Ding Ning

Dead End

Years after being caught in a game-fixing scandal, former professional baseball player Lin Shengyi returns to his hometown one night, only to discover that his father's impending death has become part of a "death betting scheme", operated under The Elders Mutual-Aid Association. With the help of his former lover and his younger brother, Shengyi makes a desperate decision — to save his father and flee through the night, determined to escape the town before sunrise.

Pierce

When his dangerous older brother is released from prison, high school fencer Jie helps him, defying their mother's attempts to bury his existence.

Viatical Settlement

Insurer Ah-bin lived to his forties and never thought that he could be a saint. Just by stamping on policies and he can change people's lives. Everything starts from the loan shark, Mr. Hsi who saw the potential business from Ah- bin. As long as Mr. Hsi pays the premium, Ah-bin takes care of the insurance claims, and the insured “exchange some of their owns,” everyone are beneficial. What's better than a deal like this?

Calls of Desire

Wireless signals, like a digital fog, blanket the concrete jungle. Each phone connects a sleepless, loveless soul. In this chain of late-night calls, relationships and conflicts twist and spread, linking people by their desires and ultimately separating them by the same force. Perhaps some relations are never meant to last, only to touch us, once, like morning light.

Light

Haunted by trauma and trapped in sex work, Light meets Shuo, an undercover cop who offers him shelter. But healing isn’t easy—can Light choose a new path?

Points Up

Qing-han, an ordinary and introverted high school student, has a secret ability: by squinting, he can see “scores” above people’s heads based on appearance, academics, and social skills. He records these scores in a notebook, yet still fails to win over his crush, the school beauty Ming-zhen. When the notebook falls into the hands of Chun-xi, a struggling student secretly in love with top student Zi-xue, she threatens to expose Qing-han unless he helps improve her scores. After his guidance, Chun-xi confesses successfully—only to fall into Zi-xue’s trap and end up in deep trouble. Meanwhile, the newly single Ming-zhen grows closer to Qing-han, and Zi-xue’s true nature emerges. Qing-han hesitates between Ming-zhen and Chun-xi because he is obsessed with academic scores. He longs to be close to others but doesn’t have the courage to open his heart. How should Qing-han find his own happiness?

Hear Her With Your Eyes

This is a short film that requires the audience to pay attention. Pay attention to what does not happen in the frame; pay attention to the dialogue that is not said in the frame; and most importantly, pay attention to the man who does not appear in the frame.

Little Big Women

A story about a karaoke-addicted old woman struggling with her self-worth and a sense of betrayal at her long-lost husband's funeral where she encounters his younger and more sophisticated girlfriend while she finds out her kids might have been secretly in touch with her late husband all these years.

Dead End

Years after being caught in a game-fixing scandal, former professional baseball player Lin Shengyi returns to his hometown one night, only to discover that his father's impending death has become part of a "death betting scheme", operated under The Elders Mutual-Aid Association. With the help of his former lover and his younger brother, Shengyi makes a desperate decision — to save his father and flee through the night, determined to escape the town before sunrise.

Pierce

When his dangerous older brother is released from prison, high school fencer Jie helps him, defying their mother's attempts to bury his existence.

Viatical Settlement

Insurer Ah-bin lived to his forties and never thought that he could be a saint. Just by stamping on policies and he can change people's lives. Everything starts from the loan shark, Mr. Hsi who saw the potential business from Ah- bin. As long as Mr. Hsi pays the premium, Ah-bin takes care of the insurance claims, and the insured “exchange some of their owns,” everyone are beneficial. What's better than a deal like this?

Calls of Desire

Wireless signals, like a digital fog, blanket the concrete jungle. Each phone connects a sleepless, loveless soul. In this chain of late-night calls, relationships and conflicts twist and spread, linking people by their desires and ultimately separating them by the same force. Perhaps some relations are never meant to last, only to touch us, once, like morning light.

Light

Haunted by trauma and trapped in sex work, Light meets Shuo, an undercover cop who offers him shelter. But healing isn’t easy—can Light choose a new path?

Points Up

Qing-han, an ordinary and introverted high school student, has a secret ability: by squinting, he can see “scores” above people’s heads based on appearance, academics, and social skills. He records these scores in a notebook, yet still fails to win over his crush, the school beauty Ming-zhen. When the notebook falls into the hands of Chun-xi, a struggling student secretly in love with top student Zi-xue, she threatens to expose Qing-han unless he helps improve her scores. After his guidance, Chun-xi confesses successfully—only to fall into Zi-xue’s trap and end up in deep trouble. Meanwhile, the newly single Ming-zhen grows closer to Qing-han, and Zi-xue’s true nature emerges. Qing-han hesitates between Ming-zhen and Chun-xi because he is obsessed with academic scores. He longs to be close to others but doesn’t have the courage to open his heart. How should Qing-han find his own happiness?

Hear Her With Your Eyes

This is a short film that requires the audience to pay attention. Pay attention to what does not happen in the frame; pay attention to the dialogue that is not said in the frame; and most importantly, pay attention to the man who does not appear in the frame.

Little Big Women

A story about a karaoke-addicted old woman struggling with her self-worth and a sense of betrayal at her long-lost husband's funeral where she encounters his younger and more sophisticated girlfriend while she finds out her kids might have been secretly in touch with her late husband all these years.

The Thrill

Urban legend has it that once you get bitten by a vampire, you will become one of them and reconnect with your suppressed primal desires. Who will be next?

The Mother of God

Xiangning's only son Zhongze shows abnormal behaviors and claims he is the incarnation of god, Xiangning is convinced he can be modified by force of Lien-Shi, her religious group. With enormous stress and obsession, she enters into a mysterious space.

Hold On For 1200 Seconds

The story is based on the "Yiyuan Resistance Data" real war stories, about the resistance war period in Shandong military region special battalion in the mushroom mountain to protect the security of the Shandong combat command centre from the siege and the Japanese in a fierce battle, the instructor Tang Jianheng pull grenades and the Japanese with the death of the battalion commander Yan Yulin received the order to lead the troops on the top of the hill to hold on to the last 20 minutes, and ultimately in the completion of the task of running out of food and comrades with the sacrifice of 14 people fearlessly!

That Burning House

At Home of Happiness, a devoted social worker struggles to reform troubled youth while the institution falls into crisis. A bullied boy clings to his late mother’s teddy bear as his world collapses. A former resident, lured into a telecom scam, faces a moral dilemma that threatens his life. Across different paths, each must confront the scars of the past and decide whether to fall into darkness or fight for a way forward.

Deep Quiet Room

After his pregnant wife Yi-ting unexpectedly committed suicide, Ming decides to take care of his father-in-law, only to find out the unbearable truth of Yi-ting’s family that leads to her death.

Girlfriend Boyfriend

Mabel, Liam and Aaron have been friends since childhood. Their bonds of friendship are tested when, years later, they realize their friendship is the only reason they have made it through emotional hardships and extreme tragedies.

Taipei 24H

Taipei 24H divides 24 hours in Taipei into 8 shorts. It opens with Cheng Fen-fen's upbeat and comedic "Share the Morning", and ends with Lee Kang-sheng running the final leg of this relay with "Remembrance" at 4am. Well-known director Tsai Ming-liang makes a rare appearance visiting a late night coffee shop. Taipei 24H is a contemporary urban chronicle of a city rarely at sleep.

Increasing Echo

Everything around Mrs. Yan looks perfect, but her mind is as confused and complex as the variety of medications she is taking. To reach peace of body and mind, she tries many methods including qi training, but to no avail. One day she gets a message that the woman who had an affair with her husband is in a nursing home and suffering from dementia.

Cities of Last Things

Three key events during three different time periods, in three seasons, and on three nights culminate to change the life of Zhang Dong Ling.

Terrorizers

The film is set in a pre-Covid Taipei, where a group of disenchanted souls are lost in a parallel virtual world.

Red Line

In the underground racing scene, emerging racer Xiao Le spirals into despair after an accident during a race with his brother, A Chieh. His life changes when he meets doctor Hui-Hui and becomes an ambulance driver, vowing to save people with speed. However, fate complicates things as San Pao and underground racing leader Brother Ben investigate, uncovering the unexpected truth about A Chieh.

Goddamned Asura

On his 18th birthday, Jan Wen shoots randomly at the crowds in a night market for unknown reasons. The tragic incident causes a strong impact on the lives of his family and friends, the victims and the witnesses. However, if there was a chance for them to make different choices, would the tragedy still happen? Will it be a different outcome if they all changed their behaviour at the crucial moment?

What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!

Doze runs into many problems as he tries to secure funding for what he thinks will be the next mockumentary blockbuster.

Mole of Life

百年情书

Love Punch

Xu Chia-yang, a 30-year-old woman who ran into a brick wall in her life, chose to run away from her dream of being a professional boxer. Chen Li-yue, a strict coach with rigid discipline, chose to give up her professional coaching after an accident brought a coma to a student. Can they fight their inner devils and turn their fates around?

The Ordinary World

In 1970s rural China, Sun Shaoping and his older brother Sun Shaoan pursue different paths as they struggle with love, poverty, and the hope of building better lives.

Midnight Diner

A mysterious chef and his late-night diner, open from midnight to dawn, featuring ordinary stories from his patrons every night as they chatter and eat the one requested dish.

Say Yes Enterprise

The Victims' Game

After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.

Shards of Her

Waking up from a coma, an accomplished headhunter finds herself in an alternate reality where she has to revisit an excruciating childhood trauma.

Heaven on the 4th Floor

Heaven a private massage club hidden on the fourth floor of an old apartment; here, the tuina teacher's providence can always use a unique way to touch the wounds in the heart of the guests that they don't want to face, and help them solve the cause of the disease. To find the softest and warmest self...

Tears on Fire

The life stories of four firefighters show that, through their daily work, they have not only witnessed various spectrums of Taiwan’s society but also been forced to face their own life lessons.

Love by Design

After lying about her age to secure a rookie job at a fashion company, a 34-year-old aspiring designer must cover her tracks or risk getting busted.

Riding with Life

Holi-Day

The story starts with three women’s derailed lives. From chaos, self-healing, to self-discovery, after experiencing all kinds of unexpected situations, they remain true to themselves along the way, achieving transformation and growth.