World’s longest-running Animation Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival closes its doors
Hiroshima International Animation Festival (HIAF), one of the world’s longest-running animation festivals, has ceased to exist in its current form. It is due to be replaced by an event that encompasses music, live-action cinema, and manga, as well as animation. HIAF’s longtime director Sayoko Kinoshita will not...
Korea’s Neon Creation to produce MIPCOM hit ‘2 Eyes Monster’
Among the promising new properties unveiled at the recent virtual MIPCOM market was Neon Creation’s 2 Eyes Monster, an animated slapstick comedy which targets family audiences and 9 to 15-year-olds specifically. Neon Creation plans to produce a 52 x 11-minute series and an 85-minute feature based on the...