TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – November 10, 2023 –
On Friday, November 10, the Taiwan Creative Content Fest held an awards ceremony for the best presented projects in its 4th edition. The two TAICCA X CNC Awards, worth US$30,000, went to the Taiwanese-Japanese documentary
After the snow melts and the Filipino fantasy feature film
Mother maybe.
After the Snowmelt team, the Mother Maybe team with the members of the jury
The event, organized by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), secured an impressive number of local and international sponsors for its 30 pitch awards, including Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone and the National Film and Entertainment Center. the animated image of France (CNC). The total prize amount exceeded NT$6 million, or nearly 200,000 US dollars. Homme Tsai, President of TAICCA, opened the evening by stating that the support for this year’s TCCF was unprecedented: “The agency has actively collaborated with South Korea, France, Japan and the three major telecommunications companies from Taiwan. creators with more funding while seeking additional international collaboration opportunities.
The grand prize, the TAICCA X CNC Award of US$30,000, was awarded to the documentary
After the snow melts. The Taiwanese-Japanese co-production is director Lo Yi-Shan’s heartfelt tribute to her best friend Chu, who died while hiking in Nepal. The director pointed out that there are not many opportunities for documentary presentations in Taiwan and thanked the organization for presenting a documentary session for the first time, “the fact that TCCF is specifically aimed at documentary submissions is a significant encouragement. However, the biggest surprise of the evening came right at the end of the ceremony when the organization announced that due to the high quality of this year’s projects, it would be awarding a second TAICCA X CNC Award. The second winner, the Filipino feature film
Mother maybe, is a fantasy drama that blends Filipino folklore with a universal message of finding your own family and your place in the world. Arden producer Rod Condez, visibly overwhelmed, admitted: “We didn’t expect it. This is our first film market and my first time in Taiwan but I’m very happy that this story resonated with many people. It’s quite personal but also a bit crazy.” The project also received the Taichung Action Award and the MPA Grand Award that evening.
Another flagship project of this year’s TCCF PITCHING is the series
Maid of Vengeance. Directed by David Chuang, winner of the 2022 Golden Bell Award for Best Director (Dangerous zone), this revenge thriller follows the downfall of a TV presenter after her sex tape leaks online. Now a vigilante, she vows to remove the platform behind the leaked videos.
Maid of Vengeance received the Chunghwa Telecom Award, as well as a cash prize of NT$600,000, and the Series Mania Award, which means the project will participate in Series Mania 2024.
Appetite for desire was one of the other top earners of the night. The supernatural drama, co-produced by Taiwanese company Flash Forward Entertainment, received the MIFFEST Award, the Choice of Deep Waters Award and the Taipei International Film Award.
This year, TCCF PITCHING opened up to international projects for the first time. The 53 selected projects, out of 539 submissions, were presented during 5 different sessions, Project to Screen, divided into feature films, series, animation and documentary, and Story to Screen, for Taiwanese IPs with great potential for adaptability. Curator and producer Lorna Tee, one of the award makers, said: “I am simply overwhelmed with joy by the quality of the projects presented at this year’s TCCF. This platform allows filmmakers to reflect and have meaningful conversations about their projects. , and find co-production partners. The more countries involved in the development of a film, the more easily it can reach a wider audience.
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