Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwanese Filmmakers Issue Appeal Over Funding Changes
A group of more than 100 Taiwanese filmmakers has issued a statement expressing concerns over changes to Taiwan’s co-production funding scheme.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum 2024: Full Line-Up
HAF has selected 26 in-development projects for this year’s edition, which is taking place March 11-13.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
CHINA RELEASE SCHEDULE: Imports & Co-Productions March-Dec 2023
Universal's Fast X was the highest-grossing import in China in 2023, ranking at number 12 in the year-end chart with $135m.
Streamlined Insights
Red Sea Film Festival; Taiwan’s Funding & Global Production Hub Status: Part Two
As promised, this edition of Streamlined concludes a two-part deep dive into Taiwan, looking at series production; reasons behind the soft power push; and what Taiwan is wisely not doing as it positions itself as a global production hub. The first part focused on co-production funding for features.
Streamlined Insights
Taiwan’s Funding & Rising Status As Global Production Hub: Part One
Taiwan was one of the few territories that emerged from the pandemic relatively unscathed. As an island, it was relatively easy for the government to secure the borders to control the spread of Covid, so production carried on more or less uninterrupted, and cinemas mostly remained open during the pandemic.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Lee Yi-shan’s ‘Chewing Gum’ Wins Grand Prize At Golden Horse FPP
Chewing Gum, the debut feature of Taiwanese writer-director Lee Yi-shan, won the Grand Prize of NT$1m ($32,000) at this year’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion.
Streamlined Insights
China Market Update: Mainstream Recovery, Marvel & Main Melody Fatigue, Chinese Indies & Streamers
Hardly anyone in North America or Europe seems interested in working with mainland China’s film and TV industries these days. Even before China retreated behind a literal and metaphorical wall during the pandemic, too many fingers had been burned, too many deals never materialised and too many projects scuppered
Chinese-Speaking Markets
‘Only The River Flows’, ‘Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell’ Triumph In Pingyao
Wei Shujun’s Only The River Flows was presented with best film in the festival's Fei Mu Awards.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Pingyao Project Promotion 2023: Full Line-Up
China’s Pingyao International Film Festival selected 17 projects for this year’s Pingyao Project Promotion, including two projects from Shanxi province.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Features 2023: Full Line-Up
Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 39 development projects and seven works-in-progress for the features section of this year’s edition.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Golden Horse FPP Series 2023: Full Line-Up
Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has announced the 18 episodic projects that have been selected for the fourth edition of its Series section.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Taiwan Creative Content Fest 2023: Full Line-Up
Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) selected 53 projects across five sections for its fourth edition.