INDUSTRY ALERT 0: Screen Australia supports second Asian Animation Summit

Screen Australia is pleased to announce its support of the second annual Asian Animation Summit (AAS), which will showcase Asia's strongest animated projects looking for investors and partners.

This year the AAS will be held 9-11 December 2013 in Phuket, Thailand, after the Asia Television Forum, and will be extended by a day to deliver more screening opportunities and new regional funding briefings.

An initiative of ABC TV and Screen Australia, Korea's KOCCA and Malaysia's MDeC, the Asian Animation Summit is produced and owned by Kidscreen and supported by Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA). It provides a platform to present the best new animated projects from Australia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and other Asian countries to potential co-producers, broadcasters, distributors and investors.

The first AAS was highly successful, with a significant number of broadcasters and major distributors from the region and key players from Europe and North America in attendance, said Screen Australia's Head of Marketing Kathleen Drumm. The quality of projects was outstanding and the AAS has proved to be a valuable way of tapping into the market potential of the Asian region. We are delighted to be working with our partners again on this exciting event.

AAS 2013 will feature up to 24 projects from the Asian region. Screen Australia, with the assistance of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, will offer financial support for up to six Australian producers to attend to present projects. Applications will open in July for Australian animation production companies wishing to present. All projects presented at AAS will be selected by the organising partners based on global-market potential and quality.

The expanded AAS program features project presentations running consecutively so that attendees will have a chance to see every animated concept selected for the showcase. Each day will begin with a Regional Funding Seminar that explores the intricacies and benefits of setting up co-productions in Australia, Malaysia and Korea. It will also provide delegates with a top-to-bottom understanding of funding opportunities for kids programming in Asia, and how to tap into these opportunities with the right partners.

Online registration is now open at asiananimationsummit.com

Attendees from Australia, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore can use the promo code AASPARTNER to access an exclusive discounted rate of just $650.

For enquiries, please contact Dale Fairbairn, Marketing Manager Industry Support, on 02 8113 5980 or dale.fairbairn@screenaustralia.gov.au

For more information on the summit, see asiananimationsummit.com

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