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TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL - CALL FOR ENTRY

  • Date:2012-05-25

Established in 1998, TIDF is a biennial event held in the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Taichung, Taiwan. The 8th TIDF will take place from October 19 to October 28, 2012. Programs include International Competitions, Non-Competition Programs, Master Classes and Workshops.

Documentaries of any length and form completed after July 1, 2010 are eligible for competition at 2012 TIDF.

Three types of international awards are presented in the Festival.

International Feature-Length Documentary (over 70 mins)
Grand Prize : 1 film; 10,000 USD, Merit Prize: 2 film; 6,000 USD, plus a certificate and a trophy each.

International Mid-Length?Short Documentary (under 60 mins)
Grand Prize : 1 film; 5,000 USD, Merit Prize: 2 film; 2,500 USD ,a certificate and a trophy each.

Asian Vision Award
All Asian films of any length or those that aimed at Asian themes selected in Competitions and Non-Competition Programs will be considered.

Besides, TIDF also runs non-competition programmes, in this edition, we especially focus on the following 2 sections:

The Green Section
Topics related to ecology, globalization, social systems, political situations. Anything that is green, going green or wannabe green.

Multifaceted Section
Works that bordered between fiction and nonfiction, moving images and films; experimental yet carry documentary qualities; mockumentaries ; installations. Works that questioned the definitions of documentary.

Send your works, and have the opportunity in winning the Grand Prize, while most importantly to have your documentaries appreciated.

Download the application Forms below:
Word 2012TIDF_application_Eng
PDF 2012_TIDF_Call_for_Entry