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Taiwan Film Projects Seek Overseas Audiences, Adaptation to Sector Challenges: ‘We Need to Think International Before We Start Shooting’
A TCCF presentation hears different proposals to securing a higher international profile for Taiwanese feature films.
Reverse engineering a previously English-language script into a bilingual, dual-location thriller is one possible route to giving Taiwanese feature films a better shot in the international marketplace. Hsu is developing “Oriental Beauty” as a female-oriented historical drama series with the tag-line “Queen Victoria’s Favorite Cup of Tea.” The show is adapted from a novel “The Merry Leaf” (???? Ostensibly a story that traces the origins of Taiwan’s famous bubble tea, the plot involves 19th century woman who is pursued by three men.
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