Producer Terris Ko, Producer Joan Huang, Producer Aileen Li, Producer Anita Gou

Panel 2 featuring the next generation of innovators and disruptors in the entertainment industry

The Taiwan Creators Night facilitates and encourages conversation around the issue of how to help Taiwanese content reach a global audience, and how to attract international productions to come to Taiwan for production.  The goal of the event is to leverage Taiwan’s current special position during the global pandemic and shine a spotlight on Taiwanese creative talent and prowess in international press.  The evening will also host 3 panels centered on film and TV topics, including: Conversation between international and Taiwanese local industry, Young Taiwanese Creators, and How to finance content in the post-pandemic era.

Hosted by Kindred Spirit: 

Founded by producer Anita Gou, Kindred Spirit curates high-quality content in film, television, and emerging media. Kindred Spirit’s most recent film The Farewell (starring Awkwafina) picked up a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film, and beat out Avengers: Endgame for the best per-screen-average of 2019. Honey Boy (starring Shia LaBeouf and Lucas Hedges) premiered in competition at Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim, and was acquired by Amazon and released globally.

Sponsored by KKBOX:

Started in Taiwan in 2005, KKBOX Group is Asia’s leading music streaming software company with the world’s most comprehensive Asia-Pop music library, catering to music fans throughout East and Southeast Asia. In 2017 it established KKFARM, a direct investment firm dedicated to invest and empower the next wave of music artists, businesses and cultural brands through a hybrid mix of venture capital funding and technology aided by analytical business and data intelligence.

Sponsored by TVBS:

TVBS, the leading media brand in Taiwan, was established in 1993. As the first Taiwanese satellite TV station, TVBS starts a new era of media industry in Taiwan with delivering various values and latest knowledge to local audience. Based on Taiwanese market, TVBS aims to connect worldwide audience by combining owned program IP. Therefore, TVBS has run diverse business which includes online shopping, artist brokers, biotechnology products since 2019.

 

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