The 12th Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival proudly announces the nominees of its International Competition.
With a record-breaking 1,406 submissions from 76 countries, this year’s selection reflects the diversity and creativity of children’s films from around the world. Following a two-stage review process, the jury has selected the nominated works listed below, which will be officially screened during the festival in 2026.
- Dancing in the Rain（Chao-chun Yeh｜Taiwan｜2024）
- Doubles Match（PO-HAO HUNG｜Taiwan｜2024）
- LUDA（Vick WANG｜Taiwan｜2024）
- No Island in the Sea（Zhi Xiang Wang｜Taiwan｜2024）
- Oh Go! 48 Hours（MAO-TSAI KO｜Taiwan｜2025）
- Dupki（Abhay Punjab｜India｜2025）
- Honey（Natasha Arthy｜Denmark｜2024）
- Lampie（Margien Rogaar｜Netherlands｜2024）
- NAWI - Dear Future Me（Kevin Schmutzler, Toby Schmutzler, Apuu Mourine Munyes, Vallentine Chelluget｜Germany, Kenya｜2024）
- Wolfgang（Javier Ruiz Caldera｜Spain｜2025）
- América（Javier Augusto Arias-Stella｜Peru｜2025）
- Deva Aaj Pan Vhay（Amol Jalandhar Jadhav｜India｜2024）
- Fisher Boy（Dong-hyun NAM｜South Korea｜2023）
- Luna and the Brain Tuna（Aaron Lucas｜ Australia｜2024）
- Tomorrow（Estefania Ortiz｜Spain｜2024）
- My Life in Versailles（Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, Nathaniel H'limi｜France, Luxembourg ｜2025）
- Tales from the Magic Garden（David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec｜Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Slovenia｜2025）
- The Songbirds' Secret（Antoine Lanciaux｜Belgium, France, Switzerland｜2025）
- Hannah & the Crocodile（Lore Mechelaere｜Belgium｜2024）
- I Found a Box（Éric Montchaud｜France｜2025）
- Lola and the Sound Piano（Augusto Zanovello｜France｜2024）
- Maybe Elephants（Torill Kove｜Canada｜2024）
- Mojappi - It’s Mine!（Nijitaro｜Japan｜2024）
- Curious Tobi - The Cancer Check（Antonia Simm｜Germany｜2024）
- Desa Timun (The Cucumber Village) Collection Vol. 2（Daud Nugraha｜Indonesia｜2024）
- Mitateru-phose: Let's Change Perspectives!（Kosuke Yamanaka｜Japan｜2025）
- Welcome to My Farm（YU FEN WU｜Taiwan｜2024）
- Tales From Outer Suburbia（Noel Cleary｜Australia｜2025）
Stay tuned for more International Competition updates and highlights.