Chunghwa Telecom Backs 10 New Taiwanese Film, TV and Music Projects
Taiwan's largest phone and broadband internet company has put money into 10 new projects, spanning film, television and music. Variety reported the announcement on 7 November 2026, made at the Content Slate and Partnership Showcase of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), a festival for Taiwanese creative content.
The list includes four film and TV projects with a clear genre stamp. Gunshot is a police crime drama made with PTS Taigi TV and S11 Partners. Yesterday's Daughter, Tomorrow's Mother is a family fantasy from producer Phoebe Ma and director Hung Tzu-peng. Guides to the World Below is a fantasy adventure adapted from a popular Taiwanese comic. Demon of the East: Black Condo is a horror film tied to a cinematic universe that crosses four Asian countries.
Other picks lean toward everyday life. C'est la Vie is an urban drama about food and women's personal growth, with actress Esther Liu as executive producer. Next Z Chef is billed as Taiwan's first cooking competition show for young people. Speak in Silence is a concert tour by the Taiwanese indie band Shallow Levee, covering about 50 shows in Taiwan and eight other Asian countries.
Two of the investments have a longer history. Call of Lobster won the Chunghwa Telecom Award at TCCF's 2024 pitching sessions, where filmmakers present their projects to backers. The film has since been picked for the Culture Ministry's first international flagship cohort under its Great Voyage Project, according to Variety.
Chunghwa also took ownership stakes in two production companies. Its Chunghwa Digital Cultural and Creative arm joined it in buying equity, meaning a share of ownership, in DaMou Entertainment and Horiza Creations. DaMou has produced series including The World Between Us II and Wave Makers.
The showcase follows a pattern. Chunghwa has sponsored the TCCF for five years in a row. Its backing has also reached awards season: Chunghwa-backed films Arrested Memory and The Photo From 1977 received a combined 12 nominations at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan's major film prize.
Chunghwa's reach gives these projects a route to viewers. The company runs the MOD IPTV service, which delivers television over an internet connection, and the Hami Video streaming platform. Together, the two services have more than 3 million subscribers.
What stands out is the spread. The slate runs from a horror film to a cooking show, and from a comic adaptation to a rock tour. Each project now has a major backer behind it, and each will reach audiences on its own schedule.
