Taiwan Showcases its Talent for Animation

Taiwan Showcases its Talent for Animation
"Welcome Taiwan" is showcasing 14 Taiwanese animations at the annual Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, which takes place from June 7 to June 12.

The 40 year-old animation film festival is introducing animation films from Taiwan for the first time and the shorts will be screened at Bonlieu, at the festival venue.

The program consists of works by young filmmakers from Taiwan's top animation schools. With various sources and materials, the new generation of animation makers express a refreshing creativity.

Among the films in the program are: Mindscape by Hsieh Pei-wen, Two Sides by Chiou Hsien-yuan and Crossing Boundaries by Su Zhi-ming.

"These works can be seen as the new hope of Taiwan's animation industry," said Chen yi-ching, programmer of the Taiwan International Animation Festival.

In the past, Taiwan's animation industry was only known for its manufacturing ability doing OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) works for Hollywood Studios such as Disney and Warner Brothers. The leading Taiwanese animation company Wang Films was behind production work on Mulan, The Lion King, Lilo & Stitch and The Little Mermaid.