AVA'S IN MIFA 2023
PARTNERS PITCHES: SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN
Partners Pitches: Spotlight on Taiwan
Date & Time: 13th June, 6:00 pm. - 7:15 pm.
Place: Salon Haendel at L'Impérial Palace
LINEUP
ACO CREATIVE LTD.
Aco Creative Ltd is a creative studio whose auteur animations are screened at festivals around the world. In addition to animated shorts, the studio aims to create art direction, animation, illustration, concept art, visual development, and storyboards to support their clients to succeeed.
MY GRANDMOTHER IS AN EGG
SYNOPSIS
Eggs are fragile but tough at the same time. My grandmother is an egg.As a child, the director's grandma was brought to another family to be raised as a future daughter-in-law, known as the tradition of "T'ung- yang-hsi". It is a tradition of pre-arranged marriage — she was assigned to do all the household chores and was not allowed to receive higher education. The film portrays a woman's resilience in the face of oppression, reflecting on the situation of women stuck in unjust traditions and their struggle for freedom.
INFO
TYPE: SHORT
DURATION: 9 min
STATUS: COMPLETED
YEAR: 2021
GENRE: #BIOGRAPHY #FAMILY #DOCUMENTARY
BRILLIANT ANIMATION STUDIOS LTD.
Brilliant Animation Studios excels in 2D animation production and its main clients include European and American animation companies such as Disney.
FLANET RANGERS
SYNOPSIS
This is an animated series perfect for children aged three to eight, with a core age range of four to five. The show follows the adventures of five little superheroes with extraordinary abilities who live on Flanet, also known as the Flaming Planet, which is filled with harmonious positive energy.Each episode, the Flanet Rangers work together and use their specialized abilities to solve various problems that arise on Flanet. The show aims to teach children about the importance of teamwork and the balance of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth), each corresponding to an important superpower (science, art, emotional intelligence, creativity, and health).As the Flanet Rangers complete each mission, the five energies of Flanet develop and become healthier and happier. The show is designed to inspire and entertain young viewers while also teaching them valuable life lessons. Join the Flanet Rangers on their exciting adventures and discover the magic of their world!
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 11 min x 26 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2024
GENRE: #FANTASY
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
DIGITAL FRONTIER MOTION PICTURES CORP.
Digital Frontier creates high-quality animation using technology and creativity. Expanding internationally since 2000.
FLUFFY TEA TIME
SYNOPSIS
In a peaceful and tranquil small town, a cute and energetic Golden Retriever discovers a litter of motherless kittens by the river. With the help of cat and dog companions from different backgrounds and with different abilities, they search for a new home for the kittens, and in the process, come to understand the meaning of family and discover a shocking secret.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 5 min x 13 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2024
GENRE: #FANTASY
MONKEY KING REBIRTH
SYNOPSIS
In this story about friendship, a ragtag fellowship on a journey to the West support and help each other to overcome obstacles and conquer their mission together!
INFO
TYPE: FEATURE FILM
DURATION: 93 min
STATUS: COMPLETED
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: #ADVENTURE #ACTION #FANTASY
DOTTODOT LTD.
Dottodot is a Taiwan-based boutique company that set out to create original animated content covering all genres and demographics for the global market. We are currently developing four animated feature films and three animated series.
TIME IN A BOTTLE
SYNOPSIS
Despite his fear of ghosts, Qing joins the Urban Legends Exploration Club, which investigates paranormal activity in the town, in order to get closer to Xiao-Xia, his crush. One day, Xiao-Xia sends Qing to an abandoned winery where he encounters a boy ghost named Mi-Sheng. Mi-Sheng has the ability to bring memories attached to objects back to life, except his own. Qing decides to help Mi-Sheng uncover the truth about his past. Qing and his friends from the club assist Mi-Sheng in uncovering secrets about his identity and family history. As they embark on this journey, they learn the value of friendship and the significance of cherishing the memories of loved ones.
INFO
TYPE: FEATURE
DURATION: 90 min
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2025
GENRE: #ADVANTURE #FANTASY
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
MUSENITO
SYNOPSIS
Despite his fear of ghosts, Qing joins the Urban Legends Exploration Club, which investigates paranormal activity in the town, in order to get closer to Xiao-Xia, his crush. One day, Xiao-Xia sends Qing to an abandoned winery where he encounters a boy ghost named Mi-Sheng. Mi-Sheng has the ability to bring memories attached to objects back to life, except his own. Qing decides to help Mi-Sheng uncover the truth about his past. Qing and his friends from the club assist Mi-Sheng in uncovering secrets about his identity and family history. As they embark on this journey, they learn the value of friendship and the significance of cherishing the memories of loved ones.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 6 min x 26 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2024
GENRE: #FANTASY #MUSICAL
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
POISON APPLE
SYNOPSIS
Inspired by the story of Snow White, this is the tale of an artificial superintelligence who operates a doomsday weapon. After being struck by amnesia, she is taken in by a drama troupe of seven, who must race to restore her memory as the imperial cavalry and rebels approach to claim her power.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 24 min x 26 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2024
GENRE: #ACTION #SCI-FI
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
WHO'S OUR SUB TODAY?
SYNOPSIS
With the most peculiar set of substitute teachers appointed to their class over the semester, Ben, the class president, and his mischievous classmates must learn to survive school on their own.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 12 min x 13 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2025
GENRE: #FANTASY #COMEDY
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
EDD LAI ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
Edd Lai Entertainment focuses on creating fascinating stories with universal values. While looking ahead to the American and European markets, we continue to uphold our business principles of pursuing stable development and spreading happiness.
HOW TO BE A MIND REAVER
SYNOPSIS
Cthu, known as a “Mind Reaver”, lives alone in a dungeon near a dark forest. He is knowledgeable, adept at mind control, and has many strong tentacles. He is very annoyed at the humans who are always breaking into his dungeon. One day, Cthu meets a little girl, Luna, who seems to be abandoned in the dungeon. And that’s how their story begins.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 20 min x 12 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2025
GENRE: #FANTASY #COMEDY
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
ENGINE STUDIOS LLC
studio2 Animation Lab focuses on animated film creation, development and production. We explore important issues through interesting and entertaining animation.
GO GO GIWAS SEASON 1-SEASON 4
SYNOPSIS
Go Go Giwas is a story about the Earth, science, and Taiwan's indigenous cultures. Giwas, the main character in our story, has a space dream. She is eager to know how the Earth looks like from outer space. When her dream comes true, she realizes that even the tiniest of human actions can have a huge impact on our Earth, and we should cherish our planet to make life better.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 12 min x 54 eps
STATUS: POST-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: #COMING OF AGE #SCIENCE
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
F.RHYTHM 3D ANIMATION CO.
F.Rhythm is an animation studio founded in 2004 by a team of animators and designers with the experiences and skills to provide the best professional animation productions.
With dreams of adventure, challenge, and a love of storytelling, we hope to bring children original animation and leave behind more stories for the next generation.
GARB AGE
SYNOPSIS
The destroyed seabed is no longer suitable for biological survival. In an abandoned seabed city that has been severely polluted, there is a group of garbage mechanical fish made by humans to remove garbage and genetic mutations. With their ingenious structure, the mechanical fish treat marine waste as a delicacy and take it for granted, leading an interesting and absurd life. After facing different crises and challenges, the mechanical fish gradually realize that this is not the way the ocean should be.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 12 min x 13 eps
STATUS: COMPLETED
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: #SCI-FI #FANTASY
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
FOREGROUNDLAB CO.,LTD.
We are Foreground Lab, a digital design team that loves to experiment and embraces all kinds of new and creative technologies. Our members come from various design backgrounds and have extensive production experience. We excel at integrating creativity, strategy, and interactive technology from an aesthetic perspective, and tailor cross-disciplinary solutions for our clients.
HERA
SYNOPSIS
In a post-apocalyptic dystopian world, Hera, who has lost her memory, is discovered in an unidentified spacecraft that has suddenly crashed. In this city controlled by conglomerates and super AI, where the environment is dangerous and humanity has fallen, Hera is pure — as though she has never been contaminated by society. Although intelligent, her common sense is incompatible with this world. Her ideas of "the way the world should be" are far from reality. In the process of understanding this world, she forms an inexplicable bond with four extraordinary characters. Under the impetus of a chance created by a mother, the five individuals, each with their own goals, search for a breakthrough to change this chaotic world.
INFO
TYPE: FEARTURE FILM
DURATION: 80 min
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2026
GENRE: #ADVENTURE #SCI-FI #FANTASY
GO GO STUDIOS. LTD. INC
Go Go Studios is led by Erik LEE, an animation veteran who has a proven record as a team leader and an artist in USA, Taiwan, and China.
RO RO LAND
SYNOPSIS
Ro Ro Land tells the story of friendship and growth of a gang of adorable walking succulents, who embark on a big adventure hopping around balconies all over the city!
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 5 min x 12 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2025
GENRE: #COMEDY #ADVENTURE
LUSASA ANIMATION CO., LTD
Lusasa Animation was established in 2020 with more than 10 years of experience in IP management and the game industry. We hope to develop in different fields and look forward to driving original IP towards international channels and industries.
In 2022, the first season of the TV animation Happy Lusasa was completed. Through this IP, we hope to develop an entire IP ecosystem.
HAPPY LUSASA
SYNOPSIS
Although LUSASA Town may look just like any other town, it’s an alternative reality. The lives of the characters are very similar to those of people on Earth. The characters act just like humans. The residents are adorable and naughty. They have emotions, friends, goals and ideals; and they love to gossip, just like us. What happens at LUSASA Town are all the little things in life that we are familiar with.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 11 min x 13 eps
STATUS: COMPLETED
YEAR: 2022
GENRE: #COMEDY
Creator Profile
SHAOGAO LTD.
With millions of fans worldwide, Shaogao has capitivated audiences with its own unique brand of humor and storytelling!
MK ORIGIN STUDIO
MK Origin Studio has long been engaged in animation and image design. We also focus on Taiwan’s indigenous animation, hoping to make Taiwan’s indigenous culture deeply loved and understood.
CEMACEMAS
SYNOPSIS
Sami is a tribal princess who seeks the Mythical Millet to become a sorceress and save her tribe from enemy attacks. With the help of mysterious boy Aton and legendary sorceress Akay, she overcomes the God of Agriculture's challenges and becomes a recognized sorceress. However, when she returns to the tribe with the millet, she is accused of theft by her former friend Camck. Determined to clear her name and save her friend and tribe, Sami shows her heroic abilities as a sorceress and gains the respect of her people.
INFO
TYPE: FEATURE FILM
DURATION: 90 min
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2028
GENRE: #ADVENTURE #FAMILY #FANTASY
STUDIO ILYA ANIMATION, INTL.
We are an international 3D animation studio specializing in the development, pre-production, and production of animated television programs and feature films. Our services also include the licensing and marketing of animation properties.
WONDER TOWELS
SYNOPSIS
An abandoned penguin towel saves the day on a cruise and finally becomes a respected hero. Can he overcome the trauma of being left behind and join the “Wonder Towels” family?
INFO
TYPE: FEATURE FILM
DURATION: 80 min
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2025
GENRE: #ADVENTURE #FAMILY
STUDIO2 ANIMATION LAB
studio2 Animation Lab focuses on animated film creation, development and production. We explore important issues through interesting and entertaining animation.
PIGSY
SYNOPSIS
In the future, technology and mankind are fused together. The world's largest corporation, the Nirvana Corporation, implants a "Nirvana ID" into newborns that not only serve convenience functions such as identification and payment but also preserves every person's complete life record. Set in the distant future, lazy and selfish Pigsy embarks on a journey of deceit and swindling in an effort to attain a better life, only to find out that true happiness is closer than you think.
INFO
TYPE: FEATURE FILM
DURATION: 94 min
STATUS: IN-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: #ADVENTURE #ACTION #SCI-FI
XANTHUS ANIMATION STUDIO
Xanthus Animation was established in Taiwan since 2004. It is a creative team capable of both product development and production of high-quality film and TV content.
CRAZY NIGHT MARKET
SYNOPSIS
Ten-year-old Moli is the son of the Kung-Fu Tea stall owner at the night market. However, he likes bubble tea, their rival, and hanging out with Peanut, who is the daughter of a bubble tea stall owner. Moli thinks that aliens exist and discovers that the alien spy Ko-Ko wants to steal bubble tea. Why? Because it can be used as energy on his home planet. No adults believes Moli; therefore, he needs to protect bubble tea and stop alien invasion with Peanut and other magical creatures at the night market. Meanwhile, there is a secret that Ko-Ko has not realized — the energy only works when bubble tea is mixed with Kung-Fu tea. Will he uncover the truth?
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 11 min x 13 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2024
GENRE: #COMEDY #FAMILY
GUEBO
SYNOPSIS
Guebo, the ogre boy, appears to be 10 years old, but he has lived here for 1,200 years. A thousand years ago, there was a great war between Yokai and humans. Guebo and his Yokai father, Dague, stopped the war. Guebo inherited great supernatural powers from his father and noble spirituality and kindness from his human mother.
The environment is in crisis. Guebo, the guardian of nature, foresees another war between Yokai and humans. He tries to resolve each conflict and to find ways to secure co-existence for all beings on Earth.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 12 min x 6 eps
STATUS: PRE-PRODUCTION
YEAR: 2024
GENRE: #ACTION #FANTASY
YAMEME MEETS NEW FRIENDS
SYNOPSIS
At the school fair, Yameme and her friends accidentally smash Miumiu’s Vietnamese spring roll stall. Mayor Yama observes the distance between the townspeople and the new residents, and asks Yameme to go the Southern Community where Miumiu lives to apologize to her, and to invite other second-generation new immigrants like Gibo, Ike, and Jade to attend the carnival in Dongyan Town. Yameme and friends thus begin a new adventure.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 12 min x 6 eps
STATUS: COMPLETED
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: #FAMILY
YAMEME TEAM VS MATH DEMON
SYNOPSIS
In this new Yameme series, new student Feng is added as a new character. In the first episode, all people in Eastern Town became poor in mathematics because of Toad’s wish. The math demon takes the opportunity to mess around, leading to a crisis in the normal world. How can Yameme and her friends compete with the math demon to help the world return to normal?
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 12 min x 8 eps
STATUS: COMPLETED
YEAR: 2022
GENRE: #FANTASY #FAMILY
2049+ VOICE OF REBIRTH
SYNOPSIS
The story centers around temple youth Wei, who discovers the benefits of being a holdout when his grandfather urgently needs money for surgery. In order to get more money out of property developers, Wei teams up with Rainy, a girl opposed to community reconstruction, to apply for historical landmark status for the temple his grandfather left him.
From performing traditional religious ceremonies to participating in a global singing and dancing competition, Wei and Rainy’s efforts to enhance the value of the temple capture the attention of the public. As their relationship grows over time, they also find themselves torn between family, friendship, and even love.
INFO
TYPE: SERIES
DURATION: 12 min x 6 eps
STATUS: COMPLETED
YEAR: 2021
GENRE: #SCI-FI #ROMANCE