The festival
The Taipei Film Festival, established in 1998, is the Taiwanese capital's flagship film event, organized with support from the Taipei City Government. Held in summer, it centers on Taiwanese cinema and emerging local talent while also presenting international titles, and its 'Taipei Film Awards' are a notable honor for Taiwanese film.
Worth knowing
The festival's International New Talent Competition gives a platform to first- and second-time feature directors from around the world. It typically runs from late June into early July across venues in Taipei.
How to attend
The festival is open to the public, with individual screening tickets sold online and at venues. Award ceremonies and industry programs run alongside the public screenings.
Awards & submissions
The Taipei Film Festival runs two main competitions: the Taipei Film Awards, a marquee honor for Taiwanese film, and the International New Talent Competition — established in 2005 as Taiwan’s first international competition for narrative features — open to directors’ first or second features, which awards a Grand Prize and a Special Jury Prize chosen by an international jury. The Grand Prize carries a cash award of around NT$600,000. Organized with support from the Taipei City Government, the festival centres on Taiwanese cinema and emerging local talent while also presenting international titles, typically running from late June into early July across venues in the capital. The public buys individual screening tickets online and at venues, and filmmakers enter the competitions through the festival’s annual call for entries, with submission windows posted on the taipeiff.taipei website.
Official site →Dates and programs change year to year — check the official site for the current edition.