TCCF: France’s CNC, Taiwan’s TAICCA Sign Film & TV Cooperation Agreement

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France’s Centre National du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) have signed a cooperation agreement, aimed at increasing collaboration and exchanges between the film and TV industries of Taiwan and France.

The agreement was signed by CNC President Dominique Boutonnat and TAICCA Chairperson Homme Tsai at the on-going Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) today.

At the TCCF closing ceremony tomorrow, TAICCA and CNC will also present the TAICCA X CNC AWARD with a $30,000 cash prize. Speaking at today’s signing ceremony, both sides stressed their common values, such as cultural exception and diversity, and said the agreement focuses on supporting emerging talent, encouraging creative freedom, digital content creation and international co-production.

Boutonnat said France and Taiwan would become key partners in “the work undertaken by all countries seeking a strong independent sector in the face of American or Chinese giants and streaming platforms.” He added that CNC and TAICCA are working towards two progress updates on their collaborative activities – one in March in France and the second during the Cannes film festival.  “France and Taiwan have our own narratives and uniqueness, and it is through an independent voice, enabled by the preservation of intellectual property, that our works must convey this,” Boutonnat said.