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BEIJING, Oct 27, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Organized by the Beijing Daxing New Media Industry Base Management Committee

and Beijing Xingyikaichen Culture Media Co., Ltd., the opening ceremony for the

2nd Xingcomic International Anime Award Contest was successfully held on

October 23, 2020 in the Beijing Daxing District National New Media Industry

Base. Industry and district leaders in attendance included Li Xuejie, Executive

Vice President of the Animation Education Professional Committee under the

China Life Science Association, Zhai Degang, member of the Daxing District

Standing Committee and Director of the district's Publicity Department, and

Yang Beibei, Deputy District Head.

The "Xingcomic Award" practices the model of "government guidance, park

support, enterprise organization, and societal participation". It seeks to

share positive stories about China with the rest of the world through

animation. To achieve this goal, the initiative has built a new ecosystem

around animation entertainment with integrated industry support featuring

collaboration between government, industry, academic and research bodies. All

these contribute towards the rapid development and promotion of the animation

entertainment industry.

The 2nd "Xingcomic Award" Contest 2020, while previously national, has been

reimagined as an international animation contest. Its influence spreads across

China, Japan and Korea and even extends to Southeast Asia. There are 13 awards

in the contest, covering categories such as cartoon, animation, design and

children painting. Among these categories is the special "Chinese Opera

Animation Award", the first Chinese opera animation award in China which aims

to encourage the use of animation to carry forward traditional Chinese opera

culture. The "Xingcomic Award" seeks to revitalize the animation industry. The

contest opened for entries in October 2020 and will stop accepting

contributions in May 2021. The awards will be presented in September 2021.

Zhai Degang, member of the Standing Committee of Daxing District and Director

of the district's Publicity Department, said that the newly globalized

"Xingcomic Award" contest will certainly accelerate cultural exchange in the

international animation industry, enhance skill competition among animation

talent, attract attention to more outstanding talent and works, and bring the

development of China's original animation into the spotlight. He noted that,

with the official opening of Daxing International Airport, the image of Daxing

District as a "new gateway of China" is more distinctive. Daxing is in an

unprecedentedly advantageous position for development, and can leverage its

vast space, rich resources and prominent location. Daxing will spare no efforts

to achieve a new height for the business environment in Beijing, continue

reform and innovation, cultivate talent, and promote enterprise development! We

welcome friends from all sectors of society to invest in Daxing so that we can

share in the growth and accomplish great achievements together!

For more information about the contest, please visit the official website:

WWW.XINGCOMICAWARD.COM

SOURCE: Beijing Xingyikaichen Culture Media Co., Ltd

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Science Association in the middle