59 projects in various stages of development take to the stage this week as part of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), which kicks off in Taipei today.

The six pitching categories are feature films, TV series, documentaries, animation, “story to screen”, and a dedicated pitch for feature film projects in development in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

The 10 TV series involved in the pitch include US$1.8-million six-episode crime thriller, "Before We Were Monsters", from Taiwan’s Outland Film Production; and Qun Films Indonesia’s US$1.8-million "Grandma" ("Yangti"), an eight-episode thriller adapted from M. Shahriza Rijadi’s short story collection, "Jemawa". 

Feature film projects include Sinema 5/Akanga Film Asia’s US$1.1 million 90-minute Indonesian/Singapore teen fantasy feature film, "A Ballad of Long Hair", directed by Giovanni Rustanto; and director Peter Ho’s US$2-million Hong Kong/Taiwan drama, "Appetite for Desire", inspired by Weather Huang’s novel, "Meat of Kappa". 

One of the highest-budget titles on stage at US$5.9 million is "I Wish You Happiness", a 22-episode drama created as an “ode to aspirational females who strive for better lives throughout different eras”.