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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Due to the pandemic, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival will be

held online from June 15th to the 30th. To best promote Taiwan's animation

industry, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has launched a virtual

Taiwan Pavilion to participate in this year's Annecy International Animated

Film Festival and Market (Mifa). TAICCA will also invite animation licensing

experts to share their experiences ahead of the event in hopes of increasing

international cooperation opportunities.

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The virtual Taiwan Pavilion will showcase 15 Taiwanese animation exhibitors and

21 animated films, including "Hero of Heroes," the film adaptation of famous

comic series Jhuge Shiro; "Secret - Weapon" by Fish WANG who is the winner of

last year's Golden Horse Best Animation Short Film; and "The Small Big" by

Taiwan's Public Television Service.

Particularly noteworthy are the two Taiwanese animated films nominated in the

main competitions. One is the "Great Hoax: The Moon Landing" by John HSU's

nominated in the VR works competition. The other, "Puppy Love," by Taipei

National University of the Arts student I-Wen CHEN's nominated for the

Graduation Films competition, which was featured on the cover of "Ecran Total"

magazine.

For the first time, TAICCA will promote Taiwan's animation industry in the Meet

the Publisher Program, a gathering for international market professionals,

showcasing twelve publishers and forty-four comics, picture books, and graphic

arts projects. TAICCA's matchmaking mechanism will not only introduce and set

up meetings for international animation producers to Taiwanese graphic arts

publishers, but also provide translation services hoping to establish more

international co-production and collaboration opportunities. Some notable works

participating in the matchmaking event include "The Corner Store I," "The

Illusionist on the Skywalk," "Scrolls of a Northern City," as well as picture

books by famous author and illustrator Jimmy LIAO.

To make the matchmaking events a success, TAICCA will customize a unique

"TAICCA School" course featuring licensing experts to equip creators and

exhibitors with knowledge on IP rights before engaging the international market.

Even though the pandemic has disrupted international film festivals and

tradeshows, with many either canceled or moved online, TAICCA is ready to

present the best Taiwanese content to the world.

Taiwan Animated Website: https://taiwancinema.taicca.tw/annecy/

Annecy International Animated Film Festival: https://www.annecy.org/

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Source: Taiwan Creative Content Agency

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