For the first time, Taiwan will be participating in "Festival Séries Mania," one of the largest TV series festivals in Europe, which will be held from August 26 to September 2 in Lille, France this year.
The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) participate in the festival as representatives of national institutions in the hope of helping Taiwanese works enter the international market in light of the festival’s important role in the European market.
TAICCA assists domestic industry players and TV drama series to participate in the market exhibition by means of the virtual Taiwan Pavilion, having provided a total of 23 films and television production companies, 41 video works, as well as proposals. These include highly acclaimed "Fragrance of First Flower (第一次遇見花香的那刻)" selected for the Short Forms Competition, "Who Killed the Good Man (大債時代)" and "The Amazing Grace of Σ (我願意)" selected for Forum Exclusives, and the detective novel "The Specter in Samaji (沙瑪基的惡靈)" selected for the "Book-to-Screen" category. Each of these works were assisted by the mechanism of TAICCA.
TAICCA held a pre-show press conference on Aug. 23, attended by TAICCA chairperson Ting Hsiao-ching (丁曉菁), TAICCA chief executive officer Lee Ming-che (李明哲), TAICCA Vice President Alice Chang (張文櫻), crew of shortlisted works, as well as the publishing team to share TAICCA’s process of bringing the works into the international market.
TAICCA plans to launch the virtual Taiwan Pavilion titled "Rollin' on with Taiwan Series," in the hope of promoting Taiwanese film and television brands and strengthening the national image through its rich and diverse content. Additionally, TAICCA will also introduce the world to its newly launched international joint venture program during the exhibition in order to attract more international buyers and investment opportunities.