CICAF English Version

2018

04.26-05.01

China International
Cartoon & Animation Festival

News

Speaking of Oolong Courtyard, the first things to come out in mind are the vivid figures of Master Long Eyebrow, Master Fat Big Head, Big Brother Aliang and the Little Brother. It has been nearly 40 years since the Oolong Courtyard was published in installments. The cumulative circulation amounted to 120 million copies. It has become a common memory for generations, and a classical legend of the Chinese world. In 2016, Hangzhou Yi Nuo Animation was authorized to be the exclusi...

In recent years, Hangzhou has set its eyes on the cultural creativity industry. It has taken its advantages in the mobile Internet to build a diversified industrial pattern and platform and promulgate policies, and has attracted increasingly more famous businesses. The 14th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival held in the first half of this year was attended by more than 2,641 Chinese and foreign businesses, 5,760 exhibitors and professionals from 85 countrie...

The animated film The Travel to Wind is an elaborate work produced by Hangzhou Minglang Film and Television Production Co. Ltd. over two years. It follows the main line of the growth of the protagonist A Feng, a small dinosaur who faces setbacks again and again, and ultimately realizes its own value in life, and tell the story in a humorous, witty way. On May 17, The Travel to Wind won the best screenwriter award at Asian Night, an official event of the Cannes...

In July 2018, Hangzhou Animation Festival Office officially puts forward the Young Eagles Program for animation game companies in the city. Through field researches and visits with relevant functional departments, industry experts and news media at the provincial, municipal and district levels, it has found a group of emerging small and medium-sized enterprises and key projects with market prospects and development potentials, took the initiative to visit them and offer five-star ...

COMPANIES

2,641

VISITORS

1,433,500

PROJECTS

1,291

Some Information About CICAF

CICAF is the only state-level professional cartoon and animation festival in China. Sponsored by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China and Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, this annual event has been held in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, since 2005.

1 main venue and 10 branch venues
1.4335 million visitors
Including 362,800 to the White Horse Lake Animation Plaza
55 activities and events
2,641 companies and institutions from 85 countries and regions
Signing contracts or cooperation intentions for 1291 projects, with a total turnover of 13.835 billion RMB(USD2.486 billion)

Some Information About CICAF

The 14th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival(CICAF) was held between 26th April to 1st May 2018 in White Horse Hotel,Binjiang District,Hangzhou, China.The festival is composed with 55 activities launched in the main venue and 10 branch venues,centering on the five boards of convention and exhibition,forum,business,competition and activity.They attracted 1.4335 million audience from 85 countries and regions,including 2,641 Chinese and foreign companies,and 5760 exhibitors and professionals.Among them,362,800 participants visited the main venue,signing contracts or cooperation intentions for 1291 projects,worth 13.835 billion yuan and relating to 2.486 billion yuan in composite consumption,totaling 16.321 billion yuan.

Forum

Listen to the dialogues among masterminds and draw inspiration from the wits of the professionals. Over 1000 experts, scholars, veteran professionals and animation fans participate in the series forums with different topics where sparks of thoughts bursti

Exhibit

The largest and most popular exhibition of its kind in China, CICAF is credited, by the China Animation Association (CAA), as the country’s most influential animation festival.

Fairs

Business sessions held throughout the festival provide opportunities for professionals in the industry to meet, discuss and do business deals in both domestic and international markets.

Award

Festival highlights include the presentation of the prestigious Golden Monkey King Award (GMKA), which is given to esteemed academic institutions and professionals for excellence in the cartoon and animation industry.