2025 Awards


Documentarians are like mountaineers setting out at dawn — each shoot is a climb into the unknown;each edit is a search in the midst of the fog. Carrying their cameras, their stories, and a steadfast conviction, they move step by step toward the depths of the clouds.
There are no shortcuts on this path — only rugged and winding trails, filled with struggles, doubts, and even moments of hesitation about stopping altogether.
New Taipei City Documentary Film Award strives to be a companion waiting midway up the mountain — offering guidance, handing you water, and leaving a light in the storm. We believe that every completed work marks the most beautiful scenery along this journey. This year, many outstanding creators have gathered on this platform, with their multiple perspectives and touching stories. Their cameras gaze inward and outward — traversing family memories, breaking free from social confines, and capturing fleeting moments that are transformed into eternal images, leaving audiences deeply moved.
The end of the climb is not merely reaching the peak, but turning back to see the path paved with images, glowing with the warmth of reality. We would like to thank every companion who keeps moving forward — for it is you who make emotion the very breath of this land.
Looking ahead, the New Taipei City Documentary Film Award will continue to stand by your side, crossing even higher mountains, and bringing the stories of Taiwan to the hearts of people everywhere.
Award-winning Films
Huang, Chia-Hao
A documentary about silence and turning away. When the world pushes us forward, whether we stay or leave, we must pay a price eyond our names. The film asks only this: For which future are you prepared to bear which loss?
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