KOCCA (Korea Culture & Content Agency) has established a full-service, state-of-the-art 2D/3D animation studio designed to directly support and foster the continuing expansion of Korean animation production for the global marketplace.
The studio provides animation producers with a one-stop facility for planning, producing and marketing original animated properties for distribution worldwide. In addition to the facility itself, the KOCCA Animation Studio will also provide an experienced project manager to oversee each project throughout the production and marketing process. KOCCA Animation Studio will become an important part of the infrastructure that will improve animation-producing capability in Korea.
KOCCA will select projects for the non-profit facility, providing selected producers with the studio’s production infrastructure, office space and production expenses. The producers will not need to remit for any of the services provided by the new KOCCA-managed studio. Two shows among the first 41 applicants have already been selected and production will begin during the first half of 2006. An additional ten projects are to be produced with additional funding throughout the year. Initial projects to be supported by the KOCCA Animation Studio are expected to be named shortly.
Suh Byoung-Moon, CEO of KOCCA stated, �The KOCCA Animation Studio underscores our deep commitment to supporting the opportunities of Korean animation producers and furthering Korean content throughout the world. The KOCCA studio provides Korean animation producers with a world-class production facility and a highly trained and experienced staff, all designed to help Korean producers transform their creative ideas into reality.�
Fostering the growth of the creative content industries in Korea under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, KOCCA actively promotes Korean companies involved in animation, character licensing, music, comics, games and mobile and internet content by serving as a global bridge between Korean content providers and international partners.
