TIAF Short Films Competition (Taiwan)

Categories 

• Entries should be submitted to the following categories: “Short Film”, “Taiwan Short Film”, “Student Short Film”, and “Taiwan Student Short Film”.
• Applicants for the “Taiwan Short Film” category may also apply for the “Short Film” category.
• The submitter applying for “Student Short Film” should be a student who is currently enrolled or still enrolled at the time of completion of the project. The submitter applying for “Taiwan Student Short Film” may additionally apply for the category of “Student Short Film”.
• The Jury has the right to recommend “Student Short Film” to the “Short Film” and “Children’s Short Film” categories, and to recommend “Taiwan Student Short Film” to the “Taiwan Short Film” and “Children’s Short Film” categories.
• Applicants from each category may also apply for the “Children’s Short Film”. The works sent to the “Children’s Short Film” should be suitable for children and should not violate any public policy or moral code.

Award Information

• Short Films 
  • Grand Prix: Prize money 500,000 TWD (Approximately 15,000 USD)
  • Jury Distinction: Prize money 100,000 TWD (Approximately 3,000 USD)
  • Outstanding Work: Prize money 50,000 TWD (Approximately 1,500 USD)
• Taiwanese Short Films 
  • Grand Prix: Prize money 150,000 TWD (Approximately 4,500 USD)
• Student Short Films 
  • Grand Prix: Prize money 150,000 TWD (Approximately 4,500 USD)
  • Jury Distinction: Prize money 100,000 TWD (Approximately 3,000 USD)
  • Outstanding Work: Prize money 50,000 TWD (Approximately 1,500 USD)
• Taiwanese Student Short Films 
  • Grand Prix: Prize money 100,000 TWD (Approximately 3,000 USD)
  • Best Technical Award: Prize money 50,000 TWD (Approximately 1,500 USD)
  • Best Artistic Award: Prize money 50,000 TWD (Approximately 1,500 USD)
  • Best Storytelling Award: Prize money 50,000 TWD (Approximately 1,500 USD)
• Popularity Award 
  • Children’s Choice Award: Chosen by popular votes, no cash reward
  • Audience Award: Chosen by popular votes, no cash reward
• Note: 
  • The prize money provided for “Best Technical Award”, “Best Artistic Award” and “Best Storytelling Award” in Taiwanese Student Short Film is sponsored by Animation & Visual Effects Association (AVA).
  • All cash prizes must comply with the tax laws of Taiwan and the relevant tax must be withheld in accordance with the law (for residents of Taiwan or residents holding a profit-making business at a fixed location, 10% of the full prize or competition and game proceeds are subject to withholding. For individuals who are not residents of Taiwan or who do not hold a fixed place of profit, 20% is required to be withheld).
  • If there are multiple recipients of the same prize, the cash prizes shall be divided equally among the recipients.
  • If the entrant is making an independent production, the winner will be the director. For films produced by production companies, the winner will be the director and the main production company.
  • TFDF reserves the right to disqualify an entry if there is a dispute over its eligibility to be entered. The prize money will be withheld until the dispute is resolved.

Eligibility Criteria                                                                                  

• The maximum running time (including cast and crew) of these animations, regardless of the technology and medium used to create them, shall not exceed 25 minutes.
• The entry must be completed after 1 January 2023 and no other version of the work can be entered previously.
• In order to submit a “Taiwan Short Film” or “Taiwan Student Short Film”, the director must be a national of Taiwan with a valid ID, or more than half of the production costs must be from Taiwan, or more than half of the production staff must be Taiwan (R.O.C.) nationals with a valid ID national.
• TFDF reserves the right to request the submitter to supplement or provide necessary documents to clarify the eligibility of the entrant. If the submitter fails to provide the documents as requested by TFDF, he/she shall be deemed to have forfeited his/her eligibility.

For more information, visit TFDF.