Taiwan International Queer Film Festival

2024 Taiwan International Queer Film Festival — Call for Entries
第十一屆台灣國際酷兒影展 公開徵件

Festival Date: 2024 October 17-27
影展時間：擬定於2024年10月17日至10月27日

Taiwan International Queer Film Festival (TIQFF), established in 2014, is organized by Taiwan International Media and Education Association (TIMEA).
主辦單位：TIMEA 社團法人台灣國際影音與教育協會

Since the 1980s, Taiwan has witnessed waves of democratic movements in both the political and cultural arenas. The fight for gay rights took root in the 90s and has steadily grown. Since 2000, events such as the Gay Pride Parade have taken place, starting in Taipei, then gradually spreading to many other cities. All this is possible only through the grassroots efforts of many people who together have created a multi-faceted LGBT culture in Taiwan, garnering the title of the most gay-friendly country in Asia. In particular, after the long-term social movement from all walks of life in Taiwan and the countless political debates in parliament and in public space, our parliament just legalized same-sex marriage on 17 May 2019 and Taiwan is the first Asian country that legalizes same-sex marriage. However, despite these localized successes, Taiwan still lacks a central voice, one that gathers the strengths of the diverse LGBT groups to establish a friendly bond with the government, its people, and the rest of the world.

With the belief that the power of films and media can help to create this bond, Taiwan International Queer Film Festival aims to establish ourselves as the premier LGBT film festival in all of Asia. It is important not only to present to the Taiwanese people LGBT films from around the globe, but also to showcase the best Taiwanese queer cinema on the international stage. This will be the start toward a better understanding of the visions of the world.

The 11th Taiwan International Queer Film Festival is scheduled to run from October 17th to 27th, 2024, in Taipei, followed by national touring screenings.
第十一屆台灣國際酷兒影展定於2024年10月17日至10月27日在台北舉辦，隨後將在國內各地進行巡迴放映。

Festival Program Submission Categories:
Non-Competiton
- International Queer Features (longer than 60 minutes, family films and non-binary themes and all genres are welcome.)

Competition
- International New Talent* in Feature-Length Queer Film (longer than 60 minutes, any genres are welcome. Terms & conditions apply.)

- Queer Short Film Competition Categories (less than 30 minutes)
- International Queer Short Films
- Asia Pacific Queer Short Films
- First Nations Queer Short Films
- Made in Taiwan Queer Short Films

影展單元分類：
非競賽單元
— 國際酷兒長片（超過60分鐘）

競賽單元
— 國際新秀酷兒長片競賽（超過60分鐘）
— 短片酷兒競賽（少於30分鐘）：國際酷兒短片、亞太酷兒短片、原住民酷兒短片、台灣酷兒短片