TCCF Day One: Taiwan Government Funding; Japan’s Kadokawa Plots Global Expansion; Korea’s CJ ENM Pacts With TAICCA
deadline.comTaiwan Creative Content Fest kicked off in Taipei today with organizer, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), emphasizing its soft power ambitions and growing international cooperation activities, in particular with France, South Korea and Japan.
Taiwan’s Minister of Culture, Shih Che, took to the stage at the opening ceremony to talk about Taiwan’s recently approved ‘One Plus Four – T-Content Plan’ which has pledged $311M (NT$10BN) to support the creative industries. “We’ve achieved a milestone this year – after support for semiconductor and technology industries, it’s finally the turn of the cultural content industries, with support that has been enacted through our laws and regulations,” said Shih. “We have talent and culture in abundance in Taiwan and we’re one of the very important entry points to Mandarin-language culture.
In the digital realm, we play an important role and influence on cultural content in the international arena.” TAICCA’s funding programs, which have been rolled out steadily since the agency’s launch in 2019, are helping to position Taiwan as a international content production hub.
While some of the government funding has been earmarked for Taiwanese films and drama series, some is available to international producers who collaborate with Taiwanese companies through funds including Taiwan’s International Co-funding Program (TICP).
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