At Content Tokyo 2016, around 1,530 exhibitors are expected to gather from across Japan and the world to showcase their latest, most creative and innovative products and technologies. It will be replete with various genres of content such as music, game, animation, TV, film, technology in expression, AI, publishing and so on.
The event consists of six specialised shows. While Production Companies Expo, Creators’ Expo, and LICENSING JAPAN will feature major production companies to up-and-coming creators and unique licensors. The other three shows Advanced Content Technology Expo, Content Solutions Expo and Content Marketing Expo are aimed at providing business solutions.
At the conference, industry leaders will reveal their secrets to make attractive content. David Lee from Netflix will be speaking about useful factors for when making original films and Netflix’s objectives for Japanese and Asian markets. PIXAR, camera operator, Sandra Karpman will be presenting, how the world of PIXAR is created through their camera techniques. Katsuro Onoue, the film director of Attack on Titan, will speak focusing on SFX/VFX. The website contains the full details and list of the speakers. These sessions are likely to be free of charge, especially for visitors coming from outside of Japan.
