NEWSBITES.PH | July 27, 2023
Eleven Philippine animation studios generated initial sales of $29 million — representing actual sales of $3.3 million and potential/under negotiation of $25.7 million derived from co-production, partnerships, and funding for their animation projects — at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market held in France from June 11 to June 17.Â
The Philippine delegation was composed of animation services and original content companies Abakada Studios, Animation Vertigo, Kampilan Productions, Leveret Group, Luminaut Pictures, Meowsmouse, Taktyl Studios, TOEI Animation Phils Inc., Toon City (Morph Animation, Inc.), Top Draw Animation, TOP PEG Animation & Creative Studio, as well as partner associations Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI) and Creative Content Creators Association of the Philippines, Inc. (SIKAP).
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) thru the Competitiveness and Innovation Group (CIG) and Export Marketing Bureau (EMB)) and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the private sector represented by the Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI) and Creative Content Creators Association of the Philippines (SIKAP), led this year’s mission to the annual festival, which gathered 16,000 attendees from all over the world.