According to Yonhap News,

(SEOUL=Yonhap News) Seoul City and the Seoul Business Agency announced July 6 that the Seoul Promotion Plan (SPP) 2015 will be held at the Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel, July 13-15.

As the largest animation market event in Asia, SPP 2015 will draw global production and distribution companies including the Walt Disney Company, DreamWorks Studios, Turner Entertainment Company and Millimages. It will include an animation competition, one-on-one business matching with foreign buyers and a business conference that will deliver state-of-the-art information on the contents industry.

The animation competition will select three entries in the following categories – most creative, best planning and best technology. Winners will receive USD 10,000 and a plaque.

About 80 buyers from 30 countries, including the Walt Disney Company and DreamWorks Studios, will participate in one-on-one business matching sessions with about 90 Korean animation companies.

Former Vice President Norman J. Grossfeld of 4Kids Entertainment and Vice President Fonda Snyder of Rainmaker Entertainment will speak at the business conference. Snyder was also a speaker at the Kidscreen Summit 2015, the largest animation market event in North America.

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