TIAF is the only large scale festival focusing on animation in Taiwan, which aims to promote international exchanges, advocate creativity, promote better understanding of animation and build dialogues between professionals, filmmakers and the audience. TIAF welcomes all animations using different formats and techniques.

TIAF showcases the best of Taiwanese and international animated films and draws a diverse audience over 30,000 people each year. In addition, the festival organizes panels and seminars, exhibitions and special events. So far TIAF is recognized as a successful event, averagely, more than 300 titles from over 30 countries were presented each year.