Since only locally produced films are eligible for The Golden Bell Awards, NGC’s “Taiwan to the World” series, a first-time endeavor with Taiwan’s local production companies to produce films about Taiwan, received great recognition through this year’s Golden Bell Awards (Taiwan’s Emmy Awards) nominations.

“Taiwan to the World” is a pilot project to promote films made by Taiwanese production companies jointly funded by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and the Government Information Office, Republic of China, Taiwan (GIO). Continuing NGCI’s ongoing endeavor to further develop the documentary filmmaking skill base in Asia, the initial project commissioned four production companies filmed in Taiwan and bring this talent to the notice of our global audience in 164 countries and 27 languages worldwide.

The nine nominees are:

Best Marketing:
“Taiwan to the World”

Best Director:
Charlene Shih “Spirit Talk”
Ko-Shang Shen “The Pigeon Game”
Don Wen Bing “The Butterfly Code”

Best Cinematography:
Ko-Shang Shen “The Pigeon Game”
Don Wen Bing “The Butterfly Code”

Best Editing:
Charlene Shih, Kwo-Hwa Lee “Spirit Talk”
Sho-Yi Yang, “The Butterfly Code”

Sound Effects:
Fei-Wu Chen, Bing Hwang Wang “Spirit Talk”

National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) invites viewers to re-think the way they see television - and the world - with smart, innovative programming. A business enterprise owned by National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F), FOX Entertainment Group and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), NGCI contributes to the National Geographic Society's commitment to exploration, conservation and education.

Globally, National Geographic Channel (including NGC U.S. which is a joint venture of NGT&F and Fox Cable Networks Group) is available in over 290 million homes (including day-part households) in 164 countries and 27 languages.

For more information, please contact:
Mindy Lee (in Taiwan)
National Geographic Channel Asia
(886) 2 2734 3311
mindyl@ngcasia.com