As the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) concludes its fifth edition, the event has reaffirmed its role as a significant platform for the creative industry on the island – and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. With a focus on collaboration and cultural representation, TCCF 2024 brought to light three key trends that reflect Taiwan’s evolving position in the global entertainment landscape. International Collaboration Takes Center Stage A prominent theme at this year’s TCCF was the increasing focus on international co-productions.
Industry leaders gathered to discuss the practicalities and advantages of cross-border partnerships, both locally within southeast Asia and much farther afield. For example, Oscar-winning production company Fabula (“A Fantastic Woman”), the Chilean production house founded by Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín and Venice Critics’ Week Grand Prize winner Tana Gilbert (“Malqueridas”), is developing “Where Is Narumi?“, a documentary series examining the 2016 killing of Japanese student Kurosaki Narumi by her ex-partner Nicolás Zepeda. A Chilean-French co-production with significant ties to Japan, the project was seeking funding and potential Japanese creative input.
A packed session on Latin America‘s evolving audiovisual landscape highlighted potential opportunities for Taiwanese companies to collaborate with overseas producers, noting significant growth in Asian content consumption across the region. According to market studies prese.
