Officials and filmmakers gathered in Taipei on Tuesday to welcome the Taiwan Creative Content Fest as a stepping stone for local and Asian creators to reach the world stage.
“We have big ambitions for TCCF in the coming years,” said Su Wang, vice minister of Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture. She was speaking at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, a new venue in the high-tech eastern suburbs of Taiwan’s capital. The event will be held from November 5th to 8th and is sponsored by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency, a government-related agency.
According to TAICCA Chairman Om Tsai, a considerable amount of approximately NT$7.5 million (approximately $235,000) is up for grabs as prizes for the featured project sales event. “People will contact each other and say, ‘Show me the money and let’s work together,'” Tsai said.
Money was also a theme for the deputy minister. “TCCF has grown from its humble past as a relatively small trade show platform and marketplace to become one of the world’s leading B2B events. But that’s true around the world, Wang said.
“We ultimately want to enable the private sector to drive momentum. Money can’t buy everything, but it can start something. And we want to incentivize it. I’m looking forward to it [provided by TAICCA] “This will enable Taiwanese creators to tell their stories on the world stage,” she said.
Apart from the on-stage proceedings, which also included a formal inauguration ceremony ending with a laser show, TAICCA CEO Dr. Lu Jiun Wei was on hand to explain the details of the strategy.
“Taiwan already has good stories and buzz from locals, but what needs to be improved is the storytelling. “We wanted to learn international ways of storytelling. That’s why we’re trying to attract more international co-productions and co-funding,” he said. variety.
Taiwan has risen to prominence in East Asian film and television production circles in recent years, thanks in part to the funding and structural efforts of the Taiwanese authorities, financial support, and institutions such as TAICCA. Multinational media groups are also turning their attention to Taiwan as cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies becomes more complex.
Mr. Lu spoke of the creative strengths of democratically run Taiwan. “These things come from stories here in Taiwan. We have a variety of topics such as BL [‘boys love’] And girls love it. Those topics are not allowed to be published in China. These unique topics can only be found in Taiwan, so we are talking with international partners,” Lu said. “This diversity of topics and the creative freedom to tell those stories will be a strength for Taiwan.”
This year’s TCCF will feature more than 100 market booths, compared to 90 booths last year. The pitch event received applications from over 600 projects from over 50 countries and regions.
