Taipei Film Festival announces Call for Entry for International New Talent Competition
Taipei Film Festival announces Call for Entry for its International New Talent Competition from 3rd October. The Competition is open to international filmmakers with their first or second features (no documentaries). The minimum length should be 70 minutes and be available as 35mm or DCP. The film should be completed after April 1st, 2013 and it must be Taiwan premiere (except Taiwan Productions). The deadline for submission is March 20, 2014. Guideline and application form can be found from www.taipeiff.org.tw/newtalentcompetition/2014.
Now entering its 9th year, International New Talent Competition is the only international feature-length competition in Taiwan. Each year, 12 films are selected to compete for the Grand Prize, Special Jury Prize and Audience’s Choice Award. The winner for the Grand Prize receives NTD 600,000 cash prize (approx. USD 18,000). Special Jury Prize winner will get NTD 300,000 cash prize (approx. USD 9,000). These two top prizes are decided by five jury members consisting film directors, producers, film critics and festival programmers from international film industry. The Audience’s Choice Award will be voted by the audiences.
Grand Prize winner for the last International New Talent Competition went to the Israeli kidnap drama Youth by Tom Shoval and Special Jury Prize was given to Baby Blues by Kasia Roslaniec. The Swedish political suspense thriller Call Girl won over audience’s heart and received the Audience’s Choice Award. Winners of the past Audience’s Choice Award have included You Are the Apple of My Eye and Touch of the Light. These films have gone on to become huge box office success locally and overseas.
16th Taipei Film Festival will be held from June 28th to July 20th, 2014.
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Ming-Jung KUO, program coordinator
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