2021金馬創投會議決審評審，左起：易智言、廖慶松、李心潔、吳明憲
2021 Golden Horse FPP Jury：YEE Chih-yen, LIAO Ching-sung, Sinje LEE, Dennis WU
金馬創投會議邁入第十五年，歷屆企劃已有多達119部作品順利誕生，成果豐碩。光是今年就有超過15部作品接連問世，且有多部獲得金馬獎提名，更在海外影展屢創佳績，引起話題。《濁水漂流》、《美國女孩》、《角頭－浪流連》、《詭祭》、《聽見歌 再唱》、《幻日手記》、《兜兜風》、《給阿媽的一封信》、《徘徊年代》、《我願意》、《椒麻堂會》、《馬達・蓮娜》、《女優，摔吧！》、《諸葛四郎－英雄的英雄》、《東經北緯》等作都在今年完成，陸續上映；而《八戒》、《人海同遊》、《咒》、《神人之家》、《我心我行》等片，也已進入後期階段，精采可期。
為鼓勵更多有潛力的企劃繼續發展，2021金馬創投會議除「百萬首獎」，更獲得產業界大力支持，另設有10大獎項，總獎額逼近新台幣550萬元，包含「臺北金創獎」、法國電影中心「CNC現金獎」、「FPP 前瞻視野獎」、「文策院原創獎」、「CATCHPLAY 國際注目獎」、「鏡文學潛力故事獎」、「中影電影開發基金」、「WIP 臺北文創劇作獎」、「影響原創劇集獎」，以及「myVideo 劇集創意獎」。
本屆金馬創投會議決審將由廖慶松、李心潔、易智言、吳明憲擔任評審，遴選「百萬首獎」得主。四位評審皆具豐富影視資歷：剪接大師廖慶松經手無數台灣新電影名導作品，轉戰製片並積極提攜後進，還獲得金馬獎特別貢獻獎；金馬影后李心潔作品跨越台港星馬，亦投身電影監製，去年還在金馬創投獲得兩項大獎；知名編導易智言曾獲金馬獎最佳原著劇本，新作《廢棄之城》曾奪金馬創投百萬首獎，更獲金馬獎最佳動畫長片；吳明憲曾發行《魔戒三部曲》等好萊塢大片，經手海外版權、藝人經紀及製片業務，並參與製作《孤味》、《血觀音》等賣座國片。
為協助提案代表做好萬全準備，金馬創投會議也特別規劃工作坊，由曾獲金馬獎年度台灣傑出電影工作者的資深監製葉如芬、統籌行銷好萊塢三大片商的索尼影業台灣分公司總經理余卜康擔任「提案顧問」，金鐘、金馬入圍編劇何昕明、香港作家及編劇陳慧擔任「編劇顧問」。劇集企劃則由操刀知名劇集《我們與惡的距離》、《火神的眼淚》製作的湯昇榮、開發台美合製劇集《台灣犯罪故事》的嚴嘉念擔綱「提案顧問」。他們將為提案者針砭把脈，立下優質作品的堅定基礎。
除了豐厚獎項外，文化內容策進院更進一步為2021金馬創投會議提供策進專案。所有入選企劃案凡符合相關資格者，後續皆可申請文策院「內容開發專案計畫－劇本開發支持」或「國際合作投資專案計畫」兩方案，即有機會獲得最高新台幣200萬開發支持，與最高30萬美金的製作投資。
2021金馬創投會議將於11月22日至24日於台北登場，頒獎典禮將於11月24日於臺北文創舉行，影壇明日之星與潛力大作在此蓄勢待發，盛況可期，敬請拭目以待。
2021 Golden Horse FPP Prize Money Totals TWD 5.5 million
Past Selections Dominate Golden Horse Awards Nominations
As the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP) enters its 15th year, as many as 119 of its previously selected projects have already been successfully completed, achieving fruitful results. Over 15 works have been released this year alone, with many receiving Golden Horse Awards nominations and generating buzz at overseas film festivals through their stellar performances. Drifting, American Girl, Gatao – The Last Stray, Dead & Beautiful, Listen Before You Sing, Far Away Eyes, Raydio, A Letter to A’ma, Days Before the Millennium, The Amazing Grace of Σ, A New Old Play, Madalena, Girls, Be Ambitious!, Shiro – Hero of Heroes, and Blood of the Blue were all completed this year and released one after the other. Furthermore, highly anticipated projects such as The Western Journey of Pigsy, Borrowed Time, Incantation, A Holy Family, and Salute have a ll entered post-production.
To encourage the continued development of even more promising projects, the 2021 Golden Horse FPP will be presenting the TWD 1,000,000 Grand Prize as well as 10 other awards thanks to the enthusiastic support of our industry partners. The combined prize money totaling TWD 5,500,000 comprises the Taipei Golden Creativity Award, CNC Cash Award, FPP Visionary Award, TAICCA Original Award, CATCHPLAY Global Spotlight Award, MirrorFiction Story Award, Central Picture Corporation Award, Taipei New Horizon Screenplay Award, SCREENWORKS Series Award, and myVideo Creative Series Award.
This year’s Golden Horse FPP Jury, which will select the winner of the Grand Prize, features LIAO Ching-sung, Sinje LEE, YEE Chih-yen, and Dennis WU. The four jury members all have rich film and television industry qualifications and experience: Editing master LIAO Ching-sung handled countless New Taiwan Cinema works by renowned filmmakers before turning to producing and actively cultivating the next generation, earning him the Golden Horse Special Contribution Award; Golden Horse Award-winning actress Singje LEE’s works span Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, and she even won two awards at last year’s Golden Horse FPP as a producer; acclaimed screenwriter and director YEE Chih-yen previously won Best Original Screenplay at the Golden Horse Awards, and his new work, City of Lost Things, won the Grand Prize of the 2011 Golden Horse FPP and Best Animated Feature at the Golden Horse Awards; Dennis WU distributed Hollywood blockbusters such as The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and is experienced in overseas film distribution rights, artist management and local film production, participating in domestic box office hits such as Little Big Women and The Bold, The Corrupt, and the Beautiful.
To assist project representatives with their pitch preparations, the Golden Horse FPP has also organized a special workshop headed by senior film producer and Golden Horse Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year winner YEH Jufeng and Sony Pictures Release (Taiwan Branch) Managing Director Ken YU as FPP Pitching Trainers, and with Golden Bell and Golden Horse nominated screenwriter HO Hsin-ming and Hong Kong author and screenwriter CHAN Wai as Scriptwriting Trainers. For Series projects, Phil TANG, famed producer of The World Between Us and Tears of Fire, and Cora YIM, who developed the Taiwan-US co-production series Taiwan Crime Stories, have been named Series Pitching Trainers. These Trainers will guide the representatives in making pitches and help them build the firm foundations of a quality project.
In addition to providing a generous cash prize, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) is also offering special funding programs for 2021 Golden Horse FPP projects. All selected projects that meet specified requirements can apply for TAICCA’s “Creative Content Development Program – Script Development Support” and “Taiwan’s International Co-funding Program” for the opportunity to receive up to TWD 2,000,000 in development support and up to USD 300,000 in production investment funding.
The 2021 Golden Horse FPP will be held in Taipei from November 22 to 24, with the awards ceremony taking place on November 24 at Taipei New Horizon. This is where the promising filmmakers and potential masterpieces of tomorrow prepare for take-off. Please stay tuned.