Daring, and with strong ambition, the film invites audiences to share the character's perspectives with equality. It covers wide-ranging social concepts with a balanced, rational and emotional sensibility.

A well-crafted film showing the talent of a confident director with a good command of script and direction, portraying its sensitive story of immigration without becoming exploitative or over-dramatising.

On Happiness Road fully integrates Taiwan's modern history, local culture and day-to-day life into the story, combining director SUNG Hsin-yin's personal experiences to create an enchanting and moving animated feature rarely seen in Taiwanese cinema.

Through unique visual design, music and sound effects, Neon captures the feeling of falling in love, piling on the heavy charm.

Our Youth in Taiwan starts from the real experiences of social activists Chen Wei-ting and Boyi Cai before extending to the director's personal journey, breaking the established relationship between the subject and the filmmaker. The film shows concern for society through a sincere and gentle perspective, offering an observation of the two subjects as well as a reflection of self.

Dear EX begins with a unique subject matter and delivers authentic emotions through down-to-earth dialogue. A comedy at its core, this is a well-rounded film where the script, music, editing and performances are all at a high level. Spectacular.

His unique and durable look matches the qualities of the character; his strong presence brings out what the role requires. His fitting interpretation enables viewers to empathise, not only demonstrating the importance of his performance but also holding the entire story together.

The Bold, The Corrupt and the Beautiful kneads together many elements to elaborately depict the mutual scheming between three generations of women, evoking a dark tone. The implementation of the traditional Taiwanese chant-song performance is a stroke of genius.

Through its extremely ambitious and bold film language, 02-06 vividly portrays the absurd experience of military conscription. Notwithstanding the simplicity of its production, this is a satirical comedy with a strong sense of rhythm and possesses both innovation and humour.

The art design possesses both a Taiwanese-flavour and characteristics of realism, further elucidating the personality of the protagonist while fully adhering to the tone of the film.

The powerful cinematography with reality as its foundation showcases a fantastical sense of conflict and experimentation, elevating it into a unique aesthetic concept.

The consummate editing skillfully elevates the other elements to higher levels, making it the most perfectly edited work among this year's selections.

The score of Father to Son sets the tone for its characters, the low-key grasp and slow tempo hiding a deep melancholy that reflects an exasperation and sense of helplessness toward life, providing the backdrop for the film's key tones and crafting an air of grandeur.

Dear EX presents Taipei from a different perspective. The city's ugliness and mess has been covered by TV drama but the film reveals its reality. Dear EX represents the real faces of Taipei which is surprisingly familiar to local audiences. Just like the relationship of the three roles in the film, aggressive, arrogant and immature. We love each other but share the resentment as well.