\n\tTaiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom has unveiled a slate of film and TV projects in partnership with Taiwanese creators and regional co-production partners, with the aim of bringing Taiwan\u2019s original content to international audiences.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe slate, announced at the ongoing Taiwan Creative Content Fest<\/a> (TCCF<\/a>), includes Taiwan-Japan co-production Arrested Memory, directed by Japanese filmmaker Sabu (Mr Long) and starring Taiwanese actor Ethan Juan (The Pig, The Snake And The Pigeon). The action drama, which follows a detective with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease, will be executive produced by Taiwan\u2019s Lee Lieh.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAlso announced at today\u2019s press event were two projects from powerhouse Taiwanese production outfit Greener Grass Production: flagship crime drama series The Fame, produced by Phil Tang; and Taiwan-Korea coming-of-age romance film The Photo From 1977, directed by Tang and Frank Cheng, which is scheduled for release on December 24, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tBlockbuster action film Dangling,\u00a0starring Austin Lin, Wu Kang-ren and Angela Yuen, is being billed as Taiwan\u2019s first high-rise disaster movie. The film, directed by Chang Jung-chi and produced by Rachel Chen, revolves around an attempt to rescue people stranded on a skyscraper following an earthquake.<\/p>\n \n\tRounding out the slate are immersive theatre adaptation The Great Tipsy: 1980s, and Grandma And Her Ghosts 2: Baby Power, a long-awaited sequel to a popular animated classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tChunghwa is already an active investor in Taiwanese content with recent credits including\u00a0\u00a0drama series The Outlaw Doctor\u00a0and Black Tide Island, and variety shows Atom Boyz 2\u00a0and Scool, which collectively won ten awards at the 60th Golden Bell Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOn the film side, Chunghwa\u2019s Marching Boys\u00a0received two nominations at this year\u2019s Golden Horse Awards, while Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo\u00a0screened at Canada\u2019s Fantasia International Film Festival and was later selected by San Diego Asian Film Festival and Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre.<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to its film and TV investments, Chunghwa Telecom operates the Hami Video streaming platform, which ranks first among domestic OTT platforms in both frequency of viewing and paid subscriptions, according to the latest \u2018Television Usage and Satisfaction Survey\u2019 released by Taiwan\u2019s National Communications Commission (NCC).<\/p>\n \n\tSpeaking at today\u2019s press conference, Hu Hsueh-hai, general manager of Chunghwa Telecom\u2019s Personal Home Business Group said the company is focusing on three strategic pillars: Launching the T-Wave, Expanding the Ecosystem, and Co-Creating Brilliance.<\/p>\n \n\tThe first focuses on supporting top Taiwanese teams to reach global markets; the second on building a dual-track investment approach through corporate and fund participation to develop an IP-driven audiovisual ecosystem; and the third on empowering audiovisual marketing through platform alliances to create a new force in premium streaming.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLaunching the T-Wave is a challenging mission that demands both passion and perseverance. In addition to taking concrete actions to support the film and television industry, Chunghwa Digital Creative Management Consulting Co, which manages the company\u2019s Cultural and Creative Fund, has officially begun operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe fund is currently planning investments in \u2018Cultural Content IP\u2019 projects, spanning films, TV series, variety shows, and music, as well as equity in audiovisual production, cultural technology, and platform distribution. It will also target key technologies and platforms such as generative AI tools and immersive experiences (VR\/AR\/XR),\u201d Hu continued.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAny high-quality production or enterprise that contributes to strengthening the IP value chain will be considered for investment. Through both project-based and equity investments, the fund aims to establish and interlink a complete audiovisual industry chain, connecting every stage from creation and production to marketing, distribution, platforms, and commerce.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom has unveiled a slate of film and TV projects in partnership with Taiwanese creators…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46,73737,73738,73565,73566],"class_list":["post-118005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-taicca","tag-taiwan-creative-content-agency","tag-taiwan-creative-content-fest","tag-tccf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}