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The Creative Pitch Acquires a Very Large Spreadsheet
· New York time
The Taiwan Creative Content Agency and its partners have invested in 27 projects backed by NT$5.64 billion, about $180 million in total, agency chair Sue Wang said at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. The agency contributed NT$740 million, roughly $23.7 million, while private capital supplied NT$4.9 billion, about $157 million. The portfolio includes an Our Blues remake and an Off-Broadway musical, giving the program a connection to a New York stage as well as screen projects. The figures describe combined agency and partner backing, not $180 million supplied by the public agency alone. The split illustrates how a relatively smaller public contribution can sit alongside a much larger pool of private investment. For creators, that means projects can draw on a mix of cultural and commercial interests. For investors, it means an arts announcement can arrive with a portfolio table as well as a cast of characters. The scale is impressive, although a project backed on a spreadsheet still has to make its way to an audience. The musical has a New York connection; the accounting already has a full ensemble.
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