How Taiwan Creative Content Fest Is Showcasing Taiwanese Innovation & Building Bridges With The World
30.10.2023 - 14:03
/ deadline.com
Launching in the first year of the pandemic in 2020, Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) has taken a few years to secure its positioning in the global film markets calendar, but this year’s edition is on track to be its biggest and most international yet.
The event, which runs November 7-12 at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, is divided into three sections – Pitching, which has opened to international projects for the first time (see separate story for more details); Market, which has been extended from three to four days and has around 100 companies attending; and Innovation, which explores the intersection between content and technology.
Taiwan’s content industries suffered less than some of their neighbours during the pandemic, as being an island, the borders could be quickly closed, limiting the spread of Covid-19. For most of the past three years, shooting on film and TV projects has continued and cinemas remained open.
But international guests were only able to start returning to Taiwan for TCCF and Golden Horse Film Festival in November 2022, at a time when international travel still had its challenges. This year, no such restrictions exist and TCCF is welcoming producers, buyers, sales agents and investors from Asia, Europe and North America.
“Our vision is to encourage licensing and co-production opportunities, as well as connect our local industries to creative professionals around the world,” explains Homme Tsai, chairperson of Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), which organizes TCCF in addition to a range of other industry support activities.
“While we have a mission to support Taiwanese filmmakers and content creators, we also want to focus on cross-country collaboration,” Tsai