Underscoring the rising ties between France and Taiwan within the movie and tv sector, French and Taiwanese producers CinéFrance, Alef One and Yoosonn Leisure have offered two new collection co-productions at Sequence Mania.
“Fly,” co-produced by Paris-based CinéFrance and Taipei’s Yoosonn Leisure, is a spy drama collection tailored from Taiwanese creator Chang Kuo-Li’s authentic IP that’s set to shoot in France and Taiwan.
Paris manufacturing firm Alef One is likewise headed to Taiwan with “Flight MH370,” primarily based on the true occasions of the Malaysian Airline flight disappearance. Gilles Bannier, identified for the current, acclaimed BBC collection “Blue Lights,” is about to direct the collection, which is supported by the state-backed Taiwan Inventive Content material Company (TAICCA). Alef One is at present in discussions with potential Taiwanese co-production companions.
TAICCA and France’s nationwide movie middle, the CNC, final 12 months signed a memorandum of understanding geared toward furthering cooperation in cultural content material industries and strengthening collaborations and exchanges within the movie and TV sector.
Attending the Sequence Mania presentation, TAICCA Chairman Homme Tsai and CNC President Dominique Boutonnat praised the rising collaborations between the 2 organizations and new French-Taiwanese co-productions.
CNC additionally highlighted the upcoming 2024 TCCF Inventive Content material Convention, the place it’ll head a high-level French delegation to Taiwan geared toward fostering better collaboration between professionals from the European and Asian movie and tv sectors.
