The New Taipei City Documentary Film Awards has entered its tenth year. The 24 works were selected this year cover diverse environmental issues, gender issues, indigenous themes, new inhabitants issues, and Taiwan-Argentina joint documentaries all compete for the prize.
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 |