Taiwan
Film Locations. Mountains, beaches, hotsprings, Asian megacity looks, technology park, Taipei 101 tower, coastal and mountain roads, old Japanese and Chinese architecture, gardens and parks, high speed train.
Taiwan offers a great variety of location looks in close proximity of each other.
Taipei is the main production centre and everything must travel from there.
Permits. Most permits take no longer than a couple of days. More complicated projects can take up to five days. Minor road blocks are possible but locking major city streets although technically not allowed can still be done as long as we are not creating major disruptions.
When to shoot? Taipei has a humid subtropical climate. It is hot and humid throughout most of the year. Most rain falls between February and April and again from May until September. The hottest months are July and August.
For monthly weather statistics please see here.
Please contact us for more specific weather and sun path information.
Costs. Taipei is at a similar price point to major cities in China. The close proximity of locations offers considerable savings to travel related costs.
Talent is non-union and buyouts are negotiable.
Asian looks are easy to find but featured talent for all other looks usually needs to be brought in. Some agencies import East European talent providing a small but good pool of Caucasian talent. To view an example of the local talent looks please visit:
Catwalk
Eelin
Creative talent. Taiwan has a limited pool of local directors, directors of photography and stills photographers.
Please contact us for recommended directors, DoP's and photographers for your project.
Crews are non-union. Taiwan has a fairly good depth of crews. They are known to be quite experienced, fast working and resourceful. As a regional measure, Taiwanese crews are on average more experienced than crews in China. Taiwanese crews are comparable to Thai crews. Other than production staff most crew do not speak English. Crew costs are relatively inexpensive.
Fringes. No hidden extras.
Premiums. There are no night, holiday or weekend premiums. Crew members get paid their day rate for the first 8 hours worked, then another day rate for the next 6 hours, then another day rate for the next 4 hours, then their day rate every 4 hours after that. Some crews have been known to work over 36 hours straight.
Equipment. Taiwan is Arri based and has most standard equipment available locally. Any specialized equipment can be easily brought in from larger production centres such as Hong Kong or Singapore.
Art department and set construction is among the best in Asia. Very experienced, resourceful and inexpensive.
Studios. The best local studios include:
Hong Chen Film Studio (Lighting / no camera)
LAPCC (Studio and post)
Backlots. There is a Chin Dynasty village that is used for TV dramas.
Tax Incentives. At present there are no tax incentives for foreign feature films or
commercials shooting in Taiwan.
Film Stock. Both Fuji and Kodak are available locally.
Post Production. The best facilities are:
LAPCC
Visas and Work Permits. Entry is subject to regulations from country of origin. Contact your local Mozambique embassy or representative for more information.
Transportation Infrastructure is all up to known and expected world standards. Taiwan has an extensive network of roads and a high speed rail link to the more beautiful beaches in the south. Ground transport is the best way to reach locations across the island. Taiwan is so well developed that catering crews do not exist; cooked food is available readily even in the most out of the way places.
Accommodation. Recommended hotels in Taipei include:
Les Suites Taipei
Taipei Fullerton
HD Palace
The Lalu
Please contact us for corporate rates.
For longer stays we can also organize serviced apartments.
Communication. Web posted casting, scouting and videoconferencing.
Safety. Taiwan is a very safe and reliable filming centre.
Projects. For an example of TV commercials, online advertising, corporate videos, stills campaigns, feature films, TV series and documentaries shot in Taiwan, please see below:
Our production service companies, line producers and fixers have serviced TV commercials, online advertising, corporate videos, stills campaigns, feature films, TV series and documentaries for:
AXA Belgium, BBC UK, Canon Singapore, Coca Cola Indonesia, Concord Canada, Dove Malaysia, Deutche Bank Germany, Dressman Sweden, Evian France, HBO USA, Heineken Ireland, Hyundai Korea, Intercontinental Hotels Global, ITC India, Kirin Japan, Kraft USA, Landrover UK, LG Korea, Meunil China, McDonalds Australia, MUFG Japan, Nikon Hong Kong, Nokia China, Orange Moblie Slovakia, Philips Netherlands, Proctor & Gamble USA, Chery Riich China, Rimowa Germany, Samsung Korea, Sinoland Hong Kong, Skipper Italy, Smirnoff USA, Sony United Arab Emirates, Stella Russia, Telefonica Spain, Vidal Sassoon China, Virgin Media UK, and much more.
If you are looking for a film or photographic production service company, line producer or fixer in Taiwan, please contact us.
We are able to provide you with answers, references and bids quickly.
