RULES & REGULATION
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (TGHFF) is organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, under the authority of The Motion Picture Development Foundation R.O.C. The Film Entry Regulations for the 2025 TGHFF, scheduled to take place from November 6th to 23rd, are as follows:
I. Eligibility
  1. Categories:
    1. Feature-length Films – The festival accepts feature-length films of all types and forms, including but not limited to drama, documentary, experimental, and animation films.
    2. Chinese Short-length Films – Only films in Chinese languages are accepted. The festival welcomes short films of all types and forms, including but not limited to drama, documentary, experimental, and animation films.
      ※ Language and Crew for Chinese Short-length Films:
      1. At least half of the film’s dialogue must be in Chinese languages (including official and vernacular languages used in Chinese-speaking territories worldwide, excluding dubbing). For films with no dialogue, condition “02” must be met.
      2. All directors of the film must be of Chinese-speaking origin.
  2. Film Length:
    1. Feature-length Films – Running time must exceed 60 minutes (inclusive).
    2. Chinese Short-length Films – Running time less than 60 minutes, including all credits.
  3. Completion Date:
    Films must have been completed after January 1st, 2024, to be eligible for submission. The screening at the 2025 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival must be a TAIWAN PREMIERE.
  4. Submission Requirements:
    Films must be submitted through an account registered with the Golden Horse Film Festival. (Applicants who are not yet members must register for membership before submitting.)
  5. Screening Format:
    The festival accepts DCP or digital files with a minimum quality of ProRes 422 for exhibition. All selected films will be screened in their original version. In principle, films with non-English dialogues must be subtitled in either English or Traditional Chinese. The festival will screen films with traditional Chinese subtitles projected by an electronic system.
II. Submission deadlines and materials
  1. The submission is open from June 1st to July 31st, 2025. The Festival is not obliged to view late entries.
  2. Please fill in the entry form online. You could either upload the film or provide an online preview link as the submission materials. (We only accept MOV & MP4 files under 2 GB. The submission materials should be downloadable, and the password should be valid until October 2025.) Once the entry form is completed, you will receive an email confirming that you have successfully submitted the film.
  3. Submission materials will not be returned. They will be kept in the festival's digital library and may be viewed for cultural purposes only.
III. Selected films
  1. If your film is selected, you will receive a system notification email no later than Oct. 2nd, 2025.
    - An online screener of the film, which is of the same version as the final DCP
    - Film stills (at least 3-5 images and in 300 dpi)
    - A photo and a biography/filmography of the director
    - Press kit or production note
    - Trailer file (preferably in full HD quality)
    - Poster (if available)
    - Dialogue lists in English (and in original languages, if available)
    - A completed Screening Authorization Form (Enter Submission List to print out.)
  2. The festival is granted the rights to use the film stills/text/extracts (limited to 10% of the total length and not exceeding 3 minutes) provided by the participant to promote the film. This regulation also applies to online promotion.
  3. The festival may keep a screener copy of any film selected. The screener copies can only be used for purposes strictly related to festival screenings, which include but are not limited to internal previews, translation/subtitling work, and the necessary submissions to the Ministry of Culture in Taiwan for screening approval.
  4. All copies of selected films will be destroyed/erased after the festival.
IV. Dispatch of the prints of selected films
  1. For the selected films, the festival will provide shipping details and pay for round-trip transportation of the print. However, the print receiver should cover the shipping costs if the print is to be sent to another festival.
  2. All prints will be returned within four weeks after the festival. Please provide the print's return address and the desired date of arrival on the application form.
  3. Damages to the film print must be reported to the festival in writing within four weeks after receiving the returned print and before any following screening. If a film print is damaged or lost during the festival, the festival is only responsible for the costs associated with making a new print or replacing the damaged reel(s) based on the current laboratory rates for ordering a standard print.