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Support The Program | Summary | Opportunities | Short-Term Goals | Long-Term Goals | Activities | Itinerary | Partners | Organizers | Budget
Project Proposal (English pdf file) | Project Proposal (English doc file)
Our first episode of the MataTV Magazine focuses on President Tsai Ing-wen's formal apology to Taiwan's indigenous people on August 1, 2016. The show will share the President's reasons for the apology, inspired by her own indigenous roots, and discusses the potential impact on Taiwan's indigenous peoples. Help us to share this historic event with the world.
Your support is needed to make this project a reality. Please click on the button below to make a donation of support. Details of what we will do with your donation is described in the text below, and on the Fundraising page.
Tony Coolidge and Tobie Openshaw covered various activities for MataTV related to the Apology to Indigenous Peoples by President Tsai.
This is a joint venture project proposed by Bridge Studios in cooperation with Taiwan Indigenous Television, ATAYAL Organization, and Cultural Survival. Our goal is to establish a weekly or bi-weekly English-language news program (MataTV) focused on indigenous news, events and cultural features from Taiwan's 16 indigenous tribes. The purpose of the show is to increase mutual understanding between Taiwan's indigenous peoples and the people of Austronesian nations, who share a common heritage. What makes this news program different than anything produced in Taiwan, is that it makes news and cultural features from Taiwan relevant and meaningful to people around the world by providing context and insights that only the MATA team can. The MATA Team has a strong background with Taiwan's indigneous cultures as well as international cultures.
MataTV will be a partnership between Bridge Studios (橋樑工作室), Taiwan Indigenous Television (原住民族電視台), the ATAYAL organization (愛泰雅協會), and Cultural Survival. The shared responsibilities will be as follows:
Bridge Studios will build the "bridges" that give the MataTV project and Taiwan's indigenous news unprecedented international reach for a relatively low cost. The video news program will be broadcast on TITV and will be made available to Maori TV and other members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network (WITBN). A partnership with Cultural Survival will give the radio news program the opportunity to be distributed to a network of 1,461 indigenous radio stations worldwide as well as through online podcasts. A print version of the MataTV stories will be distributed to Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine and international newspapers.
Shu-min Coolidge watches the professional TV production crew at TITV, which will work with Bridge Studios to produce MataTV.
One of the missions of Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV) is to give Taiwan's indigenous people a significant voice. The MataTV project gives TITV's role as a media platform greater international reach by building "bridges" to indigenous communities and government policy makers around the world. Cooperation between Taiwanese and American organizations to produce and distribute the program will make the project valuable for all partners, and especially for the indigenous people who want to be heard.
Bringing together our resources for a media project can provide results never before seen in Taiwan. Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV) provides professional journalistic coverage of Taiwan's indigenous news, and production resources for the MataTV programs. It is also an active member of the World Indigenous Television Broadasters Network, which gives the program international broadcasting opportunities. Since 2001, the ATAYAL Organization has organized many projects connecting Taiwanese indigenous people with indigenous tribes from around the world. As an American NGO, it has access to American funding sources to support the project. Cultural Survival is an organization that is the leading indigenous rights advocacy group in the world, and it is a consultant to the United Nations on indigenous issues. This NGO produces a quarterly magazine and radio programs that have been broadcast in 1,461 radio stations in 55 countries and in 32 languages. Bridge Studios is a company in Taiwan that has organized and produced cultural projects connecting Taiwan's indigenous tribes with Austronesian groups. It produced the Taproot Cultural Exchange Program in 2013, bringing Maori filmmakers to Taiwan. Tony Coolidge, an officer of Bridge Studios, offers his unique background of being an accomplished American media executive and a member of the indigenous Atayal tribe of Taiwan.
It is important to train our future generations of indigeous writers, reporters, and media professionals in Taiwan to learn how to reach out to the world. Students and graduates of Indigenous Media or Journalism studies can receive valuable hands-on experiences with the MataTV Internship Programs, providing assistance in the production of news articles for international print, radio and television.
President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan declared a "Pivot to the South," indicating an increased effort in building international relations with ASEAN nations and India. In order to ensure economic security and to avoid reliance on one dominant marketplace, Taiwan can turn to its Austronesian cultural heritage to make its southward focus more effective. Including the Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand and Madagascar, the Austronesian family of nations is a marketplace of 400 million people in almost 40 countries with a combined annual GDP of US$7 trillion. This marketplace, related by culture, DNA and language, has been underestimated and underappreciated in Taiwan, and deserves Taiwan's attention. By developing media projects that raise awareness of Taiwan's connection to Austronesia, there will be an increase in interest, leading to cooperation, tourism and business opportunities.
MataTV will be produced in Radio format by Gary Smoke for international broadcast.
The short-term goals are oriented around producing a pilot program for the news magazine. This will require securing the partnerships, production team, format, and shooting the first episode. This will allow us to have the ability to show what we can produce, and raise funds for our first season of production. The short-term goals include:
On 06/29/2016, Tony Coolidge and Tobie Openshaw promoted MataTV on an ICRT Radio Show in Taipei.
The long-term goals are oriented around establishing sustainable fundraising and income generation to support the news magazine. Part of this will be to establish a strong internet presence and growing the distribution network internationally. This may require the establishment of new relationships with international groups. The long-term goals include:
Gary Smoke, Lawa Kushin (TITV's CEO), Tony Coolidge and Shu-min Coolidge discuss details of MataTV cooperation with TITV.
The activities required to have a successful international news magazine are sustainable funding, professional production and far-reaching marketing.
MataTV is made possible by dedicated group of partners.
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Bridge Studios - This company is founded in Tainan City, Taiwan by Shu-min and Tony Coolidge, and its purpose is to produce cultural and educational events and projects in Taiwan. In 2013, it produced the Taproot Cultural Exchange Program in cooperation with the ATAYAL organization. In 2015-2016, it produced the American Basketball English Program to help Tainan City students to have breakthroughs in English language education. |
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Taiwan Indigenous TV - Taiwan's indigenous television broadcasting station provides indigenous cultural news and features that promotes culture, indigenous rights, and language preservation. Aside from providing programs, it has been an influential force for indigenous advocacy. As an active member of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network, it provides Taiwanese indigenous people with an international platform to share their voice. TITV had cooperated with the ATAYAL Organization in the past by broadcasting its documentary film, Voices In The Clouds 《眾族同聲》, in Taiwan and bringing the film to the 2012 Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival, where it won the top prize for best indigenous film. |
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ATAYAL - This American 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (NGO) was registered in the State of Florida in 2001. The ATAYAL Organization has been the leading organization in North America educating global citizens about the indigenous culture of Taiwan, producing cultural exchange events, videos and documentary films. More importantly, the organization has been active building relationships between Taiwanese tribes and Native American tribes and the tribes of Austronesia. As an American NGO, it is in a position of raising funds in the USA for cultural projects. |
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Cultural Survival - This American organization (NGO) is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and holds consultative status with the United Nations. This organization is the foremost media company promoting the causes of indigenous rights. It produces the widely respected magazine, Cultural Survival Quarterly, and hosts Indigenous Rights Radio, which has been received by 1,461 radio stations in 55 countries. |
MataTV is made possible by an experienced group of organizers.
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Tony Coolidge - Producer/Foreign Correspondent Journalist - Tony's father was American and his mother was Taiwanese from the Atayal tribe. His story can be seen in the internationally award-winning documentary film, Voices in the Clouds 《眾族同聲》, produced by Aaron Hose. He moved to Taiwan in 2009 to be a "bridge," sharing Taiwan's culture with the world, and to create projects that expand international cultural cooperation with Taiwan. Cultural and Education Projects include the Taproot Cultural Exchange Program, Austronesian Film Festival and the American English Basketball Program. Tony is currently an educator and journalist writing for newspapers and magazines, with his work published in CNN.com, Taipei Times, and the News Lens. He is also the East Asian Correspondent for Cultural Survival Magazine. Tony has been a business owner of multimedia companies in the USA and a founder of NGOs. He received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Texas at Austin. |
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Shu-min Coolidge - Treasurer - Shu-min Coolidge is the co-founder of Bridge Studios in Tainan, Taiwan. In Taiwan, she has been involved in the organization of cultural and education projects. She is an experienced translator and business owner. Mrs. Coolidge has been a professional Chinese/English translator working in the USA for ten years on projects for large companies in Orlando, Florida. She taught Chinese language to honors students at the University of Central Florida and to members of the Orlando Magic (NBA) organization. Shu-min earned a Bachelor's Degree from the Tamkang University (淡江大學) of Tamsui, Taiwan. |
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Chun-Chiao (Tess) Yeh (葉春嬌) - Assistant Producer - Miss Yeh has been an important detail-oriented volunteer for the Taproot Cultural Exchange Program for the ATAYAL Organization, providing professional translation services, research and organizing. She has also provided her services for Bridge Studios. Miss Yeh had been a research assistant at Academia Sinica (中研院) and is knowledgable about Taiwan's social and indigenous issues. She will be able to provide research, translation, and organizational services for the MataTV program.. |
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Tobie Openshaw (歐陽峰) - Video Producer - The South African-born filmmaker has lived in Taiwan for 17 years. With many years of production experience internationally, his work has been seen on documentary channels such as National Geographic, Discovery, and Al Jazeera. Tobie's current passion lies with the marginalized indigenous people of Taiwan, with several documentary and other projects in the works. Tobie travelled to New Zealand in 2013 with Tony Coolidge, where they attended the Wairoa Maori Film Festival and forged connections that are coming to fruition in this project. |
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Gary Smoke - Radio Program Producer - Gary Smoke is an American who has been living in Taiwan for many years, serving as an educator, cultural exchange promoter, and commercial voice and acting talent. Gary has been on many TV commercials in Taiwan. He has served since 2010 as the ATAYAL Organizations Director of International Affairs, responsible for creating culture exchange between Taiwan's indigenous tribes and Native American tribes. He has also organized many cultural events in Taiwan, including co-organizing the Taproot Cultural Exchange Program in 2013. |
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Masao Aki (馬紹阿紀) - Cultural Consultant - Mr. Aki is currently an Assistant Professor at Shih Hsin University. He was a previous Director at Taiwan Indigenous TV and Producer at Public Television Service. Professor Aki was a guest speaker at a Conference as part of the Tap Root Cultural Exchange Program. He will serve as an advisor for the production and distribution of the MataTV program. |
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Aaron Hosé - Creative Consultant - Aaron Hosé is a multi-lingual, three-time Emmy Award-winning video producer and filmmaker, with fifteen years of experience in the film and video industry. Expertise in documentary film development and production, corporate and non-profit video, magazine TV series, operation of HD cameras and non-linear editing and compositing systems. Currently producing video for the University of Central Florida, the second-largest university in the United States. Also freelancing for domestic and foreign production companies. In 2010 Aaron completed his début feature-length documentary Voices in the Clouds, which he produced and directed in Taiwan. Since its release, the film has screened and won awards at festivals in the Caribbean, Canada, U.S.A, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia. He has produced other documentary films, which have toured the international film festival circuit. |
The budget for the project will be divided into two parts. The first part is to create the pilot television show, radio show and news article about President Tsai's apology to Taiwan's indigenous peoples. That total budget of $5,476.77 (NT169,780) will be secured by August 6, 2016.
The second part will be the Annual Budget for Season One of MataTV, paying for the production, marketing and distribution of 16 television episodes, 32 radio episodes, and 8 magazine articles to be produced between September 15, 2016 and May 15, 2017. The total budget for Season One is $93,413.00 (NT2,895,800).
Part 1 Total Budget $8,009.03 - NT248,280
Part 2 Total Budget $93,413.00 - NT2,895,800
Support The Program | Summary | Opportunities | Short-Term Goals | Long-Term Goals | Activities | Itinerary | Partners | Organizers | Budget
Project Proposal (English pdf file) | Project Proposal (English doc file)
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