The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) are a film festival and associated awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan.

[1][2] The festival and ceremony were founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan and is now run as an independent organisation.

The submission period is usually around July to August each year and nominations are announced around October with the ceremony held in November or December.

Moreover, it intends to introduce excellent films to Taiwanese audience from around the world to stimulate exchange of ideas and inspire creativity.

[15] Chinese state broadcaster CCTV cited this incident from the previous year's ceremony as the reason for the ban.

[16] Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, who was the Golden Horse Awards Committee’s chairman, commented on the situation, highlighting how politics can negatively impact the arts.

A significant number of celebrities have hosted the ceremony, such as Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang, Kevin Tsai and Dee Hsu.