TAICCA and CATCHPLAY announce joint investment in SCREENWORKS ASIA to Build Taiwan’s content powerhouse

The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and CATCHPLAY announced a joint investment in Screenworks Asia Ltd. to create more original Taiwanese content for the international audience.

The joint venture aims to increase the quantity and quality of entertainment content productions and to facilitate a platform for international collaboration to make Taiwan a powerhouse for Asian original content.

CATCHPLAY is Taiwan’s leading distributor for international movies with movies such as La La Land, Green Book, and Parasite in its recent lineup.

From left to right: GM of Screenworks, Karen Tang CEO of CATCHPLAYGroup, Daphne Yang Chairperson of TAICCA, Hsiao-Ching TING, President of TAICCA, Lolita Ching-Fang HU

CREDIT: TAICCA, PR NEWSWIRE

The distributor also has a streaming service called CATCHPLAY+, which is one of the few digital content services that have succesfully expanded to international markets with over 6 million users across operations in Taiwan, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Screenworks Asia’s main focus will be producing and distributing premium Taiwanese original entertainment content targeting international audiences.

Screenworks Asia selects various topics of international interest for development, focusing mainly on movies, miniseries, and factual entertainment for theatrical releases, TV, or streaming services with creating diversified, crosscountry global IP as its long-term goal.