「金馬獎」自民國五十一年創辦，起初只是政府為促進國片製作與肯定優秀影人所舉辦的獎勵競賽。「金馬」二字取自於金門、馬祖的頭一字組合而成；亦符合全球主要影展皆以「金字招牌」為號召的潮流。及至民國七十九年，第廿七屆金馬獎由行政院新聞局交由中華民國電影事業發展基金會主辦，其下設立台北金馬影展執行委員會。

金馬獎創辦至今，全名已變更為「台北金馬影展」，不僅是台灣年度最重要的電影文化盛事，主要活動亦擴及四大主軸：金馬獎，已成為華語暨華人電影創作的最高榮譽；金馬國際影展，則是國人接觸各國傑出電影的最佳平台；金馬創投會議，竭力提供影視創作者與投資發行方合作機會；金馬電影學院，藉由大師傳承以提升年輕創作者的能力與視野。

The Golden Horse Awards was founded in 1962, the original intention was to promote Taiwanese film production and recognize excellent Taiwanese films and outstanding filmmakers. The Chinese Characters "Golden Horse," pronounced as “Kim Ma” in Chinese, are derived from the names of the two outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu.

In 1990, the organization of the 27th Golden Horse Awards Competition was transferred from the Government Information Office to The Motion Picture Development Foundation R.O.C., and TGHFF Executive Committee was established under its authority.

The official name of The Golden Horse Awards has been changed to "Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival," which is not only the most important film event in Taiwan, the main activities also extend to four parts – Golden Horse Award competition, Film Festival, Film Project Promotion and Film Academy. The Golden Horse Awards aims at encouraging the development of Chinese-language films. The Film Festival intends for introducing excellent films to Taiwanese audience from around the world to stimulate exchange of ideas and inspire creativity. The Film Project Promotion aims to facilitate cooperation between Chinese filmmakers and international industry professionals. The Film Academy tries to promote young filmmakers’ vision by organizing masters’ classes for them.

2017 金馬影展 / 金馬奇幻影展 活動資訊：
金馬奇幻影展 ∥ 04.07-04.16
金馬國際影展 ∥ 11.03-11.24
金馬電影學院 ∥ 10.27-11.25
金馬創投會議 ∥ 11.21-11.23
金馬獎頒獎典禮 ∥ 11.25

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