Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) Chairperson, Homme Tsai, and Centre National du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) President, Dominique Boutonnat, announced the upcoming realization of two partnership projects between Taiwan and France for 2024. These include "FLY", a spy drama series adapted from Taiwanese author Chang Kuo-Li's original IP; and "FLIGHT MH370", a Taiwan-French co-production series based on the true events of the Malaysian Airline flight disappearance, with plans to shoot in Taiwan.
"FLY" is a co-produced series planned by French production company CinéFrance and Yoosonn Entertainment, scheduled for shooting between Taiwan and France; Supported by TAICCA, "FLIGHT MH370" is directed by Gilles Bannier known for the BBC series “Blue Lights”, led by French production company Alef One, impressed by Taiwan's creative freedom and government support for filming projects, they decided to bring this project to Taiwan and are currently in discussions with Taiwanese co-production partners.
TAICCA and CNC signed last November a memorandum of understanding designing joint priorities for their cooperation in cultural content industries. CNC also highlighted the upcoming 2024 TCCF Creative Content Conference, where the French Centre will head a high-level French delegation to Taiwan, fostering greater collaboration between professionals from Europe and Asia from the Film and audiovisual industry.
Homme Tsai, TAICCA Chairperson, expressed gratitude towards CNC and Series Mania for their long-term support of film and television cooperation cases. He stated he looks forward to expanding cooperation between TAICCA and CNC affirming their commitment to expanding the international presence of respective stories, narratives and talents from both sides.