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

- Best International New Talent in Feature-Length Queer Film 最佳國際新秀酷兒長片 |Prize: 1000 USD* (terms & conditions apply.)

- Best International Queer Short Film 最佳國際酷兒短片
- Best Asia Pacific Queer Short Film 最佳亞太酷兒短片
- Best First Nations Queer Short Film 最佳原住民酷兒短片
- Best Made in Taiwan Queer Short Film 最佳台灣酷兒短片
- Audiences Awards - Best Queer Feature Film 觀眾票選獎:最佳酷兒長片
- Audiences Awards - Best Queer Short Film 觀眾票選獎:最佳酷兒短片

- Taiwan Film Critics Society Award 台灣影評人獎

Submission Terms and Conditions
- Submission fee must be made in USD as collected by FilmFreeway.
- The content or context of submission work must have at least one or more related subjects such as LGBTQI+ storytelling, LGBTQI+ character representation, gender and cultural diversity or body politic.
- Must be completed after December 31st 2022.
- Must have English subtitles, including the trailer.
- Must not be works-in-progress or rough cuts.
- Must have Traditional Chinese and English subtitles if the film is made in Taiwan, Hong Kong or China.
- All films must be submitted before April 30th 2024 (expect Made in Taiwan short films).
- An online Screener with a secure password or high-resolution file is highly preferred.
- You can select more than one category. However, only the categories that are successfully selected will be featured.

*Awards & Prizes:
- Please note that the prize money is subject to a 10% withholding tax in accordance with the law. For individuals who are not residents within the territory of the Republic of China (Taiwan), a 20% withholding tax is applicable. Additionally, a bank surcharge will be applied on top of the prize money if transferred outside of Taiwan.

*New Talent Definition:
- To qualify as New Talent, the film must be the first or second feature-length film by either the director, producer, or scriptwriter.

After Submission
- Please take note of your FilmFreeway Tracking Number for future reference.
- Applications must be completed on FilmFreeway to be taken into consideration.
- If your submission is selected, you will hear from us no later than the end of July 2024.
- Due to the volume of submissions, we do not provide feedback if the submission is not selected into this year’s TIQFF program.

報名資格:
— 提交費必須以 FilmFreeway 收取的美元支付。
— 提交作品的內容或背景必須涉及至少一個或多個相關主題,如 LGBTQI+ 故事講述、LGBTQI+ 人物代表、性別和文化多樣性或政治議題。
— 作品必須在 2022 年 12 月 31 日後完成。
— 作品必須有英文字幕,包括預告片。
— 不能是尚未完成或草稿版本。
— 如果電影是在台灣、香港或中國製作,必須具有繁體中文和英文字幕。
— 所有電影必須在 2024 年 4 月 30 日之前提交。
— 強烈建議提供具有安全密碼的線上篩選器或高解析度文件。
— 您可以選擇多個單元報名。但影展僅會放映一個成功入選的單元。

獎金條例:
根據法律,獎金需扣除10%的所得稅。對於非中華民國(台灣)境內居民,將徵收20%的所得稅。此外,如果將獎金轉出台灣,還將額外收取銀行手續費。

「國際新秀」競賽定義:
競賽單元「國際新秀」在此定義為電影必須是導演、製片或編劇的首部或第二部長片,才屬符合新人才的資格參加此單元競賽。

提交後:
— 請記下您的 FilmFreeway 追蹤編號以供日後參考。
— 必須在 FilmFreeway 上完成申請才會受到考慮。
— 如果您的提交被選中,我們將在 2024 年 7 月底前與您聯繫。
— 由於提交量大,如果提交未被選入今年的 TIQFF 節目,我們將不提供反饋意見。

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  • Was really nice to be part of the festival this year with my shortmovie "SORAYA´S SECRET". I wish i could be there... Good communication! Thanks for the the selection! Hope to be part again!

    September 2022
  • Gao Guo

    See you next time soon!

    September 2022
  • Worst communication ever! Phoned me in a hurry asking for permission and files, but then doesn't reply to emails and inquiries at all.

    September 2022
  • Jeremiah Magoncia

    TIQFF is truly one of the best film festivals out there. Communication is top-notch and very professional. It feels great how they genuinely appreciate your film. Publicity is also superb and they provide a perfect platform for your film throughout Taiwan.

    September 2019
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much for your positive comments! It is our honor and pleasure to collaborate with you in 2019. Hopefully we will work with you again soon! 😘 🤞 💝