2022TIAF Short Films Competition Call for Entries!

2022 Taichung International Animation Festival Short Film Competition Call for Entries
Prizes of NT$1.2 million await those who challenge!

The Taichung International Animation Festival (TIAF), the largest and the only animation-themed film festival in Taiwan, is now open for short film competition entries until June 30, with five categories: "Short Films Competition," "Taiwan Short Films Competition," "Student Short Films Competition," "Taiwan Student Short Films Competition" and "Popular Award," with a total of 1.2 million NTD in prizes. The shortlist is expected to be announced by August 1; animators from all over the world are welcome to register for the competition and compete for high competition prizes.

With the support of the Taichung City Government and the Information Bureau, TIAF is now entering its eighth year, among which the most eye-catching part is the short film’s award, where a record high of entries was received last year (2021) despite the impact of COVID-19, with 2,716 entries from 104 countries and regions. The Mayor of Taichung City and Chairman of the Taichung Film Development Foundation (TFDF), Ms. Lu Shiow-Yen, attended the award ceremony to present the significant awards, which is not only to honor the animation creators, but also to express her determination to support the development of the animation industry. Furthermore, Mayor Lu highlighted in her speech that the Taichung City Government would continue to support the Taichung International Animation Festival, enabling more domestic and foreign animation creators to regard Taichung as the most critical stage for their animation works to be exposed in Asia.

According to the Director of Taichung Film Development Foundation, Ms. Lin Shiau-Chi, the Taichung International Animation Festival has been well-received since its inception in 2015, with its short films competition being one of the highly anticipated annual events, which aims to discover new animation creators from around the world while attracting the attention of animators and production companies globally, thereby resulting in more outstanding submissions in terms of traditional and artistic value. This year, we look forward to aspiring talented animators from domestic and abroad participating in this annual animation event and competing with creators from all over the world to create a new peak in animation in Taiwan.

Year after year, Taiwan's animation talents are emerging. 12 of the 69 short films selected for the competition last year were from Taiwan, demonstrating the abundant artistic energy of Taiwan animation. Furthermore, many big wheels in the Taiwan animation field gathered in Taichung during the festival, which brought more outstanding Taiwanese animation works to the international arena, which significantly increased the visibility of Taiwanese animation in the world as well as made Taichung's efforts to promote them it visible to the world. Furthermore, in recent years, the originality and completeness of the entries have been very high, reflecting the culture, creative spirit, and strength of the animation industry of each country while also conveying the creators' observation of contemporary society and the international situation, which the judges highly praise.

The Taichung International Animation Festival has been held annually in Taichung since 2015 and has been organized by the Taichung Film Development Foundation since 2017, which sincerely invites all animation talents to participate in the festival. For more information on the competition rules and regulations, please visit the Taichung International Animation Festival website (https://twtiaf.com/2022rg/) or contact Ms. Tsai at 04-23236100 ext. 21.

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• Deadline: 30th June 2022
• Registration: https://twtiaf.com/2022rg/  (Website of TIAF) or via FilmFreeway

Submission Categories:

1. Short Films
2. Taiwanese Short Films
3. Student Short Films
4. Taiwanese Student Short Films
5. Children's Short Films  

• Award Amount: TWD1.2million (approx. USD36,0000)

We can’t wait to receive your films! We look forward to seeing you in Taichung, Taiwan this year!
If you have any problem about the registration, please contact by email: tiaf.competition@tfdf.org.tw