Participants who have won the New Taipei City Documentary Awards in previous years have also participated in this competition with their new works again.

The two-day proposal meeting selected 12 best documentaries, and the organizer provided each film with US$10,000. The documentaries are expected to be completed in September this year, and all film copyrights will belong to the directors. The 12 best documentaries will premiere in New Taipei City International Documentary Month so that more people can see these wonderful documentaries.

12 best documentaries:

 No. Director’s name  Documentary
 1  Su Mei-yu  My Way
 2  Chen Kuan-chun  Today, You Are You
 3  Lin Shih-chun  Retouching
 4  Zheng Wei-xuan  Rama and Rara
 5  Liao Jian-hua  The Wild Boys
 6  Chen Wei-chieh  Ning
 7  Sin Ho-yeung  My Silly Flirty Boys
8  Chang Tzu-hsiang  Versus
9  Hsin Pei-yi  Lives with Illness
10  Lin Ze-yu  The Old Men’s Party
11  Sung Yan-fei  A Family, Two Countries
12  Chan Lok-ray  Hide: Price of Freedom

 

Director Shen Ko-shang, representative of the jury, announces the 12 selected films.
Mayor Hou Yu-ih makes an opening speech.
Director of Information Department Chiang Zhi-wei announces the 12 selected films.
Director of Information Department Chiang Zhi-wei takes a photo with the directors of 12 selected films.
Director Shen Ko-shang takes a photo with the directors of 12 selected films.
Mayor Hou Yu-ih, Director of Information Department Chiang Zhi-wei and juries take a photo with the directors of 12 selected films.
Mayor Hou Yu-ih takes a photo with the directors of 12 selected films.