The Taichung International Animation Festival (Taiwan) is accepting animated films until June 30, 2026.

About the festival:
The Taichung International Animation Festival (TIAF), organized by the Taichung Film Development Foundation (TFDF) with the support of the Information Bureau of the Taichung City Government, is Taiwan’s only city-based animation film festival. Founded in 2015, TIAF has quickly become a prominent international animation event, attracting both local and international animators and film enthusiasts alike.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts animated short films (under 25 minutes) and animated feature films (over 60 minutes).
– Films must have been completed after January 2024, and must not have been previously submitted to the festival in any other version.
– Short Films must have been completed after January 1, 2025 and no other version of the work can be entered previously.
– Feature Films must have been completed after January 1, 2024 and no other version of the work can be entered previously.
– Applicants to the Taiwanese Short Film Competition and the Taiwanese Student Short Film Competition must meet at least one of the following conditions: the director holds a Republic of China (Taiwan) National Identification Card or Alien Resident Certificate; at least half of the production budget was spent in Taiwan; or at least half of the production personnel hold Republic of China (Taiwan) nationality or identification. (Reference: Article 1, Paragraph 5 of the Criteria for Differentiating Domestic Motion Pictures and Non-Domestic Motion Pictures, amended and announced by the Ministry of Culture on October 16, 2015.).
– Except for films without dialogue, all submitted films must include English subtitles. If the original language of the film is Chinese, Chinese subtitles must also be provided, together with a subtitle file with timecodes. (File formats are limited to .srt, .doc, .docx, or .txt.).
– Submission Fee: FREE
– Deadline: June 30, 2026
– Notification Date: August 7, 2026

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://twtiaf.com/2026rg/download/2026TIAFRegulations_EN.pdf

To submit to the festival please visit: https://filmfreeway.com/tiaf

We remind readers that the 12th Taichung International Animation Festival will take place on October 2026 in Taichung City, Taiwan.

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