Taiwan Documentary and Film Festival for its eighth edition this July 22-26

Whether you're a devoted disciple of Taiwanese cinema, a documentary obsessive or simply after a chance to discover brilliant films you won't catch at the multiplex, this festival stays one of the year's unmissable screen events. The Taiwan Documentary and Film Festival in Thailand 2026 rolls back round for its eighth edition, gathering more than 17 features and docs from July 22-26, with screenings across Bangkok and Khon Kaen.

Over eight years the event has grown a devoted following among Thai audiences hungry for contemporary Taiwanese storytelling and top-tier Asian non-fiction. It hands you a rare shot at seeing hard-to-find work on the big screen and acts as a proper bridge between viewers, makers and the cinematic cultures of both nations.

The 2026 outing comes courtesy of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand (TECO Thailand), the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, Taiwan Docs and the New Taipei City Government, joining forces with Documentary Club and Movies Matter.

Punters can look forward to four feature documentaries, two short-doc strands and six fiction titles, with the complete line-up landing soon. Eagle-eyed fans poring over the early promo reckon this round might resurrect classics from legendary director Ang Lee – namely his Father Knows Best Trilogy of Pushing Hands, The Wedding Banquet and Eat Drink Man Woman. These early gems from the Oscar-winner serve up sharp, tender studies of family life in Taiwanese society. Organisers stay tight-lipped for now, mind, so don't book the tissues just yet.

Film Programme:

4 Documentaries

• SPI (2025)

• LA PALOMA (2026)

• A Long Way Home (2025)

• Back Home (2025)

2 Features

• The Wave Will Carry Us (2025)

• Girl (2025)

4 Classics

• Pushing Hands (1991)

• The Wedding Banquet (1993)

• Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

• Kuei-Mei, a Woman (1985)

4 Documentary Shorts: From Clay to Cloud

• Amateur in the Moon (2025)

• Jouhatsu Letters (2024)

• Paper Houses and Horses (2025)

• Where Clouds Once Formed (2026)

3 Documentary Shorts: New Taipei Documentary Film Award

• The Sparkle in Our Lives (2023)

• Where the Sea Breeze Blows (2024)

• We Live Underground (2023)

Screening venues:

• July 22-24: House Samyan and Century The Movie Plaza Sukhumvit, Bangkok

• July 25-26: Pratu Daeng Space, Khon Kaen Province