In 1993, Lin Wen-chi (), a doctorate graduate in literature, was offered a professorship in the Department of English at
National Central University (NCU), introducing
film studies courses to the university and beginning his career as a film scholar. In the following years, Lin wrote film reviews for various newspapers and magazines, but only occasionally and by invitation. Lin cited inspiration from film director
Tsai Ming-liang's film promotion efforts at university campuses for founding the newspaper, and he later served as its chief editor. It shifted to a weekly publication schedule and changed its title to
Funscreen Weekly. As of 2012, the newspaper had approximately 40,000 subscribers, with all writers being NCU students and no full-time writers on staff. In
mid-autumn 2014, a collection of film reviews and critiques titled
Funscreen on Paper () was released, edited by Shinie Wang, a
Funscreen writer who joined the publication since January 2009. As of November 2024,
Funscreen Weekly remains one of only two active media outlets which primarily focuses on providing film reviews in Taiwan, alongside a printed publication
Film Appreciation Journal, with both publications currently co-owned and published by the
Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. ==Awards and nominations==