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RisingStories 2026 story pitch entry deadline extended to 17 September, "Signal" producer Lee Jae-moon joins jury
11 September 2026
Taipei-based Studio76 Original Productions has extended the submission deadline for its RisingStories 2026 International Story Pitching Competition to 17 September 2026 (GMT+8), and added South Korean producer Lee Jae-moon to its jury.
Lee, known for producing "Signal", joins a panel that includes Taiwanese actress Tian Xin ("A Touch of Green"), producer Leo Chen ("Mudborn"), director Ray Jiang ("GATAO"), and screenwriters Yiho Tsai ("Danger Zone") and Yang Wan-ju ("Copycat Killer", "96 Minutes"). Lee will join the rest of the panel at the competition's final selection event in November.
Winning projects will receive a Script Development Agreement with an initial development instalment of NT$100,000/US$3,162 on signing.
The competition, first launched in 2021, is open to feature films, series and micro-dramas, with submissions accepted in Chinese and English from writers based anywhere in the world.
Studio76 MD, Dennis Yang, said this year's theme – "Great Stories, Global Stage" – was designed to connect creators, industry professionals and partners across markets.
Three new co-organisers joined alongside the deadline extension: South Korean production company Hidden Sequence, Taiwanese outfit Drama Culture ("A Balloon's Landing"), and Thailand's FEARFOLKS, a horror and thriller specialist.
They join returning co-organisers Emperor Motion Pictures, Singapore's August Pictures ("Snow in Midsummer") and Candy Stage ("Love Fool").
Tian said she reads submissions "from both an audience's and an actor's perspective," weighing character depth and production potential alongside emotional impact. She called Lee's addition to the jury a chance to exchange ideas with a producer whose work has resonated with drama audiences across Asia.
Lee said he is looking for "provocative, fresh imagination and material," adding that content exploring "the human inner world in depth" tends to have the longest audience resonance. He pointed to shared social and economic pressures across Korea and Taiwan as reas...
Taipei-based Studio76 Original Productions has extended the submission deadline for its RisingStories 2026 International Story Pitching Competition to 17 September 2026 (GMT+8), and added South Korean producer Lee Jae-moon to its jury.
Lee, known for producing "Signal", joins a panel that includes Taiwanese actress Tian Xin ("A Touch of Green"), producer Leo Chen ("Mudborn"), director Ray Jiang ("GATAO"), and screenwriters Yiho Tsai ("Danger Zone") and Yang Wan-ju ("Copycat Killer", "96 Minutes"). Lee will join the rest of the panel at the competition's final selection event in November.
Winning projects will receive a Script Development Agreement with an initial development instalment of NT$100,000/US$3,162 on signing.
The competition, first launched in 2021, is open to feature films, series and micro-dramas, with submissions accepted in Chinese and English from writers based anywhere in the world.
Studio76 MD, Dennis Yang, said this year's theme – "Great Stories, Global Stage" – was designed to connect creators, industry professionals and partners across markets.
Three new co-organisers joined alongside the deadline extension: South Korean production company Hidden Sequence, Taiwanese outfit Drama Culture ("A Balloon's Landing"), and Thailand's FEARFOLKS, a horror and thriller specialist.
They join returning co-organisers Emperor Motion Pictures, Singapore's August Pictures ("Snow in Midsummer") and Candy Stage ("Love Fool").
Tian said she reads submissions "from both an audience's and an actor's perspective," weighing character depth and production potential alongside emotional impact. She called Lee's addition to the jury a chance to exchange ideas with a producer whose work has resonated with drama audiences across Asia.
Lee said he is looking for "provocative, fresh imagination and material," adding that content exploring "the human inner world in depth" tends to have the longest audience resonance. He pointed to shared social and economic pressures across Korea and Taiwan as reasons audiences are drawn to family-themed, emotionally grounded stories.
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