Comedy-horror series project “Pontianaks in Taiwan,” and education-themed “The Top Percentile” emerged as major winners at the 2024 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) pitching sessions, securing three awards each. “Pontianaks in Taiwan,” from the creative team of Goh Ming Siu, Karl Gan and Holly Chan, won the MyVideo Initiative Award, the Taigi TV Award and […]

“Don’t Worry About Vampire,” a fantastical comedy that explores Taiwan’s cultural identity through the lens of vampire-human relations, is being pitched at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) by writer-director Chen Ho-yu. The film will follow a bumbling protagonist who saves a vampire princess and becomes an overnight sensation, only to watch his hometown transform into […]

Taiwan’s submission for the 97th Academy Awards international feature race, “Old Fox,” emerged from director Hsiao Ya-Chuan’s own parental challenges in explaining fairness and justice to his children. “About 10 years ago, when my kids were around the same age as the children in the film, they started asking me difficult questions, such as whether […]

Philippines filmmaker Joel Ruiz and producer Maria Madonna Tarrayo are pitching their anthology series “Love at 310” at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), bringing an intimate look at relationships through stories set in a Manila love motel. “All the stories in ‘Love at 310’ are inspired by real stories from people in my life,” […]

Taiwan’s Calendar Studios is advancing its production slate with two new projects: “Call of Lobster,” a cross-border action-comedy, and crime series “The Scammers,” both unveiled at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). “Call of Lobster,” helmed by “Man in Love” director Yin Chen-Hao, draws inspiration from a real-life story about a Taiwanese lobster farmer who […]

Indian production house Phantom Studios is preparing a diverse slate of theatrical releases, CEO Srishti Behl revealed during the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), where she is serving as a jury member. Leading the lineup is the Hindi-language remake of Tamil-language smash “Love Today,” titled “Loveyapa,” scheduled for a February 2025 release. The studio is […]

It was standing room only as the follow-up to 2019 Taiwanese series “The World Between Us” debuted its teaser at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), with “Meteor Garden” star Vic Chou leading an ensemble cast. The series, set for a 2025 release, comes after five years of script development. The story opens with an arson […]

Paris-based Federation Studios has revealed a brace of new series at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. During a presentation at TCCF, Federation Studios president Pascal Breton said that a show from “The Bureau” creator Eric Rochant is in the works. Espionage thriller, “The Bureau” has been remade for the U.S. as “The Agency.” The new […]

Colombia Film Commissioner, Silvia Echeverri outlined Latin America’s evolving audiovisual landscape and her country’s growing production sector during a presentation at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), highlighting opportunities for Asian-Latin American collaboration. Latin America’s audiovisual market is experiencing significant growth, with Argentina, Brazil and Mexico leading the sector with combined revenues of approximately $20 […]

Southeast Asian folklore meets Taiwanese culture in “Pontianaks in Taiwan,” a mini-series that follows two undead supernatural beings on a road trip across Taiwan. The project, currently in development, is being presented at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). The series centers on two Pontianaks – bloodthirsty female vampires from Malay folklore – who leave […]

Taiwan-based production companies Luckysparks and AGE Creative have unveiled “Dogmaverse,” an ambitious, animated anthology series exploring the intersection of technology and faith in a dystopian future. The series examines how advanced technology impacts religious beliefs and human spirituality, with each episode featuring distinct characters and settings while maintaining thematic connections. Production of the pilot episode […]

Indonesian filmmakers Riri Riza, Mira Lesmana, and Ifa Isfansyah are developing “Cubs,” a coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of a gold mining town, which is being presented at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). The film follows Gul, a teenager navigating love and maturity in a community rife with conflict over land and resources. […]

Gold House co-founder and CEO Bing Chen outlined his organization’s vision for bridging entertainment and business opportunities between Asia and the West during a talk at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. “We have a four-prong strategy now of how we can enable our [Asian] diaspora on a worldwide scale,” Chen explained. “Number one is bringing […]

Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest phones and broadband internet company, unveiled an investment and production slate of two new series and two movies on Tuesday, the first day of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. The new titles are part of the giant firm’s effort to build out the creative industries ecosystem and follow a year on […]

A comprehensive trends analysis of Southeast Asian media markets reveals significant digital advertising growth and streaming platform expansion, with Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam emerging as key territories for content development and format adaptation. According to K7 Media U.K. analysis presented by the firm’s associate director, operations, Michelle Lin at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), […]

Officials and filmmakers were on hand Tuesday in Taipei to hail the Taiwan Creative Content Fest as a stepping stone for local and Asian creators to mount the world stage. “We have great ambitions for TCCF in the years going forward,” said Sue Wang, deputy minister at Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture. She was speaking at […]

A series adaptation of Tawada Yoko’s award-winning novel “The Last Children of Tokyo” is being developed as an international co-production between Japan’s NHK and Taiwan’s Betula Films and Flash Forward Entertainment, with principal photography targeted for spring 2026. The project, directed by Edmund Yeo, who won best director at the Tokyo International Film Festival for […]

Taiwan-Italy production outfit Volos Films has unveiled a diverse slate of features and documentaries at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). The feature film lineup includes “Polaris,” directed by Yamanaka Yoko, whose “Desert of Namibia” screened at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. Set in a Tokyo bar, the film follows women from different backgrounds whose lives intersect. […]

A new project examining the decline of Vietnam’s state-run film industry and its impact on veteran filmmakers is being developed by director Vu Minh Nghia, set for production in 2025. “Waiting for Godard” follows a young independent director who interviews former filmmakers from the Vietnam Feature Film Studio, exploring the aftermath of the studio’s 2017 […]