Event & Seminar

Strategies in Exporting Japanese Music

This panel, moderated by Rob Schwartz, Tokyo Bureau Chief of Billboard Magazine, will delve into the challenges and strategies of exporting music from Japan. With the rise of K-pop around the world many feel it’s incumbent on Japan raise its game and more effectively market its music internationally. We’ll discuss the significant hurdles and best approaches to this endeavor with special attention paid to the US market.

Organizer: PROMIC

Speakers

Jeff Miyahara(Music Producer)
Gabriel Wheeler(Amoeba Music/Japanese Music buyer)
Eri Komazaki(Sony Music Artists Inc./VP, International Marketing)
Krystal Yang(SIVA Group/Chief Operations Officer)

Character Licensee Companies in Vietnam and Thailand

Character licensee companies from Vietnam and Thailand introduce their countries' character industries, followed by a business matching session with Japanese companies. Organized by the Digital Content Association of Japan.
Open to everyone with an interest in the Asian character market, and companies.

Organizer: Digital Content Association of Japan (DCAJ)

Speakers

TV Tokyo Corporation and International Co-Productions

Yukio Kawasaki, General Manager of the Animation Division at TV Tokyo Corporation, which has broadcast numerous hit anime shows and is also involved in foreign streaming and licensing enterprises, will discuss the development of past and present international animation co-productions, such as “Train Heroes,” “Nano Invaders,” and “Calimero.”

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Strategies for Japanese culture events and Japanese contents spreading across the world

With Mr. Yusuke Nakagawa from ASOBISYSTEM that hosts “Moshimoshi Nippon,” a project for spreading Japanese pop culture contents across the world, as the moderator and the panelists including the biggest figures of Japanese culture events all over the world such as JAPAN EXPO (France), HYPER JAPAN (UK), J POP SUMMIT (US) and AFA (Asia), this seminar will discuss the strategies for the events with Japanese contents and find a way to bring Japanese contents to the global market.

Organizer: PROMIC

Speakers

Shawn Chin(SOZO Pte Ltd/Managing Director), Kazuhiro Marumo(CROSS MEDIA LTD/Managing Director), Takeshi Yoshida(J-POP SUMMIT/ Chief Producer), Buon Fabrice(Japan Expo/Marketing Manager）

Kamikaze Douga and the Possibilities of International Creation

Kamikaze Douga continues to pursue innovative visual expression through strongly unique animation production, by proposing and originating projects and presentations that overcome media barriers and standard classification. Using examples of their work to date, they will talk about the future of their company in terms of international creative endeavors.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Junpei Mizusaki（Kamikaze Douga.co.,ltd President/Director）

JETRO Business Seminar
The Visible Near Future of the Streaming Video Market

Japan's streaming video market is beginning to undergo a major upheaval after the entry of Netflix and the emergence of the Japan Contents Group's Bonobo's platform. Part One of this seminar will look at global developments, while Part Two will focus on trends in the Japanese marketplace, with presentations from key players regarding the present and future of the industry.

Organizer: Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO) / UNIJAPAN

Part One: The Accelerating Streaming Video Market and the International Potential of Japanese Content

Speakers

Hussain Amarshi (Mongrel Media Inc., Founder and President)
Rob PEREYDA Viewster Inc., CEO)

Part Two: Five of Japan's Leading Industry Players Discuss Growth Strategies and Market Predictions for the VOD Business

Speakers

Kamikaze Douga: Matching

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Junpei Mizusaki（Kamikaze Douga.co.,ltd President/Director）

India-Japan Licensing and Character Business Seminar

Major industries related to licensing and character marketing business in India will be invited to the seminar.

Organizer: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Co-organizer: UNIJAPAN
Cooperation: ZERO-SUM,LTD.

Leaflet is available here.

Presenters and seminars

• (1) Character Business development of Toonz Animation

  Rathan Sam GEORGE / Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd. (Head - APAC)

• (2) Animation and VFX Industry in India

  Aby JOHN / Prana Studio Pvt. Ltd.（Production Manager）

• (3) Character & toy business in India. Overview, trends and the future

  John Baby KALLINKAL / Funskool India Ltd. (CEO)

• (4) Development of Japanese character business in India. Successful Case Studies and challenges

  Jiggy GEORGE　/ Dream Theatre Pvt. Ltd. (CEO)

• (5) Kids Channels/Networks and popularizing a character in India

  Ashutosh PAREKH / Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. (Director – South Asia)

Future prospects of the music streaming services in the Japanese market

With Mr. Jay Kogami, a digital music journalist/ the organizer of ALL DIGITAL MUSIC, as the moderator and the key players who have started streaming services in Japan, this seminar will forecast the prospects of the music streaming services in the Japanese market.

Organizer: PROMIC

Speakers

Tatsuo Yagi(KKBOX Japan/Managing director), Akihiko Takahashi(LINE MUSIC Corporation/Director), Tetsutaro Ono(AWA Co. Ltd./Director), Hiroshi Yamazaki(RecoChoku Co.,Ltd./Senior Vice President)

Fan Works: The Vast Future Potential of International Animation Co-Productions in the Age of Social Media Pitching

Fan Works fully utilizes internet infrastructure and forms production teams on an order-made basis for each project. They inject new energy into the animation industry through their creative and production activities for a wide variety of outlets, such as television, cinemas, the internet, and regional revitalization initiatives. They will discuss the practicalities of international animation co-production and its vast future potential via their unique “Hebring Shiryudo Adventure” project, made in 2014 in collaboration with an animation director based in Jakarta, which fully utilized Skype, Google Drive, and other internet technology.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Akira Takayama（FAN WORKS Inc President）

Anime and Character Product Exports in the International Marketplace: Present and Future

A discussion of the merchandizing potential for Japanese characters in Asia. Kazuo Rikukawa of the Character Brand Licensing Association talks trends in the international character content market, while Noriyuki Nobayashi of Legs Company, Ltd. introduces a case study addressing the challenges and problems of promoting Japanese characters.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Fan Works: Matching

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Akira Takayama（FAN WORKS Inc President）

Current problems and future directions of anime conventions in the world

With Mr. Inoue, the president and CEO of Lantis, as the moderator, this seminar welcomes the organizers of anime conventions throughout the world and Mr. Iyadomi from Anime Consortium Japan as the speakers to discuss the current problems and the future directions of anime conventions in the world.

Organizer: PROMIC

Speakers

Ken Iyadomi(Anime Consortium Japan/Executive Officer), Marc Perez(SPJA (Anime Expo)/CEO), Jennifer Piro(Otakorp, Inc/ Business Director), Takashi Tikasawa(Yamato Corporation/CEO)

Cool Japan with Locals @ JCS

The Cool Japan initiative has been expanding around the country, as seen in the Special Contents Zone in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
This seminar aims to promote content industry and regional development, introduce case studies of pioneering projects, and match companies and regions.

For more details please visit:
http://japanfc.wix.com/cjlocals

Organizer: Japan Film Commission / JTB Corporate Sales

Kodansha: The Unlimited Potential of Japanese Manga

Introducing Kodansha's history of manga publication and visual media adaptations of its manga properties, as well as its domestic and international rights ventures and international co-productions.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Takuya Matsushita (KODANSHA LTD. Rights Media Business Bureau Rights Division Director)

Yoshio Kaneko (KODANSHA LTD. Digital International Business Bureau International Rights Division Director)

Ikuko Nakazato (KODANSHA LTD. Third Division NAKAYOSHI / ARIA / EDGE Department Editor-in-Chief)

Tokyo Creators NEXT Presentation

In order to stimulate Tokyo’s animation industry and promote overseas expansion, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will exhibit at Japan Content Showcase 2015 as “Tokyo Creators NEXT".
In the presentation session, eight groups of animation creators who wish to expand their business overseas will make an appeal about their works, activities and new projects.

Organizer: Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs/The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

TCN-1 Taka Kato

TCN-2 Spooky graphic / Hiromi Hayashi

TCN-3 Tetsuro Kodama

TCN-4 Kazuhide Miyasaka

TCN-5 Yuka Imabayashi

TCN-6 Naoya Kurisu

TCN-7 Junichi Yamamoto

TCN-8 SUGARLESS FACTRY / Kenji Muto

India-Japan Licensing and Character Business Matching Event

Matching session with participating Japanese corporations to enhance Indo-Japanese business networking.

Organizer: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Co-organizer: UNIJAPAN
Cooperation: ZERO-SUM,LTD.

Participants

Aby JOHN (Prana Studio Pvt. Ltd. /Production Manager）, Rathan Sam GEORGE (Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd. /Head - APAC), John Baby KALLINKAL (Funskool India Ltd. /CEO), Jiggy GEORGE (Dream Theatre Pvt. Ltd. /CEO), Ashutosh PAREKH (Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. /Director – South Asia), Suhas SUNDAR (Nihodo Media Pvt. Ltd./CEO)

Opening the Door to the Chinese Film Market
Recent trends in China's massive film market, and keys to success for Japan-China co-productions

Special guest Rance Pow, an expert on China's film market with strong movie business connections in both China and the United States, presents the latest information on the state of production, market trends, and international collaborations (co-productions) in the constantly evolving Chinese film industry. In addition to Mr. Pow, two producers from both China and Japan join the panel. Mr. Shan Dongbing (Foye Film / Executive Producer) has produced many hit titles including “Flash Point” (Director: Wilson Yip) and “CJ 7” (Director: Stephen Chow). From Japan, Mr. Hitoshi Endo (Amuse) produced China-Japan co-production film called “Five Minutes to Tomorrow” (Director: Isao Yukisada) in 2014, following China-Japan co-production “Shinya Taxi” for Chinese streaming media, Tudou.

Organizers：UNIJAPAN

Speakers

Hitoshi Endo(Amuse Inc. Producer)

Japanese Government Support for International Film Co-Productions

Introducing the Unijapan Certificate for international co-productions, which is required when applying for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Co-Production Subsidy.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Takenori Maeda (UNIJAPAN International Promotion Group Director)

Sync Summit in TIMM; a J-Music Lab seminar

This seminar panel of influential international music supervisors and synch agents moderated Mark Frieser (CEO Sync Summit, international sync events held in New York, Hollywood, London, Paris, etc. dedicated to the music sync business) discusses international sync, business practices, how to pitch, what to select for a presentation, etc. to prepare for international music pitching.

Organizer: PROMIC

Speakers

Gwen Riley (Head of Business Affairs Music, Disney Interactive), Nora Felder (Picture Music), John Bissell (Mothlight Music, Inc.), Todd Porter (Goodby Silverstein)

The Japan Foundation Asia Center / UNIJAPAN Seminar
Southeast Asian Visual Contents: International co-productions and cross-cultural content

Following on from last year, our 2015 seminar will delve further into cross-cultural collaborations and content for Japan and Southeast Asia, with the aim of fostering greater understanding, interaction, and impetus for international co-productions.

Organizer: The Japan Foundation Asia Center / UNIJAPAN

Speakers

India-Japan Licensing and Character Business Matching Event

Matching session between major industries related to licensing and character marketing participating Japanese corporations to enhance Indo-Japanese business networking.

Organizer: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Co-organizer: UNIJAPAN
Cooperation: ZERO-SUM,LTD.

Participants

Aby JOHN (Prana Studio Pvt. Ltd. /Production Manager）, Rathan Sam GEORGE (Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd. /Head - APAC), John Baby KALLINKAL (Funskool India Ltd. /CEO), Jiggy GEORGE (Dream Theatre Pvt. Ltd. /CEO), Ashutosh PAREKH (Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. /Director – South Asia), Suhas SUNDAR (Nihodo Media Pvt. Ltd./CEO)

Present and Future Developments in the Visual Media Content Industry in Japan and South Korea

A discussion of the current state of the South Korean visual media content industry, including film, television series, animation, and more. It will also look at its future expansion into the Asian marketplace, including Japan, and international co-productions.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Kim, Yung Duk (Korea Creative Content Agency(KOCCA) Global Market Research Team / Team Director)

JAPAN AND ASIAN MARKET OVERVIEW and INCOME COLLECTION STRATEGIES FOR JAPANESE ARTISTS

The first half of the session will be dedicated to an overview of how the Japanese and Asian music markets compare to the rest of the world and the unique qualities of those respective markets. The second half of the session will focus on income collection strategies for Japanese artists who are active in International markets.

Organizer: PROMIC

Speakers

Koji Seo(Avex Music Publishing Inc./Senior Manager, International)

HOW TO GET YOUR SONG PLACED - SONG PITCHING AND CO-WRITE OPPORTUNITIES IN KOREA, TAIWAN AND JAPAN

This session will focus on the exciting song pitching and co-write opportunities that exist in Korea, Taiwan and Japan. A panel of top A&R directors and song pitchers from each country will discuss the how’s and why’s of song placements in their respective countries as well as the steps needed to satisfy the different music needs that exist in each country.

Organizer: PROMIC

Speakers

Hyowon Chung(S.M. Entertainment, Co., Ltd./ Publishing Team Leader), Pehsun Su(SonyATV Taiwan/A&R Manager), Nozomi Daikuhara(NIPPON TELEVISION MUSIC CORP./Creative Director)

Tatsunoko Production: International Business Endeavors and Future Possibilities

Introducing the history and past works of Tatsunoko Production, as well as its international business endeavors, and future potential regarding international co-productions.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Kaz Haruna (Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. International Business Deputy Director)

Anime and Regional Communities: On the Frontline
Exploring Different Forms of Collaboration

Masanari Noda of Seibu Railway Co., Ltd. will talk about his company's involvement in projects involving anime and regional communities such as the Chichibu-set hit animated film “Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day,” “Encouragement of Climb,” and “Kamisawa Kiss,” and Masayuki Wada of XartsJapan Inc. will share his experiences of producing regional events such as the first and second Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, the Ikebukuro Cinemachi Festival, and the National Anime Mecca Summit.
In the second half, a discussion regarding anime and regional communities, including questions from the audience, is scheduled to be held.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Tezuka Productions: Licensing Possibilities for Visual Media Adaptations

Tezuka Productions approach to licensing welcomes diverse interpretations of the same source material, as seen in the licensed visual media adaptations of manga property “Astro Boy”: a French television series, an international co-production with Nigeria of a children's television series, a live-action Hollywood film, a live-action U.S. television adaptation of the related manga “Pluto,” a TV parody called “Peeping Life,” and a new serialized manga titled “Atom: The Beginning.”

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Yoshihiro Shimizu (TEZUKA PRODUCTIONS CO.,LTD. General Manager)

The Potential of Animation Collaborations Between Japan and the World: Matching

A matching session with Tatsunoko Production and other companies involved in animation.

Organizer: The Association of Japanese Animations

Speakers

Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd.