Japan Content Showcase News vol.10 September 16, 2014

[1] Seminar lineup soon to be annouced!

Japan Content Showcase 2014 offers various networking and educational opportunities through our wide-ranging event and seminar programmes.
Here are some seminars confirmed ;

- ＜TV x Social Media＞
"The Audience Strikes Back: How to engage television audiences through mobile and social media"
- ＜Location Incentive Pitch＞ "To Revitalize the Community by the Power of Entertainment! ~Entertainment x Filming Locations Business Matching Seminar~"
- ＜Animation＞ "GUNDAM GLOBAL CHALLENGE project description"
- ＜Music＞ "Current situation and future prospect of Japanese music export"

More details and speakers are to be announced soon!

[2] Don't forget your Visitor, Buyer, Press registration!

Buyer, Visitor, Press registration is available at JCS2014 website.
All the registration will end on 3rd October. We advise early registration to secure your ID badge!

■Visitor registration:
Deadline: 3rd October (Fri) 2014
http://jcs2014.com/en/outline/tiffcom/visitor.html

☆Regular Price: Available from 6th Sep until 3rd Oct
Price: \15,000（excl tax）/\16,200-（incl tax）
☆Walk-In Price: Available from 21st Oct until 23rd Oct
Price: \20,000（excl tax）/\21,600-（incl tax）

■Buyer registration
Deadline: 3rd October (Fri) 2014
http://jcs2014.com/en/outline/tiffcom/buyer.html

☆Buyer registration is for FREE.
☆For Buyer registration, buyer history is required.

■Press registration
Deadline: 3rd October (Fri) 2014
http://jcs2014.com/en/outline/tiffcom/press.html

☆Those who wish to register as a press will be asked to present their media sample to verify the information, the organizer's office may contact you to confirm the detailed information. Thank you for your understanding.

☆Japan Content Showcase 2014 press pass is not compatible with the press pass for the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). Those who wish to cover TIFF, please apply for a separate press pass at the TIFF official website.

☆For TIFF press pass registration, please access to the following URL.↓
http://2014.tiff-jp.net/en/press/

For those who have registered with us last year, you can easily complete your registration for this year just by 3 easy steps, if you are with the ID and password issued last year.

For those who have registered at Japan Content Showcase 2013
1) Click "For repeat registrant of JCS2013" at registration form.
2) Log in with your ID and password registerd in 2013 and retrive your personal information.
3) Update the personal information if necessary. Proceed to this year's registration!

[3] Important Notice: Picking-up point of Japan Content Showcase 2014　ID badges

Thank you very much for your registration with JCS2014.

With regards to the delivery of your ID badges, you can pick up your ID badge ONLY at registration desk at Grand Pacific LE DAIBA. This year, there is no option to pick-up your ID badge by post. Picking-up your ID at Registration Desk is the ONLY option.

For JCS Exhibitors, you can pick-up ID badges at Registration Desk on 20th October, Bring-in Day.

For Buyers, Visitors and Press, please pick up your ID badge at Registration Desk 20th October (Mon) onwards. Registration Desk is open from 2 pm　till 9 pm on 20th.
Registration Desk is expected to be busy on 21st October AM. Please allow yourself to have enough time if you wish to pick up your ID badges on 21st. It is more advisable to pick them up on 20th to avoid queue.

If you have not completed your Photographic registration, we advise you to do so to avoid queue at the Registration Desk.

■Opening Hours for Picking up ID badges @ Registration Desk
　20 October（Mon）　2：00 PM ～ 9：00 PM
　21 October（Tue）　8：30 AM ～ 6：30 PM
　22 October（Wed）　9：00 AM ～ 6：30 PM
　23 October（Tue）　9：00 AM ～ 5：30 PM

To complete your photographic registration;
MYPAGE: https://account.jcs2014.com/mypage/

☆Please note: Japan Content Showcase 2014 ID badges can be picked up the JCS venue in Daiba ONLY during 21st to 23rd October, which is in prior to Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). JCS2014 ID badges CANNOT be picked up at TIFF venues in Roppongi.

(After the event 24th October onwards, JCS badges cannot be issued at the JCS venue in Daiba nor the TIFF venue in Roppongi.)

[4] Special Offer: JCS2014 official partners' hotels

Are you looking for accommodation for JCS2014? JCS2014 official partners' hotels are available for you with special price. Thanks to JCS2014 official partners' hotels, you can book your accommodation with discount price at the Grand Pacific Le Daiba, Hotel Nikko or others through JCS2014 official website.

As there is a limitation of the number of rooms, early booking is highly recommended to avoid disappointment! (Please note: due to the availability at each hotel, your booking may not be taken.)

URL：http://jcs2014.com/en/location/hotels.html

[5] Interviews with "CoFesta Ambassadors": Vol.7 << Philippines >> How Japanese media content is received by young people overseas in reality?

For the second from the last issue, we interviewed with Tiffany and Herlyn from the Philippines! They talked about the media content market in their home country and some practical tips for Japanese on working with people from the Philippines.

-Where do the trends in Philippine TV series come from?
-What do we need to be aware of when working with people from the Philippines?
-How do people get close to co-workers/boss at work?

URL：http://www.jcs2014.com/en/release/co_festa_ambassaddors/detail37.html

[6] Japan Content Showcase 2014 is on Facebook

Japan Content Showcase has launched Facebook page. Like and follow us for news and updates!

URL：https://www.facebook.com/JapanContentShowcase

[7] Announcing 2015 Co-production Certification Program (UNIJAPAN Certificate)

The Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and UNIJAPAN will host the briefing of the 2015 Co-production Certification Program for live action and animated feature films. The briefing of the program will be hold on 3pm 24th September 2014 in central Tokyo.

URL：http://unijapan.org/en/news/unijapan/unijapan_certificate_2015.html

Publisher : Japan Content Showcase Organizer's Office
Issue date : September 16, 2014