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Taiwan Creative Content Fest Adds Spotlight Screenings
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In Short: Taiwan Creative Content Agency chair Sue Wang said the inaugural Spotlight Screenings will give international buyers an early look at Taiwanese content.
Taiwan Creative Content Agency chair Sue Wang said the inaugural Spotlight Screenings will give international buyers an early look at Taiwanese content ahead of business meetings at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF).
The Spotlight Screenings, set to debut this November, will feature two high-profile Taiwanese titles: 'April,' a film about a migrant caregiver, and 'See You At 11pm,' a fantasy romance series co-produced by Taiwan and Singapore.
Wang expressed her ambition for TCCF to stand as a dependable ally to Taiwan’s cultural content sector, aiming to open up fresh cross-border partnerships and cement Taiwan’s standing in international screen production.
Thailand will also mount a national pavilion at TCCF, organized by the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) and the Thai Animation and Computer Graphics Association (TACGA), joined for the first time by the Thai Association of Boys Love Content (TBLC).
A handful of South Korean regional government bodies will step into TCCF Market as delegation leads for the first time this year, including Bucheon City, the Gwangju Information & Content Agency (GICON), and the Daegu Digital Innovation Promotion Agency (DIP).
What this adds
The Spotlight Screenings mark TCCF’s first tie-up with Vieshow Cinemas, staged at Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Nangang, and will let visiting buyers, international press, and other industry guests screen two flagship titles before deals are struck, with an eye toward driving overseas sales and rights transactions for Taiwanese content.
Background
The Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) is an annual Asian entertainment content market organized by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency, which launched in 2020. Its programming includes an exhibition, market, a pitch fest and various awards with cash prizes.
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- They include Nippon TV, which launched Japan’s original commercial television service; GMA Network, among the biggest commercial broadcasters in the Philippines; Madgic Distribution and Zephyr Animation, two French studios focused on children’s animation; the studio behind South Korea’s “Washz” healing-character franchise, BASH; and Thailand’s Chada Entertainment, led by veteran producer Shee Heng Kuek, who is based in Taiwan.
- Popular on Variety The Spotlight Screenings mark TCCF’s first tie-up with Vieshow Cinemas, staged at Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Nangang, and will let visiting buyers, international press and other industry guests screen two flagship titles before deals are struck, with an eye toward driving overseas sales and rights transactions for Taiwanese content.
- 7, will feature “April,” which follows a migrant caregiver working in a Hakka community in Pingtung, Taiwan, who returns home to find her family estranged and sets out to mend fractured relationships.
- It was selected for the 2025 Tokyo International Film Festival and picked up multiple nominations at the 2026 Taipei Film Awards, including best actress.
- Co-produced by Taiwan’s Three-Giant Production and Singapore’s Mediacorp, the series stars Taiwanese actors Liu Hsiu-fu, Chloe Xiang, Wu Nien-hsuan, Peter Ho, Kimi Hsia and Morni Chang, alongside Singaporean actors Mark Kok Huang Lee, Gavin Teo Chong Ze and Hong Ling.
- A total of 38 international companies and organizations will take part in TCCF Market this year, with a number of newcomers spanning television, animation and distribution.
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