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Taiwan Series Showcase and Co-production Incentives│Series Mania 2020
Live showcase of Taiwan’s latest series, market trends and co-production incentives & resources. The showcase invites key players and top producers from Taiwan to talk about topics on:
– Why is Taiwan your best co-production partner in Asia
– Exclusive reveal presented by SCREENWORKS ASIA
– Universal & Culture-specific Properties in Taiwan Series
– Taiwan’s creative scene and LGBTQ trends
Hosted by TAICCA (Taiwan Creative Content Agency), in partnership with Séries Mania
Frameline Talk: Taiwan Focus
As part of our Focus on Taiwan series, come listen to a diverse panel of filmmakers and industry professionals. This in-depth talk will cover the rise of LGBTQ+ cinema in Taiwan, its rich past, its recent successes on Netflix and other popular streaming platforms, and where it could be heading next.
International collaboration: cross border collaboration and Choice of the Distributional Channels│TCCF International Conference 2020
How did Gagaoolala establish its international marketing strategies? And how did GOL STUDIOS open up brand new creative opportunities for international collaborations?
CEO Jay Lin, said that “We live in a golden age for LGBT creative content. We’ve established a golden circle in terms of channel, partners, and production –––and that’s Taiwan, The Philippines, and Thailand. 2021 will be another year in which we strive to create even more diverse LGBTQ+ content with creators, production companies, and platforms!”
What are the financing & co-production opportunities for LGBTQ+ projects?│GOL SUMMIT 2020
2020 GOL SUMMIT Panel 5: What are the financing and co-production opportunities for LGBTQ+ projects?
The double-punch of the pandemic and streaming platforms has re-calibrated how and what producers are making and distributing. More importantly, how are they financing new projects in these challenging and volatile times? We hear experts from the US, Asia, and the advertising world.
How to adapt a popular LGBTQ+ IP to the screen?│GOL SUMMIT 2020
2020 GOL SUMMIT Panel 4: How to adapt a popular LGBTQ+ IP to the screen.
From comic books to novels, producers hungrily look for original IPs to transform into massive hits. What are the caveats? And how to pick the right IP to invest in?
What types of queer content are Asian platforms looking for?│GOL SUMMIT 2020
2020 GOL SUMMIT Panel 3: What types of queer content are Asian platforms looking for?
Asia varies drastically from country to country in censorship, religion, societal and cultural attitudes towards the LGBTQ community, but how is the viewing behavior towards queer content? What is an OTT or channel to do to satisfy customer demand yet comply with regulations ?
Marketing and distribution of Asian LGBTQ+ and BL content. │GOL SUMMIT 2020
2020 GOL SUMMIT Panel 2: Marketing and distribution of Asian LGBTQ+ and BL content.
A gay film will take Taiwan’s top box office this year, and BL content is currently the craze as platforms buy up stories from Japan, Thailand, and beyond. Are LGBTQ+ and BL content servicing different target audiences or are the tastes starting to converge? This is Taiwan's case.
East meets West: The emerging trends of queer cinema around the world. │GOL SUMMIT 2020
2020 GOL SUMMIT Panel 1: East meets West: The emerging trends of queer cinema around the world.
Experts from the Berlinale, Frameline, KASHISH (India), Queer Screen (Australia), and HKLGFF (Hong Kong) talk about the recent trends in queer filmmaking and how the two sides are colliding or colluding.
In the anniversary of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, three couples show us the importance of keep fighting in the documentary “Taiwan Equals Love”
On May 24, 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of this milestone, streaming platform GagaOOLala is releasing a three-years-in-the-making documentary, Taiwan Equals Love (Yan Zhexuan, 2020), that chronicles the local LGBTQ+ community fight for this landmark achievement.
Asia’s Largest LGBTQ Streaming Service is Now Available Everywhere
Despite the gloomy times we are living in, I am writing to share with you the news that our platform GagaOOLala, Asia’s first LGBTQ+ streaming service, launched globally on May 15th, 2020. Yes, it is already available!