Spiludvikling.dk

It-forum midtjylland (en netværksforening for 400 medlemsvirksomheder i Region Midtjylland). Inviterer på en Animation/gaming-tur til Kina i april/maj, hvor man blandt andet vil besøge ”China International Cartoon and Animation festival”. Endvidere vil der være intensiv match making m.v.

Programmet osv kan findes her:
http://www.spiludvikling.dk/jonaz/EXPro ... inment.pdf

Hello, my name is Heidi Yan, from Innovation Center Denmark, in Shanghai. You are welcome to post me questiones about the project and about gamming industry in China. I will also post more practical information soon.My email is: hui@innovationcenterdenmark.cn

“From H.C. Andersen to Animation”
Danish Digital Entertainment Promotion in China,
April 2009

Environment: Still booming economy and expanding internet/mobile users in China
Duration: More than 7 days meeting tour and exhibition, Apr of 2009
Cost: SME (small and medium size company)can get HALF REFUND from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.eksportstart.dk, so it is only DKK13125，Non-SME is DKK26250 covering ALL expense in China: hotels, foods, local transportations, exhibition fee, and other registration fee.
Benefit: Get contact with the best potential partners or buyers: leading game/animation companies, developers, schools, and organizations by the recommendation from Innovation Center and Chinese authority



The program:
The Animation and Gaming project is going to take place in Apr. 2009. The project delegation will visit Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. The programs of the project include (DRAFT):

• Introduction to China and Chinese business culture. Meeting at Innovation Center Denmark, Shanghai
• Exhibition: The state-level exhibition “China International Cartoon and Animation Festival” is recognised as one of the most prominent digital entertainment exhibitions in China. (http://www.cicaf.com/col4290/col5183/)
 Invitation of applicants China International Cartoon and Animation Festival Works of “Monkey-King Awards”
 Recruitment of project cooperation
 Information distribution on white paper
• Intensive match making with relevant companies, coordinated by INN CEN in collaboration with Shanghai and Hangzhou Software Industry Associations
• Visiting to universities and science parks in Beijing and Shanghai: Zhejiang University, China Animation Colleague etc.

April 26:
Arrive in Guangzhou
April 27:
Match Making meeting in Guangzhou
set by TCD-C, Gaming Association and Animation Association
April 28:
Exhibition in Hangzhou
April 29:
“From H.C. Andersen to Animation Day” – Opportunity to run a “Danish Digital Entertainment” theme day during the exhibition. Ideas to be developed together with participating companies and organisations
April 30:
Match making meeting in Hangzhou software Industry Association or /and Hangzhou hi-tech science park
May 1:
Drive and meeting in Shanghai
May 2:
Fly back from Shanghai to Denmark


This is what the participating companies will get…

1. Promote own technologies, solutions and innovations towards relevant Chinese counterparts, partners and clients (match making / exhibition)
2. Study Chinese best-practice within digital entertainment (exhibition, meetings)
3. Partnering opportunity: Find co-developers or complementary technologies in China
4. Outsourcing of R&D: Relay development to Chinese partners or scout for talent at Animation university

These days I got emails asking for different questions, many of them are want to know more about the price of the trip, here I answer it in the forum:

Most gaming companies are SME (small and medium size company), which means the company is less than 50 employees, then you can apply an Innovation Package from the Danish Ministry of Forein Affairs http://www.eksportstart.dk. Then the total cost of the trip is going to be DKK 13125. It is going to cover all the expense in China including 4-5 stars hotel, accomodation, foods, local transportation, registration for the event, exbihition and local export support from Innovation Center and the TCDC (Trade Council Denmark, China). Of course, the only addition thing you need to pay is your international ticktes (about DKK6000).

In the time of global crisis, China is influenced less than the others, also statistics have already shown that entertainment relavant activities are increasing, particularily the cheap entertainment, like computer or online gaming. Innovation Center would like very help Danish companies find these potential oppotunity and get access to the development of the industry/market. We work together with the Chinese government, put a lot effort including capital, resource, and man hour to build the project. It is a great opportunit for those gaming companies who have never been to China, to take the chance to build your first contact, knowledge and find your future business. I am sure when you are put into animantion/game industry park, you will be amazed---like in another planet.

Feel free to pop up me questions by skype (dolphinsurfing), or MSN (dolphinsurfing@hotmail.com)


A yesterday's news: China's online gaming industry sees rapid growth
The iResearch Consulting Group recently estimated that China's total value of online games exports in 2008 exceeded US $100 million. Compared to the online games exported in 2007 that valued US $55 million, the amount has almost doubled. Although the effects of the global financial crisis are currently spreading, China's online gaming industry's exports are still growing rapidly.For a long time, China has been in a disadvantaged position in the field of international cultural communications, but China's online gaming industry since its inception has been a completely market-oriented cultural industry. The online gaming industry has seen the fastest growth in exports among all cultural industries over the past several years.

game developers

one of the popular games...

Dear DK companies, if you are interested in, please contact Innovation Center

THE 5TH CHINA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON & ANIMATION FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR COLLECTION OF WORKS PARTICIPATING IN
’2009 “MONKEY-KING AWARD”

The ’2009 “Monkey-King Award” of the 5th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival (CICAF) shall collect work candidates in public.

The “Monkey-King Award” of this session consists of comprehensive prizes, single prizes and special prizes. Among them, comprehensive prizes shall have Chinese Animated Feature Film Prize, Foreign Animated Feature Film Prize, Chinese Animated Series Film Prize, Foreign Animated Series Film Prize, Chinese Short Animated Film Prize, Foreign Short Animated Film Prize and Animated Video Game Prize; single prizes shall have Best Animated 3D Effects Prize, Best Character Animation Prize, Best Directing Prize, Best Music Prize, Best Scene Design Prize, Best Voice Acting Prize, Best Writing Prize and Best Comic Prize; special prizes shall have Chinese Animation New Director Prize and Student Short Animated Film Prize. Matching to activities of the “Monkey-King Award”, the CICAF of this session shall set Theme “LELE” Short Animated Film Prize and Theme “LELE” Short Comic Prize as well. The total amount of prizes shall reach two million (2,000,000.00) yuan. All the various animation production institutions, directors, authors, students are welcome to engage in the career of animated films and comic cause.

Please download the application forms and the articles on participation in the competition on the official website of CICAF (http://www.cicaf.com). Works can be mailed to the Organizing Committee of CICAF at Conference & Competition Department of China International Cartoon & Animation Festival-Exhibition Office, No.5, Guohuo Rd., Shangcheng District, 310001 Hangzhou, China.
TEL: +86（0）571-85081983

The deadline of collection of works is February 24, 2009

The competition of “Monkey-King Award” shall establish the jury, including the preliminary jury and the final jury. 60% of jury members are oversea. The jury shall, taking “peace, harmony, development, health, positivity” as basic principles, appraising based on standards of “high quality, high character, high level”, according to tenets of “equity, justice, openness”, determine various prizes. Time of the preliminary accreditation: February 25, 2009 to February 27, 2009; time of the final accreditation: April 25, 2009 to April 27, 2009.

The “Monkey-King Award” grand awarding ceremony shall be held in the course of the 5th CICAF, publicizing lists of those winning prizes. Works and animated films nominated for “Monkey-King Award” shall be displayed and exhibited.


Organizing Committee of CICAF
December 15, 2008

I am answering the question here, and will upload the Chinese participated company list soon....

traffic is always a probelm in CHina .

A typical young industry---look at those people.
Not as old as ....me..I guess.

have you ever heard about them....in the another part of the planet?
cannot say they are top, but they are leading ones... there are more...
In China, online gaming is more popular than play station, users ues virtual capital to pay online consuming.
will post more about them....

http://www.snda.com/en/index.jsp
http://game.163.com/
http://jr.ztgame.com/gameinfo/20070714/ ... 3525.shtml
http://www.the9.com/en/
http://world2.wanmei.com/
http://www.ourgame.com/
http://www1.cga.com.cn/

Our dear colleague, Commercial Counsellor in Guangzhou China, and ITE team leader, will be in Denmark from Feb 23 to March 5. Please contact her if you have any questions, or interst etc about this project.

Her contact information:
Commercial Counsellor
Royal Danish Consulate General
Guangzhou, China
e-mail: anjvil@um.dk