GWANGJU < invest Korea

According to Yonhap News,

The "2024 Asia Content & Entertainment Fair in Gwangju (ACE Fair)", the largest cultural content exhibition in Korea, will be held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju on September 26-29.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Government on September 23, ACE Fair, which marks its 19th anniversary this year, is the only content-related exhibition certified by the the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) and the Association of Korean Exhibition Industry.

Under the theme "Seeding IP, Digging Content,” the fair is co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Gwangju-si, and organized by the Gwangju Tourism Corporation, Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Gwangju Design Promotion Agency, and the Korea Cable TV Broadcasting Association.

The fair will feature 503 booths from 400 companies (359 from home, 41 from abroad) from 30 countries around the world.

HYBE will showcase concerts, dramas, and documentaries by K-pop artists such as BTS, SEVENTEEN, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER.

Korean broadcasting companies such as LG Hello Vision, SK Broadband, and CJ ENM, as well as foreign companies and organizations such as Media & Entertainment Skills Council Media & Entertainment Skills Council in India (MESC) and Brazil's Seriella Productions will participate.

Buyers such as Chinese CCTV animation, Mango TV, and Tencent video, Brazil's Globo International, and Mexico's Metropolitana will also visit Gwangju.

The events scheduled include: Business Export Consultation Session (Sep 26-27), Gwangju Content Investment Promotion Consultation (Sep 26-27), Korea-China Animation Business Exchange (Sep 27), and Fam Tour of Investment Promotion District (Sep 25).

The Business Export Consultation Session, hosted by the Gwangju Tourism Corporation and KOTRA, is expected to have 900 export consultations with the participation of 87 companies (63 domestic, 24 international) from 26 countries around the world.

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Source: Yonhap News (September 23, 2024)