Pingtung Film Festival is a local film competition held by the Pingtung County Government. The event is designed to attract more outstanding domestic and foreign filmmakers to visit Pingtung and create films base on “the Pingtung Image.” The vocabulary of the camera presents the uniqueness and style of Pingtung, allowing the landscape and beauty of culture to spread outward through photography. Additionally, it also aimed to make the film festival become an iconic call -for event. From the perspective of city marketing, the event will record the unique features of Pingtung and promote the city to the nation and overseas.

Best Feature Film
The aim is to commend the feature film works which are outstanding in plot construction, characterization and narrative techniques.
Best Documentary
Focus on the field of documentary, select a profound social significance, unique perspective and superb production skills of documentary works.
Best Short Film
Encourage short films to be produced and recognize short films that can fully express a story, emotion or idea in a limited time.
Best Animated Feature
Selected creative unique, beautiful screen, smooth narrative animation film works.
Best Director
Awarded to a director who has demonstrated outstanding talent and unique style in the art of film directing.
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
Recognition in the script has an outstanding performance, can deeply explore human nature, social reality or unique imagination of the screenwriter.
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Selected in the film performance to shape the role of deep, sincere, strong performance of the actor.
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An actress who performs well in a film, understands the role, and is able to move the audience.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Recognition in the film although not the main character, but the performance of eye-catching, for the film a lot of color supporting actor.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
A supporting actress who performs well in a film and adds luster to the film.
Best New Actor
New actors are encouraged and young actors are selected for their first or first appearance in a film performance.
Best Photography
For outstanding contributions to cinematography and the ability to tell stories through camera language.
Best Music
Awarded to the film to create excellent music, can enhance the film's emotional expression, the atmosphere of the creation of music creators.

1. Entry Requirements:
Film types: accept feature films, documentaries, cartoons and experimental films and other types of films.
Time Limit: no more than 30 minutes for short films and 120 minutes for long films.
Language Requirements: the language of submission is not limited, but non-chinese films are required to provide English and Chinese subtitles.
Production period: only films completed within the last three years will be accepted.
Submission details:
Submission format: The submitted video should be in digital file format (such as MP4, MOV) submission.
Submission: participants must submit their work through a designated online platform.
3.Participants' responsibilities:
Copyright Notice: the contestant shall guarantee the copyright integrity of his/her work and agree to the use of the film clips in the promotion and exhibition of the film festival upon submission.
Entry fee: submissions are free of charge.
Criteria:
Creativity and originality
Plot and narrative quality
Visual and audio representations
The cultural and social impact of the film
5. Awards:
Best Drama
Best Documentary
Best Animated Feature
Best Director
Special Jury Award
Other requirements:
Exhibition Arrangement: the short-listed films will be arranged by the festival to be shown during the festival period.
Festival activities: the festival will include film screenings, forum discussions, industry exchanges and master classes.