Taiwan-supported productions shine at Cannes

2024/05/16

Six films co-produced by Taiwan were selected for the 77th Cannes Film Festival and several more for its associated market, underway until late May, according to the Ministry of Culture’s Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA).
 
The shortlisted films in competition are “Colored,” “Locust” and “The Shameless,” while “Missing Pictures: Naomi Kawase,” “Mongrel” and “Rendez-Vous Avec Pol Pot” are to be screened in non-competitive programs.
 
The TAICCA set up a Taiwan Pavilion for the Marche du Film, the film market at Cannes, to present over 100 homegrown works, the agency said. The market is also home to Shoot the Book!, which saw four novels from Taiwan shortlisted for the initiative that facilitates the transformation of literary works into films.
 
In addition, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee hosted screenings of movies involving cast or crew who have won Taiwan’s most prestigious film award. “A Foggy Tale,” “Daughter’s Daughter,” “Dead Talents Society” and “Kung Fu” were featured during the event.
 
TAICCA chair Homme Tsai said that international co-productions provide Taiwan’s talents wider opportunities to get into the global film industry. The agency will continue to invest in such high-quality works via its international co-funding program, he added.

The program offers to bankroll up to 49 percent of a film’s total budget, and the application must meet requirements surrounding elements related to Taiwan, as well as international co-production and global screening. 


Source:  Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)