Taichung's city government let a prize-winning local story slip out of its hands, a setback for the city's cultural promotion push.

• The TV adaptation of *Taiwan Travelogue*, the Taichung novel that won the International Booker Prize, gave up a NT$2 million city filming grant just a month after it was announced.
• The show was meant to film at Taichung landmarks like the old train station, historic residences and the Japanese-era prison quarters, putting the city on screen worldwide.
• A city councillor says officials simply closed the file when the grant was dropped, instead of calling the production team to fix the problem.
• The information bureau says the crew is now expanding the project with Japanese partners and could not meet this year's timeline.

Outlook: The production team meets city officials next week on filming support, with the city hoping it reapplies for a grant next year.