The Taipei Film Festival is an annual multi-cultural event containing film festival and other film culture-related activities held by the Taipei City Government and mapped out by the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Organized by Taiwan Film & Culture Association, a non-profit film cultural organization led by the world-acclaimed director HOU Hsiao-Hsien, TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL is one of the most important and high-profile international cultural events in Taiwan, with screenings about 140 films from over 40 different countries. With approximately 100,000 attendants each year, its majority is made up of a decidedly young audience. The Festival attracts not only moviegoers but also film professionals. It has been recognized as the most influential showcase of international cinema for local film distributors in Taiwan. Last year, more than 20 films shown in the festival were sold to local distributors and had the theatrical releases in Taiwan.

The festival consists of the following sections:

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION-New Talent Competition
The New Talent Competition aims to encourage young and talented filmmakers for their directorial debuts and innovative works, and to provide a platform for new voices from all over the world. Films eligible for participation in the New Talent Competition should:

1. Be a 35mm film production.
2. Be either the first or second feature of the director.
3. Be Completed after January 1st, 2005
4. Not have been shown publicly in Taiwan prior to their showing at the festival (Taiwanese films are exempted).
5. Not have participated in any similar competition programs in Asia.
6. Be at least 60 minutes in duration.

Deadline: April 10th, 2006
Awards:
Grand Prize - NT$1,000,000 (approximately USD30, 000)
Special Jury Prize - NT$350,000 (approximately USD10, 000)
Audience’s Choice Award


NATIONAL COMPETITION
Taipei Grand Awards: Feature Film, Documentary, Experimental Film, Animation. Grand Prize - NT$1,000,000
Taipei Image Awards: Ten-minute shorts themed on Taipei City.
Grand Prize - NT$100,000
　

CITY VISION
In the past four years, “City-Vision” section has zoomed to Paris/ Prague (2002), Melbourne/ Kyoto (2003), Madrid/Barcelona (2004) and Moscow/ Saint Petersburg (2005) coupled with each year’s special programs allowed us to present the classical cinema as well as the recent productions from those cities. In addition, we have also invited some film masters such as Jiri Menzel and Vera Chytilova from Czech Republic, French director Leos Carax and legendary Japanese director Ichikawa Jun to meet the audience. This year the section will eye on Toronto and Montreal, two Canadian cities rich in cultural diversity and with a lively atmosphere and multitude of ethnic cultures.

GLOBAL CHINESE FILM & VIDEO
GLOBAL CHINESE FILM & VIDEO aims to present the current outstanding works by Chinese filmmakers from around the world, especially those by independent filmmakers. In the past two years, it opened its door to films from Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, USA and many others.


NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS
Focus on new directors and their latest feature films of all genres, this year’s festival will give its particular attention to gay and lesbian films

FESTIVAL DATES
June 24th – July 9th, 2006

LOCATION
Taipei City, Taiwan


For further information, please contact:
Taipei Film Festival
Add: 10F-2, No. 176, Sec 1, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan
Tel: + 886-2-3322-1623 Fax: + 886-2-2321-4529
E-mail: tiff@tiff.org.tw
Website: http://www.tiff.org.tw