Information on "Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008"

[ABOUT TOKYO INTERNATIONAL ANIME FAIR]
The Tokyo Inernational Anime Fair 2008, which is sponsored by the governor of Tokyo, is the largest anime exhibition.

At the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2007 that was held in March 2007, we were able to welcome 106,395 visitors including overseas.

This anime exhibition features a "trade fair" with booth exhibits by anime-related companies, "events" including spectacular stage performances and theater movie showings/displays, the "Tokyo Anime Awards (Competition)" in which outstanding anime works are presented with awards, "Symposiums" that provide the latest information on the anime-related companies, and the "Creators World" which is a program to support talented young creators in their ventures into business.

[DATE]
The Fair will be held on March 27(Thu) to 30th(Sun), 2008 at the Tokyo Big Sight.
March 27th to 28th are the business days of our Fair.
March 29th to 30th are the public days of our Fair.

[ABOUT APPLICATION FOR EXHIBITIONS]
If you would like to be an exhibitor in our Fair, application for exhibition has already started.
Let us know if you would like to apply.
You could get more inforamtion about that on our website.
http://www.tokyoanime.jp/en/index.php

[ABOUT APPLICATION FOR TOKYO ANIME AWARD COMPETITION] We also would like to have applicants for "Tokyo Anime Award Competition".
This competition aims to unearth new talent and works and to provide support for subsequent commercialization.
http://www.tokyoanime.jp/en/animeaward/about.php
This address is the page of Tokyo Anime Award Competition.
Please look at this webpage to know more about our competion.

Anybody who are interested in Tokyo International Anime Fair, please look at our website.
WEB ADDRESS: http://www.tokyoanime.jp/en/

[CONTACT]

Kana Hirose
E-MAIL: hirose@tokyoanime.jp