Expand the investment of the National Development Fund, and the Ministry of Culture to strengthen the foundation of the film and television industry

Expand the investment of the National Development Fund, and the Ministry of Culture to strengthen the foundation of the film and television industry

(Taiwan TB News Network / reporter Gu Jiawen) in recent years, Taiwan's film and television industry has encountered bottlenecks in capital, talent, access, and other aspects, resulting in a decline in output and output value. Since taking office, Minister of Culture Zheng Lijun has extensively consulted experts in various fields of the film and television industry to seek the overall transformation of the guidance policy, hoping to inject a warm current immediately and structure a medium-and long-term development policy. Zheng Lijun was invited to attend a press conference on the 10th of the series "Zhi Theatre", which is directed by Wang Xiaodi as chief producer and subsidized by the Film and Television Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, announcing that in addition to the existing subsidy mechanism, the Guofa Fund will be expanded to invest in the film and television industry in the short term, while professional intermediary organizations and circular funds will be set up in the medium to long term to inject new water into Taiwan's film and television industry.

Zheng Lijun said that film and television is not only the embodiment of national culture, but also an important national strategic industry, and the government must reposition its guidance policy. in the future, it will strengthen and boost from the aspects of diversified funds, setting up intermediary organizations, expanding access, and connecting with the Gongguang Group to cultivate talents, so as to strike a balance between the fundamentals of culture and the market competitiveness of the industry. In terms of diversified funds, the dual system of award subsidy and investment and financing will be adopted in the future to meet the diversified needs of the film and television culture industry.

Among them, the award and subsidy mechanism will focus more on the fundamentals of laying the foundation of film and television culture, including talent training, innovative experiments, cultural characteristics, and so on. Zheng Lijun also cited "Zhi Theatre" as an example, saying that although Taiwan's film and television workers are facing a difficult situation, they still rely on free creativity to develop various types and forms of works. In addition, with regard to the implementation of the transparency of the film box office under Article 13 of the Film Law, the Ministry of Culture will hold a public hearing on August 12 to solicit the views of all sectors of the community, and will implement it as soon as possible after discussing how to enhance the technology and credibility of the materials provided.

▲ expands National Development Fund investment, Ministry of Culture strengthens the foundation of film and television industry