Twenty-five animation concepts have been selected for the 2019 Asian Animation Summit showcase this month. Representing the very best kids animated TV development work across Korea, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia and Thailand, these projects will be presented live at the event to an audience of broadcasters, co-producers, distributors and investors from Asia and the international marketplace.
2019 AAS selections:
Alien Hunter Vera Hongdangmoo (South Korea) Atlas Boy Adventures AASKA Productions (Indonesia) Ball Bear Friends Studio M (South Korea) Boxania Lil Critter Workshop (Malaysia) Broccoli Expedition Popcorn Pictures (South Korea) Escape from Pirate Asylum Pop Family Entertainment (Australia—NSW) Foodzilla Sibsong Song Yeesibsee (Thailand) Galaxy Detectives Cocktail Media Co. (South Korea) Glow Monsters Jinjint Company (Thailand) Hey Blo! INVOYA (Indonesia) Iron Daddy E-DEHI Animation Studio (South Korea) Kalila and Academy of Magic NARA Digital Creative (Indonesia) Mildang Mazel Define (South Korea) Monster Teddies Cheeky Little Media (Australia—NSW) Nibling Michael Griffin (Australia—Screen Queensland) Qomara BASE—Brown Bag Films Bali (Indonesia) The Rimba Family Anak Rimba (Malaysia) Snowcat LOCO Co. (South Korea) Tales Down Below Spaceboys Studios (Malaysia) Throne Raynote Studio (Thailand) TimeBot 88BRICKS (South Korea) Tiny Tails Like A Photon Creative (Australia—Screen Queensland) Warriors of Netherworld Redvinn Studio (Indonesia) World of Spirit ICONMAX (Indonesia) X-Rabbit The Monk Studios (Thailand)
This year’s event is set to take place in Seoul, South Korea from November 20 to 22. Over the course of the three-day event, each project will be presented in a moderated live pitch and Q&A format, with plenty of time for follow-up meetings and casual networking built into the schedule.
Approximately 200 attendees are expected to take part in AAS 2019, which is designed to attract producers of animation who are interested in co-producing projects with partners in Asia-Pacific countries, as well as broadcasters, distributors and investors from the region and beyond.
Roughly 50% of projects that have debuted at previous AAS events have since gone into production, including such well-known series as Bluey (2017), Bottersnikes & Gumbles (2012), Kuu Kuu Harajuku (2013), Wonderballs (2012) and Balloon Barnyard (2014).
The 2019 Asian Animation Summit is owned and produced by Kidscreen, with generous support from: hosting partner KOCCA (Korea); presenting partner BEKRAF (Indonesia); and supporting partners Create NSW and Screen Queensland (Australia), MDEC (Malaysia) and DITP (Thailand).
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