KOCCA USA Brings Innovative Korean Entertainment Content to the US for Partnership with Western Companies at Dicon Hollywood IR Roadshow
Released on: October 4, 2007, 2:29 pm
Press Release Author: Amber LEE
Industry: Entertainment
Press Release Summary: KOCCA USA Arranges Biz Matching Meetings for 12 Korean Producers with U.S. Media Representatives During the Two-Day Event at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles
Press Release Body: LOS ANGELES, CA - October 4, 2007 - KOCCA USA (Korea Culture & Content Agency) , a government supported agency that helps showcase prominent Korean content to the U.S. market, has announced that they will host a special business matching event, IR Roadshow, during DICON Hollywood at Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles on October 16 and 17, 2007.
The two-day event highlights the latest in digital projects from Korea. KOCCA USA'S DICON Hollywood Conference, will be an opportunity to hear speakers from all areas of Korean entertainment and media. DICON Hollywood's IR Roadshow, to be held on October 17, is designed to present individual projects and to arrange for one-on-one meetings for potential U.S. and Korean partnerships.
DICON Hollywood IR Roadshow - October 17 Korean producers are bringing innovative projects to all screen sizes, from motion picture screens to mobile phones. On October 17, the DICON Hollywood IR Roadshow will provide an opportunity to meet these leading Korean producers, to review their projects, during special Biz-Matching sessions.
The Korean companies to be featured on October 17 during the IR Roadshow include:
B&B Works Entertainment "Gomtang-E" (animated television series) Mega Pictures "Seven Lamps" (animated feature film) RainBus "Wedding Day" (animated feature film) SSAMZIE "Dalki" (animated television series) Unito Entertainment "Time Kid Cop" (animated television series) Dream Ville Entertainment "Just for Love" (live action documentary) SilentMusicBand "Musicshake" (online music creation service) Olive Studio "Tuba Tuba" (animated television series) TELSTON "The Secret Party" (animated sitcom for cross platforms) Pixtrend "Bamboo, Beak &Velvet" (animated television series) ENEMES "Garlic Boy" (animated feature film) H "Anytar" (mobile/web social networking)
One-on-one appointments are being arranged between Korean producers and Western executives for a first look and future partnerships.
DICON Hollywood Conference, October 16 The DICON Hollywood Conference, to be held on October 16, will be the first opportunity to learn about the successes of Korea in the development of digital content and to have a first look at the concepts emerging from Korea.
The Conference schedule is as follows:
10:00 a.m. Korea Takes CGI Movie Global Speaker: Hyung Rae Shim, Director/Producer of "DRAGON WARS" 11:00 a.m. Korean Animation; Finds New Opportunities Speaker: Eugene Kang, CEO, Synergy Media 11:30 a.m. Understanding Korean Animation Production and Its Government Support Speaker: Sara Kyoungwon Han-Williams, President, Int'l marketing, Pixtrend 12:00 p.m. Korean Character Licensing Industry and Foreign Partners Speaker: Tony Kim, CEO, Cocaban 2:00 p.m. Korean Government's support for Animation Studios Speaker: Byeong-Heon Kim, Director, GDCA (Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency) Speaker :Byeong-wook Lee, General Manager, GITCT (Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency) 3:30 p.m. Korean IPTV- Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in Korea Speaker: H. J. Ahn, Vice President, KT Corporation 4:20 p.m. Korea- Leader of World's Mobile Entertainment Industry Speaker: T. K. Chun, Vice President, SKT 5:00 p.m. Dicon Hollywood Reception and Networking Join KOCCA in celebrating the honoraries of the prestigious Star Project Award
To RSVP for the DICON Hollywood Conference and to make appointments for the DICON Hollywood IR Roadshow, please contact kocca_usa@kocca.kr or call (323) 935-5001.
For more information about the IR Roadshow, including the companies and projects being presented, contact Jan Nagel, consultant to KOCCA USA, at kocca_usa@kocca.kr or call (323) 935-5001.
Web Site: http://www.kocca.kr
Contact Details: KOCCA USA 5509 Wilshire Blvd. 2 FL. Los Angeles, 90036 Tel: 1.323.935.5001 Fax: 1.323.935.1101 Email: la@kocca.kr Amber Lee