Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) wrapped its 2026 edition in Taipei with a reshaped show floor, as animation and character IP companies moved to the front of the market. They made up the largest exhibitor group, at 29 of 107 exhibitors, up from 19 in 2025, according to post-event figures from organizer the Taiwan Creative
Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Hal Hickel approached Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” with a deceptively simple question: “What would Phil do?” The Phil in question was stop-motion pioneer Phil Tippett, whose work on the original “Star Wars” trilogy provided a template for everything from lumbering AT-AT walkers to a spectacular battle involving