{"id":719,"date":"2024-04-11T11:52:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T03:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about.pts.org.tw\/en\/?p=719"},"modified":"2024-10-08T17:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:44:13","slug":"after-6-year-hiatus-pts-taiwan-holds-11th-taiwan-international-childrens-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/about.pts.org.tw\/en\/?p=719","title":{"rendered":"After 6 Year Hiatus, PTS Taiwan Holds 11th Taiwan International Children\u2019s Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=”row”]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]\n

TICFF 2024 Opening Ceremony<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival (TICFF), organized by PTS Taiwan since 2004, is the first biennial film festival in Asia specifically designed for children under 12, and remains one of the largest scale children\u2019s film festivals in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 11th edition of TICFF in 2024 from March 29th to April 7th marked the festival\u2019s 20th anniversary, and aimed to expand TICFF\u2019s brand spirit of \u201cendless possibility\u201d to \u201cinner potential.\u201d Inspired by the common narrative structure of the \u201chero’s journey,\u201d the theme of this year’s festival was \u201cWe Are Heroes,” inviting children of all ages to join a quest and showcase their potential through participating in festival activities and experiencing the adventures of film protagonists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A group of students pose for a picture before heading towards a TICFF screening<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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TICFF 2024 received a total of 1,109 submissions from 76 countries in its \u201cInternational Competition” category, breaking the record set in TICFF 2018. Since releasing the list of international competition finalists on January 2 of this year, the festival has sparked much discussion, with many of the selected films having already won awards at various international film festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TICFF 2024 boasted an exciting screening lineup, featuring 84 high-quality films from 37 countries worldwide. In addition to focusing on the annual theme \u201cWe Are Heroes”, the festival specially planned a new section called \u201cHi! Bonjour! Salaam! H\u00e6!” which aimed to lead children through diverse cultural worlds, broadening their cinematic horizons. Other sections include \u201cCourageous Me,\u201d encouraging children to express themselves and stay true to their inner selves; “Nice to Meet You,” focusing on peer issues; \u201cMy Family Medley,” showcasing various aspects of family life; “What Life Can Be,” addressing the healing process of facing loss and grief; and \u201cBrain Blast,” using various unconventional presentations to completely subvert one\u2019s imagination of the world! As for the festival’s signature “International Competition” section, a total of 33 films were selected this year, all showing significant growth in both topic development and creative standards compared to previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students at a TICFF screening<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to the adventures onscreen within the theaters, TICFF featured a series of “Adventure Challenges” outside the theaters, such as challenging young children to navigate their way to the theater hall alone and also giving them an opportunity to role play various jobs on a film set. Festival activities tailored toward adults were also planned, including several workshops and lectures designed specifically for parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing the importance of children’s self-expression, the festival introduced, for the first time, the \u201cChildren’s Viewfinder Special Recommendation Award,” allowing children from all over Taiwan to sign up as child judges and evaluate the international competition entries online. The festival also planned a \u201cFilm Critic and Film KOL Jury Award,” inviting Taiwan’s rich film critic and fan circles to participate, expanding the festival’s reach to previously untouched corners online and offline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to restoring the physical festival after a six-year hiatus, TICFF will also be launching an online festival on the PTS streaming platform PTS+, showcasing even more exciting festival programs, and allowing children across Taiwan to experience high-quality children’s films and television works from around the world.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TICFF 2024 Opening Ceremony The Taiwan International Ch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

TICFF 2024 Opening Ceremony<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TICFF), organized by PTS Taiwan since 2004, is the first biennial film festival in Asia specifically designed for children under 12, and remains one of the largest scale children\u2019s film festivals in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 11th edition of TICFF in 2024 from March 29th to April 7th marked the festival\u2019s 20th anniversary, and aimed to expand TICFF\u2019s brand spirit of \u201cendless possibility\u201d to \u201cinner potential.\u201d Inspired by the common narrative structure of the \u201chero's journey,\u201d the theme of this year's festival was \u201cWe Are Heroes,\" inviting children of all ages to join a quest and showcase their potential through participating in festival activities and experiencing the adventures of film protagonists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
A group of students pose for a picture before heading towards a TICFF screening<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TICFF 2024 received a total of 1,109 submissions from 76 countries in its \u201cInternational Competition\" category, breaking the record set in TICFF 2018. Since releasing the list of international competition finalists on January 2 of this year, the festival has sparked much discussion, with many of the selected films having already won awards at various international film festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TICFF 2024 boasted an exciting screening lineup, featuring 84 high-quality films from 37 countries worldwide. In addition to focusing on the annual theme \u201cWe Are Heroes\", the festival specially planned a new section called \u201cHi! Bonjour! Salaam! H\u00e6!\" which aimed to lead children through diverse cultural worlds, broadening their cinematic horizons. Other sections include \u201cCourageous Me,\u201d encouraging children to express themselves and stay true to their inner selves; \"Nice to Meet You,\" focusing on peer issues; \u201cMy Family Medley,\" showcasing various aspects of family life; \"What Life Can Be,\" addressing the healing process of facing loss and grief; and \u201cBrain Blast,\" using various unconventional presentations to completely subvert one\u2019s imagination of the world! As for the festival's signature \"International Competition\" section, a total of 33 films were selected this year, all showing significant growth in both topic development and creative standards compared to previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Students at a TICFF screening<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the adventures onscreen within the theaters, TICFF featured a series of \"Adventure Challenges\" outside the theaters, such as challenging young children to navigate their way to the theater hall alone and also giving them an opportunity to role play various jobs on a film set. Festival activities tailored toward adults were also planned, including several workshops and lectures designed specifically for parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing the importance of children's self-expression, the festival introduced, for the first time, the \u201cChildren's Viewfinder Special Recommendation Award,\" allowing children from all over Taiwan to sign up as child judges and evaluate the international competition entries online. The festival also planned a \u201cFilm Critic and Film KOL Jury Award,\" inviting Taiwan's rich film critic and fan circles to participate, expanding the festival's reach to previously untouched corners online and offline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to restoring the physical festival after a six-year hiatus, TICFF will also be launching an online festival on the PTS streaming platform PTS+, showcasing even more exciting festival programs, and allowing children across Taiwan to experience high-quality children's films and television works from around the world.<\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ticff","category-whats-new"],"yoast_head":"\nAfter 6 Year Hiatus, PTS Taiwan Holds 11th Taiwan International Children\u2019s Film Festival - PTS Taiwan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/about.pts.org.tw\/en\/?p=719\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_TW\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"After 6 Year Hiatus, PTS Taiwan Holds 11th Taiwan International Children\u2019s Film Festival - 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