List of Speakers
Panel 4: How to adapt a popular LGBTQ+ IP to the screen.
Derjk Wu
GagaOOLala Senior Consultant, Producer in Technology & Performing Arts Productions.
Derjk Wu was the former general manager of Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, radio host, and project director of multiple technology performing arts productions.
Currently he is the artistic director of Pingtung Performing Arts Center, and consultant in media, fashion companies.
CF HU
President of TAICCA
CF HU, the first President of TAICCA, is an established author of 12 books, spanning from novels and essays to cultural critiques. Her latest novel, Islands (群島), was awarded the Taipei International Book Exhibition Award.
Having lived in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, and Paris, HU is known for her keen perspectives on globalization and cultural influence. HU never shies away from offering her view as "the third person." the one who is not obliged to established moral values.
Besides her literary career, HU also worked in the venture capital industry and global media groups. And in 2016, she was invited to direct Taiwan's cultural hub in Hong Kong, Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre, and transformed Taiwan Month into a commercial success.
As TAICCA’s first President, HU is utilizing her global experience and business acumen to industrialize, internationalize, and integrate Taiwan's cultural content sectors.
Michelle Yeh
Creative film Producer & founding member of Three Dots
Entertainment, with international sensibility and extended experience in Development, Physical Production, Development, Distribution and International Sales. Previous credits include "Formula 17" (2004), "Eternal Summer" (2006), "Spider Lilies" (2007) and "Baby Steps" that have all made its mark on Asian LGBT cinema. Other credits include Tokyo International Film Festival Official Competition title "Snowfall in Taipei" (2009), box office hit "Love in Disguise" (2010), and most recently suspense drama "Sheep Without a Shepherd" which made over 1.3 billion yuan at the China box office. Honoree of The Hollywood Reporter Next Generational Asia Class of 2010. Since July 2020, has ventured into Series production for the first time
Ping-Wen WANG
Director
Graduated from MFA film and TV Production of Loyola Marymount University, WANG’s short film BETWEEN US (2014) was selected by Plam Springs International Short Film Festival. Her short film MILITARY DOG (2019) was selected by Outfest Film Festival, and won the grand prize in Women Make Waves Film Festival. Her feature project LOVE LIES was selected by the Produire au Sud Taipei Workshop from the Festival des 3 Continents 2018, and Talent Tokyo (Berlinale Talents) 2019.
HE-LIN LUO
Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Animation and Film Art , National Tainan University of the Arts.
Helin Luo graduated with a master’s degree from Graduate School of Arts and Technology, Taipei National University of the Arts and a doctoral degree from Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia, National Taiwan University. For a long term period, he studied Internet culture and digital technology, specifically in regards to daily life, the environment, the city, and other topics. In the area of inter-disciplinary curating, he launched the method of presenting “installation files”. His curating experiences include: “GAME‧NOT OVER ‧ YET Special Video Game Exhibition”, “From Hatsune - Special Exhibition on Contemporary Art and Idol Culture", " When Manga Intervenes in Society", and more.