Taiwan‘s presence at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its accompanying MIFA market spans four official competition selections alongside more than 20 additional projects in pitch sessions, showcases, and the Taiwan Pavilion, with support from the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA).
The strongest competition title in the Taiwanese lineup is “Welcome to Dolly’s House,” a feature selected to open the Contrechamp section. Directed by Seven YCH, Rady Fu, and Tree Muta, the film draws on “Taiping Guanji,” a classical Chinese literary anthology, recasting its material as a contemporary story about a YouTuber whose pursuit of fame leads her into a doll maker’s mansion and a confrontation with her own buried identity. The production is one of the first Taiwanese animated features to combine rotoscoping with 2D animation.
The three other official selections represent a range of formats. Joe Hsieh’s short “Praying Mantis” screens in the Midnight Shorts competition after appearances at Venice and Toronto in 2025. Chun-chien Lien’s preschool TV film “YaYa’s Band” competes in the TV Films section and was previously named a finalist for the Prix Jeunesse International. Eddy Wu’s graduation film “Immature,” an animated documentary on gender identity, enters the Graduation Films competition following prizes at Viborg, Turku, and Kaboom.
