Story highlights Taipei is attracting more international film crews

Martin Scorsese is shooting his latest movie in the city

Taiwan often acts as a stand in for China and Japan

Hong Kong (CNN) Taipei is fast becoming the go-to Asian city for some of Hollywood's biggest hitters.

Martin Scorsese is filming his latest opus "Silence" there, and French director Luc Besson chose Taipei over seven other Asian cities for his sci-fi thriller "Lucy," starring Scarlett Johansson.

And this May "The Walking Dead" star Andrew Lincoln will begin filming in the city for a movie project.

Tasked with attracting international film makers, Jennifer Jao, head of the Taipei Film Commission, said that 92 foreign film crews shot in the city last year, up from 56 in 2013.

"We hope the whole island can be like a big studio," she told CNN while in Hong Kong Thursday.

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