Taiwan
International Children's TV and Film Festival: April
4 - 8, 2008
About
TICTFF Taiwan International
Children's TV & Film Festival (TICTFF) is a bi-annual film festival
founded by PTS (Public Television Service Foundation) since 2004.
It is one of the first competitive TV and film festivals in Asia fully
dedicated for children. This 5-day festival features various “Screening
Sessions” for all types of children programming, “Kids
as Directors” workshops, “Playground”, “Theme
Countries” and “International Competition”.
The organizer, PTS also extended the
physical film festival into large virtual educational outreach program.
More than 100,000 exercise books were distributed to elementary school
networks. The teachers and young students could engage in learning
activities by watching programs aired on the PTS. In all, TICTFF 2006
had the largest scope of screenings and influence in all film festivals
in Taiwan.
Heading into the 3rd edition, TICTFF will be held on April 4 –
8 in 2008. Again it would like to promote quality children programming
worldwide and let the young participants play and learn. The main
theme will be “Magic Changes”. One of the festival’s
most important activity is ” Kids as Directors”. The pre-festival
workshop will assist children from ten local elementary schools to
produce their respective short programs. The completed works will
also be screened during the festival. One of them will receive the
Children’s Jury Award.
Call
For Entries Deadline:
The submission deadline for Taiwan International Children's TV and
Film Festival 2008 is Oct. 31st, 2007. The competition awarding cash
prizes (USD 24,000 in total) for Best Dramatic Feature, Best Animation,
Best Documentary, Best TV Program and Special Jury Award. Taiwan Award
is created to encourage the endeavor of the local filmmakers Awards:
Best Dramatic Feature
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best TV Program
Taiwan Award
Special Jury Prize
Winners of all awards listed above, will receive the cash prize of
USD4,000 (tax included).
2006
TICTFF The second TICTFF was
held on January 13-17, 2006. In over 250 entries worldwide to compete
for the awards, 30 outstanding films or TV programs had been short
listed and screening. And during the 5-day event, it attracted over
30,000 participants and screened 120 films from 37 countries. Besides,
following the main festival in Taipei, a total of 680 island-wide
screenings in 43 separate venues were held. More than 500 staffs were
mobilized for this road-show event, attracting a total audience of
50,000.
2006
Awards
Best Dramatic Feature -Viva Cuba (France/Cuba)
Best Documentary -Mad Hot Ballroom (USA)
Best Animation -Vent (Netherlands)
Special Jury Prize -Behind the Mountains (Denmark)
Special Jury Mention -Max between Sky and Earth(Belgium)
Children’s Jury Award -The Seed, the Children and the Hope (Taiwan)
Best Taiwan Film Award -A Fish with A Smile
Best Taiwan TV Program Award -Mighty Media
About
PTS
PTS, the leading Public Television Service
in Taiwan, was found on July 1st, 1998, being operated as an independent
public organization which aims to provide value added quality programming
services covering in a wide range of categories to represent the diversity
and originality of Taiwan, especially to devote ample coverage to
Taiwan’s long-overlooked and disenfranchised Indigenous people
and Minorities.
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