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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Taiwan Makes Its Mark at Annecy With VR Innovation and Diverse Animation Slate
Taiwan is making a strong showing at this year's Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market, with several projects across competition and market sections as the world's premier animation event kicks off June 8-10. Leading the charge is 'Hungry,' a VR experience that reimagines traditional Taiwanese glove puppetry through immersive technology. Directed by Liu Yu-Shu and inspired by childhood memories of the folk art form, the project has landed a spot in Annecy's VR Works competition section. More from Variety Taiwan YA Content Gets Boost as PTS XS, Third Culture, S11 Launch Drama Lab (EXCLUSIVE) Middle East-Taiwan Action-Comedy 'Masala Boba' Reunites Kleos, Light House at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE) Taiwan's Vie Vision Pictures Boards Cross-Cultural Action Comedy 'Demon Hunters' at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE) 'Hungry' blends traditional performance art with cutting-edge VR and animation technologies. The project previously received support from Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)'s 2023 Future Content Grant and was selected for the 2024 FilmGate Interactive Media Festival in Miami. It's currently featured in 'Portals of Solitude: Virtual Experiences from Taiwan,' a VR exhibition co-organized by TAICCA and New York's Museum of the Moving Image. In the market sections, director Wu De-chuen's 'Poems of Life' is the sole Asian selection in MIFA Pitches – Immersive Experiences. The project combines paper sculptures, 3D animation and VR design to take audiences on a post-apocalyptic journey alongside a young boy and a colorful bird. Representing Taipei National University of the Arts, Althea Huang's stop-motion animation 'The Translation of Wilderness' has been chosen for the MIFA Student Pitch. The project pairs rich visuals with 'voices of the wilderness,' balancing artistic experimentation with commercial appeal. The spotlight lineup spans multiple genres, headlined by 'Bliss: Beyond the Edge of Time,' a sci-fi anthology featuring six standalone stories. The project's creative team includes Golden Horse Award winner Chiu Li-wei and Liu Yu-Shu, exploring the tension between technological coldness and human warmth. Other spotlight projects include 'Blue Runners,' directed by Huang Shih-ming, known for his work on Golden Horse-winning animation 'On Happiness Road.' The project adapts Chang Ying-min's award-winning novel into a personal story of growth and endurance. 'Puringau' sees director Liao Tai-yu drawing on Taiwanese Indigenous mythology to craft a haunting tale of nature and the unseen, while Erik Lee's 'Tag' follows a gangster youth's journey of redemption after mistakenly entering the underworld. Rounding out the lineup is 'Wacky Tidy Pals' from Golden Horse-winning animation director Redic Hsu, an adventure where four 'cleaners' confront chaotic supernatural events while delivering entertainment and life lessons. Four of the spotlight projects – 'Blue Runners,' 'Puringau,' 'Tag' and 'Wacky Tidy Pals' – previously received support through TAICCA's Creative Content Development Program, which nurtures early-stage creative development. This year's Taiwan Pavilion showcases 31 companies and 47 works, reflecting the diversity of Taiwanese animation. Highlights include the second season of 'Brave Animated Series,' Taiwan's first animated series to land on Netflix, alongside shows like 'Deer May,' 'Flamie Rangers,' 'Yaya's Band' and 'Beerua's Yum Yum Time.' Feature-length animations 'Jhugeshiro – The Demon Society' and 'Clouded Leopard,' winner of the Grand Prize at the 2024 TCCF Pitching, are also part of the lineup. Alice Chang, deputy CEO of TAICCA, expressed excitement at seeing Taiwanese creators consistently impress on the global stage with Taiwan's distinctive voice. The Taiwan Pavilion and showcase are backed by the Ministry of Culture's Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Animated Program — Can Netflix Score Big With 'Arcane,' 'Devil May Cry' and the Final Season of 'Big Mouth?' What's Coming to Netflix in June 2025
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Federation Studios Strikes Deal With Taiwan's Content Agency
Federation Studios has struck a deal with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA). Unveiled at Series Mania, the partnership will 'offer a fast track for creators, producers, investors, and distributors from both sides to ensure market access in Asia and Europe,' according to the pair. More from Deadline Sally Wainwright Reveals How Her Band Of 'Riot Women' Learned To Play A Tune - Series Mania Gwyneth Paltrow's "Irresponsible" Intimacy Coordinator Remarks Criticized By North Road's Caroline Hollick - Series Mania BBC, ZDF Team On Darkly Comic Berlin-Set Spy Series 'Honey' From 'Killing Eve' Producer The 'strategic alliance' will see new projects and more networking between the two continents. It comes following renewed co-operation between European and Asian players of late. The agreement was signed by Pascal Breton, president of Federation Studios and TAICCA Chairperson Homme Tsai, while it was witnessed by Jérémie Kessler, European and International Affairs director from CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée) and Laurence Herszberg, General Director of Séries Mania. During a signing ceremony, Breton said: 'This agreement is a fantastic opportunity for Federation to develop films and series shot and co-produced in Taiwan, and to reinforce our distribution base for our European catalogue in the Asian territories. The exceptional expertise of Taiwanese professionals in technological innovation, as well as their creativity in the audiovisual industries, will be a major asset and we aim at combining and optimizing them with Federation's talents and know-how.' TAICCA chairperson Homme Tsai added that through this cooperative partnership with Federation Studios, Taiwan will be able to optimize the exchange of resources with Europe, while boosting the development potential of cultural and creative industries in the global market. The Bureau super-indie Federation is currently seeking hundreds of millions via a cash injection and was recently in L.A. courting buyers. Established six years back, the TAICCA facilitates the development of Taiwan's content industries including film and TV. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery How To Watch 'Wicked: Part One': Is The Film Streaming Yet? All The Songs In 'Severance' Season 2: From The Who To Ella Fitzgerald
Japan Times
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Times
Taiwan comics on the rise: Local storytellers, global aspirations
A Taoist detective on the prowl, surreal sexcapades in the city and a dystopia teeming with werewolves and vampires — these are among the motifs that contemporary readers might encounter on a gleeful romp through the world of Taiwanese comics. Known as manhua in Mandarin (the word uses the same Chinese characters as the Japanese term 'manga'), the illustrated medium is enjoying a new heyday thanks to a thriving ecosystem of indie creators, publishers, distribution platforms and government benefactors. Among the industry's major patrons is the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), established in 2019 by the Ministry of Culture, which supports homegrown cultural production across visual, audio and other domains and operates a number of initiatives especially tailored to manhua.
