Taiwanese corporations eye world success.
“There are many talented people in Taiwan – the problem is that our market is really small. Over the past few years, and with the support of TAICCA [Taiwan Creative Content Agency], so many projects have become a reality. That’s why ‘YaYa’ could be here,” Chun-chien Lien, director of “YaYa’s Band,” informed Selection.
His sequence, competing within the TV Movies part at Annecy, was additionally offered at a Taiwan Highlight Showcase on the mega French animation competition on Wednesday.
“It’s a very special project for us,” he stated, recalling being approached by a charity rising funds for orphaned youngsters.
“They asked us to create a poster for them – we created a whole world.”
On this planet of Notevana, “music is part of everyone’s DNA” as a four-year-old YaYa performs music along with her buddies. The dialogue-free present will formally launch in August.
“Taiwanese animation is really unique. Take ‘Puringau,’ which references our indigenous culture. But we’re also still growing and many people aren’t aware of us just yet. We want them to know that Taiwan will be a good partner for international co-productions,” stated TAICCA’s Gillian Lu.
“Puringau” (aka “Sorceress”) additionally options indigenous songs within the story of two sisters who develop aside. Principally as a result of one in every of them is possessed by a darkish spirit.
“We want to create a whole universe. We are ambitious,” famous producer Danielle Yen (Mk Origin Studio).
This sentiment is echoed by Hsin-i Chen, common supervisor of Lusasa Animation, liable for “Hi Kids! Sing and Dance with Lusasa Family” – one other challenge embracing its musical element and aiming to “grow with children through different stages of their life.”
The corporate is at the moment creating season two, hoping to construct “the next generation of preschool IP” additionally because of its worldwide collaboration with Go-N Manufacturing and Federation, dealing with world distribution.
With “Flamie Rangers,” Tintin Li (Good Animation Studios) is trying to “connect Taiwan to the world,” too. The corporate can also be behind “Deer May,” a few sister taking good care of her little brother, and “Husky” a few single father and his son.
“Do you think things will go smoothly for them? No, they won’t. European distributors are really interested in this one.”
The identical might be stated for “Beelu’s Yum Yum Time,” a success sequence now in its third season, “combining adventure storytelling with food exploration.”
“We have proven that this format works,” stated Jia-Jia Chan of Taiwan Bar Studio, admitting the story has already reached households in 60 nations. This quantity is prone to develop, as the brand new season bets on worldwide treats similar to pizza and pasta, devoured by the present’s “unstoppable food collecting crew” – one that features a magical meals truck.
“It expands into multilingual formats with music and interactive elements for global co-production. We are ready to take our viewership to the next level,” she famous, mentioning a brand-new English-language channel with a brand new track, ready to be found.
“Taiwan can bring IPs and financial opportunities. But how can we collaborate with international companies to increase the value [of these stories] instead of just doing it ourselves?,” questioned Jia-Jia Chan.
She added: “We have the technology, and there are lots of creative people in Taiwan. But we don’t think about an international scope, and we haven’t opened up our market yet. We need to work harder to make our characters go global.”
‘Beelu’s Yum Yum Time’
Courtesy of TAICCA
