The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival opens with Stranger Eyes The pitching competition is the biggest attraction at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest, giving away approximately $250,000 in total awards, 35 prizes, and invitations to international exhibitions. The Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) opened its doors in early November at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center with record-breaking 600 project proposals from 50 countries, 101 exhibition booths, and over 300 international industry professionals. The pitching competition is its biggest attraction, giving away approximately $250,000 in total awards, 35 prizes, and invitations to international exhibitions.
The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) is providing two prizes: the TAICCA × CNC AWARD ($30,000) and the TAICCA AWARD: Best Story (NTD$300,000). The winning teams are headed for training workshops guided by pitching experts, including Emmy-nominated and BAFTA-nominated producers and international film and television industry executives, designed to enrich their pitches and improve their chances of breaking into the global market. We attended to cheer and listen to the projects of the Philippine delegation.
In the documentary section, director-writer Joseph Mangat pitched Pony Boys , a co-production between the Philippines and Taiwan under Daluyong Studios. Pony Boys follows the lives of young horse handlers in Baguio as they navigate adolescence while earning a living, offering a poignant coming-of-age tale set.