶼吧!
The film combines two themes -- 'International Spotlight' and 'Tour Taiwan, Experience the Centennial'-- along with Taiwan's folk religions, folk culture, aboriginal tribes, hot springs, innovation, contemporary culture, hiking, and eco-tourism. The film is the product of a full year of planning and shooting. Four versions with different lengths have been produced: 16 minutes, 10 minutes, 60 seconds, and 30 seconds.
本片結合「國際光點」和「旅行臺灣．感動100」的民俗宗教、在地文化、原民部落、溫­泉、創新、當代文化、登山健行、生態旅遊等感動元素，歷經1年的籌劃與拍攝，共完成4­支不同長度的宣傳短片(16分鐘、10分鐘、60秒和30秒)。
※The Scenic Spots of 'Time for Taiwan－My Beautiful Island' 臺灣觀光影片景點地圖：http://g.co/maps/gg8ys