The 33rd Taiwan International Women's Film Festival will be held from October 16 to 25, 2026 at Spot Huashan Cinema, with this year's theme "Into the Drift." If you've been wanting to add something different to your after-work routine lately, consider giving one evening to the cinema, starting with a film you're not already familiar with.
This year's Taiwan Competition features 19 selected works spanning narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental genres, addressing a range of identities and life circumstances. The Spotlight Filmmaker section looks back at the work of Sarah Maldoror, alongside queer cinema and works by women filmmakers across generations, allowing the festival to hold multiple ways of viewing within a single program.
You don't have to do all your homework at once when choosing what to watch. Start with a topic that matters to you—family relationships, identity, experiences of migration—or simply pick a short film to watch, then check it against the schedule and post-screening events. If you're going with friends, you could each choose a different film and compare notes on the details you each noticed afterward.
The festival also includes creation-related events, including a sharing session on experiences as a female photographer. Runtime, screening times, and seat availability vary by session, so confirm the day's schedule and ticketing information before heading out; gifts and discounts from past presale periods should not be assumed to still apply to current ticket purchases.
