Appearances in Japan, China,
and the United Arab Emirates
3/22/2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES, CA — Stu Levy, founder and CEO of TOKYOPOP®, a POP Media Holdings company and global manga leader, will be appearing at several global events this spring.
At the upcoming ANIME JAPAN in Tokyo on March 23rd, Stu will be moderating two panels covering the North American anime market, with both English and Japanese language support. He will be joined by Kun Gao (Crunchyroll), Adam Zehner (Funimation) and Shawne Kleckner (RightStuf Anime) for Foremost Factors in the North American Online Market (北米オンラインマーケット最前線), and Phillip Ward-Schmidt (Anime Central), Kimberly Merani (Otakon) and Yaz Noya-Collins (Lynks International) for Real Marketing Strategy (リアル マーケティング ストラテジー).
On March 28th at the annual GOLDEN ROOSTER HUNDRED FLOWERS FILM FESTIVAL, Stu will be speaking on a short panel and presenting an award at the evening’s televised event. Honoring superior works in the categories of documentary, virtual reality (VR), online movies, animation and short films, the awards cover a wide range of genres and themes from around the world.
Stu will next be at the MIDDLE EAST FILM AND COMIC CON (MEFCC) in Dubai, UAE leading a panel entitled Adapting Comic Books & Manga into Film/TV on April 5th, and on April 6th he will host a workshop titled Creating Manga. Celebrating regional and international geek culture, MEFCC held its first event in 2012 and is a central hub for comic culture in the Middle East.
“Technology has facilitated communications across the globe,” said Stu Levy. “By sharing a passion for pop culture, everyone can realize how truly similar we are – and that’s the type of positivity I enjoy encountering worldwide”.
Details about the events can be found below.
ANIME JAPAN
Tokyo Big Sight Conference Tower 6th Floor, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan
3/23 (1pm - 3pm) — "Online and Real": A Guide to the North American Anime Market (「オンラインとリアル」北米アニメ市場攻略法)
VIPO press release (Japanese only): https://www.vipo.or.jp/news/15052/
GOLDEN ROOSTER HUNDRED FLOWERS FILM FESTIVAL
Hainan International Convention & Exhibition Center, Xiuying Qu, Haikou Shi, Hainan Sheng, China
3/28 (2pm) — Microfilm forum panel
3/28 (6pm) — Award presentation
Sina press release (Chinese only): http://ent.sina.com.cn/zz/2018-01-19/doc-ifyqtycx0085674.shtml
MIDDLE EAST FILM AND COMIC CON
Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4/5 (4pm - 4:45pm) — Cineclub - Adapting Comic Books & Manga into Film/TV
4/6 (5pm - 5:45pm) — Creating Manga
About POP Media Holdings
Founded in 1997 by media entrepreneur Stu Levy, POP Media Holdings brings Asian Pop Culture to Hollywood and beyond. Its publishing company TOKYOPOP® established the market for manga in North America, introducing the term to the English language in the process. Over its history, POP has published thousands of books, distributed anime and Asian films on home video and television, licensed merchandise to consumer goods companies, created graphic novels of major brands and led the way digitally in social media, e-commerce and user-generated content, including the mobile publishing platform POP Comics®. POP expanded internationally with offices in Europe and Japan and a network of over 160 partners in more than 50 countries and 30 languages. Its production arm has produced live-action and animated film and television content based on its extensive intellectual property library, including Priest, America’s Greatest Otaku, Van Von Hunter, and a slate of projects currently in development. Visit POP at TOKYOPOP.com,TOKYOPOP.de, POPcomics.com, and subscribe to TOKYOPOP TV for original web series and shows.
