Industry Alert: Seven Australian children s animation projects head to ailand summit

Australian children's animation will be represented by seven new projects, from six local companies, at the second annual Asian Animation Summit (AAS), which is being held in Phuket, Thailand on 7 11 December 2013.

Screen Australia, in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), has provided these companies with funds to attend the event, where the region's strongest animated projects will be presented to potential investors and co-production partners.

The Asian Animation Summit is an excellent opportunity for Australian companies to showcase their talent to broadcasters, producers and financiers from the Asian region, said Screen Australia CEO Ruth Harley. It is also an outstanding occasion for business and cultural exchange with the screen agencies and representatives from the participating countries. We are thrilled that these Australian companies will be taking part and moving their projects forward.

The Australian companies attending and their projects are:

Sandra Walters and Mark Gravas from Kapow Pictures Pty Ltd with Elwood Pie

Alicia Rackett and David Gurney from Blue Rocket Productions with Fanshaw and Crudnut

Gillian Carr from Moody Street Kids with Gunk Aliens

Gillian Carr from Moody Street Kids with Harajuku HJ5 (in conjunction with Vision Animation of Malaysia)

David Webster and Patrick Egerton from Cheeky Little Media with The Kazoops

Jim Ballantine and Barbara Stephen from Flying Bark Productions with Lulu

Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson from Ludo Studio with The Strange Chores.

The AAS will run for three days and will feature projects from Australia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand, which will be presented live by their creators and producers. The program also includes informal networking events and opportunities to make international financing and co-production connections.

Attendees from Australia can use the promo code AASPARTNER to register for $650 (normally $895). www.asiananimationsummit.com

An initiative of Australias ABC TV and Screen Australia, Koreas KOCCA and Malaysias MDeC, the AAS is owned and produced by Kidscreen.

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