The seventh edition of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest opened in Taipei on Friday, with Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency, using her opening remarks to frame artificial intelligence as a force that is reshaping not only the creative industries but the very definition of human society.
"We are all asking: Does cultural content still have a future?" Wang said. Her answer was a qualified yes. AI, she argued, can absorb technical tasks, but it cannot replace the elements of creative work that genuinely move people. She urged Taiwan to put its considerable technology strengths to work in ways that serve people and improve their daily lives.
"I hope more people believe that culture is power. Especially in this rapidly changing era, cultural content can help create a happier society," she said.
Wang also described this year's edition as an important milestone for the industry, pointing to a growing spirit of partnership. "Everyone is working hard to build partnerships and integration, both horizontally and vertically. Cross-sector, cross-platform and cross-border collaboration has become a trend," she said.
The scale of the event reflects that ambition. The Market features 107 exhibitors from seven countries, alongside 92 project and story pitches spanning film, series, animation, documentaries, publishing and comics. Industry participants from 28 countries are attending in total. Over four days, the Forum will host 12 sessions with more than 20 speakers, tackling topics that include international co-production, streaming-platform consolidation, intellectual property, short-form content and AI.
The opening ceremony was hosted by Taiwanese actor Allison Lin and drew a notable crowd of local and international figures. Attendees included Culture Minister Li Yuan; Wang Ting-an, executive secretary of the National Development Fund under the Executive Yuan; Weta FX CEO Daniel Seah; Toei Company president and CEO Yoshimura Fumio; Frédéric Laplanche, director of the French Office in Taipei; Fernando Mariano Schmidt Hernández, director of the Chilean Trade Office in Taipei; and Marco Lombardi of the Italian Economic, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office in Taipei.
Li, who chaired the evaluation committee at the festival's first edition, said he has watched the event evolve from an exhibition into a market and then into an international platform. "Now we're thinking about the future of Taiwan's cultural content ecosystem and how TCCF can become an Asian creative-content brand, helping cultural workers across Asia and around the world find opportunities and funding. That is one of the key goals behind the Ministry of Culture and TAICCA," he said.
TCCF runs Nov. 6 through Nov. 9 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2.
