Taiwan’s TCCF Pitching Opens To First International Projects; Offers $150,000 In Cash Prizes
30.10.2023 - 14:03
/ deadline.com
After focusing on Taiwanese projects for its first three years, the pitching section of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) opened its doors to international projects for the first time this year.
The move attracted 539 projects from 20 regions including Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Iran, France and the U.S. After a selection process overseen by four separate juries, the applications were whittled down to 43 across four sections: Project to Screen, divided further into Feature Films and Series; Animation Features & Series; and Documentary Features & Series.
The feature film section includes projects from leading filmmakers such as Japanese director Koji Fukada (A Girl Missing, Love Life), Indonesia’s Edwin (Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash), the Philippines’ Sheron Deyoc (Women Of The Weeping River) and Japan-based, Indian-origin filmmaker Anshul Chauhan (December).
TCCF pitching also includes an additional ten Taiwanese IPs that have strong potential for adaptations. These include books, webtoons and comics from companies such as Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation, Mirror Fiction Inc and Naver Webtoon.
All these projects are in the running for cash prizes and awards with a combined value of more than $150,000. In the Project to Screen section, the prizes on offer include the $30,000 TCCF Award: Best Project, in addition to awards from international partners such as Series Mania, Warner Bros Discovery, Udine Far East Film Festival and the Motion Picture Association.
Among selected IPs in the Story to Screen section, three will receive the TCCF Award: Best Story with a cash prize of $3,000 (NT$100,000), while other awards will be presented from partners including Taiwanese broadcasters Sanlih and Gala