Chinese Language Screenwriting Contest Gets COVID-Boost
Vivienne Chow Rom-coms and crime stories dominated submissions to the first Chinese-language scriptwriting competition co-presented by Taiwan’s Studio76 and MediaCorp in Singapore.Unveiled at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest last year, “Rising Stories” received 520 submissions, far higher than the 100-150 organizers had anticipated, Studio76’s CEO and managing partner Dennis Yang told Variety. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers only promoted the event online and approached scriptwriters chat groups on social media.Around 75% of the entries came from Taiwan, Yang said.