The Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP) is a Chinese-language film project matching and co-production platform designed to bring to the fore collaborative opportunities between filmmakers, investors and distributors, as well as to link regional industry professionals to the international film community. In the seventeenth years since its establishment, the FPP has made numerous dazzling examples of the successful, the innovative, and the artistic. Starting from 2020, FPP also welcomes Series projects, aiming to provide more opportunities for the filmmakers and creative talents.

Myriad Selected Projects from the past years include Blue Island (Dir. CHAN Tze-woon; selected in Bright Future of International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022; winner of Best International Feature Documentary Award at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2022; TIDF Visionary Award Grand Prize, Asian Vision Competition Special Jury Prize and Audience Award winner at the Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2022), Incantation (Dir. Kevin KO; selected in Competition of Udine Far East Film Festival 2022 and in Ultra Movie Midnighter of Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2022; winner of Best Supporting Actor and Best Production Design at the Taipei Film Awards 2022), A Holy Family (Dir. Elvis LU; selected in Feature Film Competition of Visions du Reel 2022; winner of Grand Prize, Best Documentary, Best Editing and Audience Choice Award at the Taipei Film Awards 2022), For My Country (Dir. Rachid HAMI; premiered at the Orizzonti of Venice International Film Festival 2022 and selected in Sevilla European Film Festival 2022), Melody-Go-Round (Dir. LAI Kuo-an; nominated for Best Actor, Best Art Design, Best Makeup & Costume Design and Best Sound Design at the Taipei Film Awards 2022), and Series The Amazing Grace of Σ (Dir. WU Luo-ying and Ray JIANG; completed and launched on streaming service in Taiwan).

Besides shining at various international film festivals, the recently completed projects also perform brilliantly at the annual 59th Golden Horse Awards; Coo-Coo 043 (Dir. CHAN Ching-lin) wins Best Narrative Feature and Best New Performer; Blue Island receives nomination for Best Documentary Feature; Incantation receives 13 nominations, including Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Performer, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Makeup & Costume Design, Best Original Film Score, Best Film Editing and Best Sound Effects; A Holy Family is nominated for Best Documentary Feature and Best Film Editing; Salute (Dir. YAO Hung-i) wins Best Action Choreography; And Miles to Go Before I Sleep (Dir. TSAI Tsung-lung) wins Best Documentary Feature; and Flotsam and Jetsam (Dir. CHANG Tso-chi) received a nomination for Best Director. Other completed projects include Old Fashion, New Life (Dir. LAM Can-zhao) and See You At The Rally (Dir. CHANG Shu-wei).

The FPP consists of two major events: One-on-one private meetings and professional workshops. In November 2022, investors, industry decision-makers and venture partners around the world convened in Taipei City for their chance to meet with the representatives of 68 Selected Projects (40 FPP Projects, 8 WIP Projects and 20 Series Projects), for an astounding total of 1,623 on-site and online pitching meetings. The FPP’s signature one-on-one round table meetings are especially lauded as rare independent spaces, where filmmakers may fully present their creative visions and production capability, and where industry professionals may speak freely and unreservedly. Prior to the meetings, the representatives of the Selected Projects were invited to workshops with their project proposal to discuss with industry veterans, whose valuable suggestions add the polishing touches on pitches, advancing investor commitment prospects.

In addition to the coveted Grand Prize of TWD 1,000,000, the 2022 FPP also offers other cash awards with the enduring and generous sponsorship of leading regional and international partners, including CNC Cash Award (EUR 8,000), Taipei Golden Creativity Award (TWD 400,000), FPP Visionary Award (USD 12,000), TAICCA Original Award (TWD 400,000), Genesis Wave Film Creative Award (TWD 500,000), Bole Film Award (TWD 300,000), Central Picture Corporation Award (TWD 500,000 and studio/equipment incentive), Taipei New Horizon Screenplay Award (TWD 400,000 for WIP projects), MyVideo Creative Series Award (TWD 300,000), CATCHPLAY Series Award (TWD 300,000), Angelic Founder Award (TWD 300,000 for Series projects) as well as GLORY Creative Series Award (TWD 300,000). Winning filmmakers are given the resources and networks to raise the standard and envision a brighter future for the Chinese-language films and series.

The 2023 Golden Horse FPP will take place from November 20th through the 22nd, where a gathering of film industry professionals is certain to be a sight to behold.