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Taipei Takeaways: Collaboration, Coproduction and Cultural Diversity Shape the Taiwan Creative Content Fest

10 November 2024 at 06:45
As the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) concludes its fifth edition, the event has reaffirmed its role as a significant platform for the creative industry on the island – and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. With a focus on collaboration and cultural representation, TCCF 2024 brought to light three key trends that reflect Taiwan’s evolving position […]

Taiwan Stars Talk Cultural Differences, Challenges of International Productions

7 November 2024 at 04:51
At the Taiwan Creative Content Fest, leading Taiwanese actors Wu Ke-Xi, J.C. Lin, Kai Ko, and Esther Liu offered candid insights into their experiences working on international co-productions, discussing everything from language barriers to cultural differences in approaching intimate scenes. Wu shared her experience working on Berlinale title “Black Tea” with director Abderrahmane Sissako, describing […]

Tiptoeing Towards Regional Coproductions, Asian Governments Take Funding, Reform Steps

7 November 2024 at 04:24
Governments and agencies across Asia are taking steps to expand and extend the cross-border film coproduction movement. A seminar called ‘From Eurasia to Global Collaboration’ on Thursday, the third day of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest, represented a handy recap of funding and structural developments from four countries: The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey. Alex […]

Taiwan Film Projects Seek Overseas Audiences, Adaptation to Sector Challenges: ‘We Need to Think International Before We Start Shooting’

6 November 2024 at 08:10
Reverse engineering a previously English-language script into a bilingual, dual-location thriller is one possible route to giving Taiwanese feature films a better shot in the international marketplace. So too, is adapting a previously successful romantic novel that could be partly filmed in the U.K. Both approaches were spelled out on Wednesday at a panel discussion […]

Thailand’s Film Industry Reforms, Soft Power Outreach Detailed at Taiwan Creative Content Fest

5 November 2024 at 13:38
Executives at The Taiwan Creative Content Fest were told Tuesday that Thailand will soon increase its location production rebate system to 30% of applicable spending, up from the current 20%. They were also told that $6.7 million of new funding is being made available for the year to next October. Both commitments were made by […]

Known as a Games Industry Hub, Korea’s Gyeonggi Province Touts IP at Taiwan’s TCCF

4 November 2024 at 23:29
South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province is to be a prominent fixture at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) this week in Taipei, Taiwan (Nov. 5 to 8). Through its Gyeonggi Content Agency, the province will operate the Gyeonggi Pavilion to introduce the products and services of promising companies and sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with […]

‘Shogun’ Producer Miyagawa Eriko on Hand to Ensure Perfect Pitching at TCCF

4 November 2024 at 14:25
Miyagawa Eriko, producer of the Emmy-winning drama series “Shogun” will be on hand to lead a training session at this week’s Taiwan Creative Content Fest that takes place before the TCCF’s centerpiece pitching sessions. Miyagawa is joined by Liu Hsinyi, line producer of the British series “Fleabag,” one of the biggest critical and commercial hit […]

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