City Express News Today is the “June 1st” International Children’s Day and the 18th birthday of the China International Animation Festival. This morning, a “coming of age ceremony” featuring the mascot “Lele” of the China International Animation Festival was held outdoors in the in77B area of Hangzhou Hubin Yintai by the West Lake. The Cartoon and Animation Festival, the “people’s festival of animation and animation”, celebrates its birthday, and warmly sends an invitation to the 18th China International Animation Festival to everyone.
Eighteen years, recalling youth
Which session do you remember vividly?
Remember the grand occasion when the first China International Animation Festival was held?
Years later, many people in Hangzhou still remember the night that was shocked by animation on May 31, 2005.
The air is sultry and sticky, and the crowds around the West Lake are very lively. The fresh and exciting large-scale cultural performance on the lake kicked off the prelude of the first China International Animation Festival. three-dimensional performance. Peking Opera, ballet, and popular songs full of animation elements were staged one by one in just a few dozen minutes. There are various large-scale cartoon inflatable models on both sides of the road between the Lakeside Three Park and the Provincial Great Hall of the People. The colorful lanterns and lanterns have created a fire tree and silver flowers that never sleep. Cartoon characters in different costumes shuttle among them, and there is laughter and laughter everywhere. …for the first time, people discovered that animation has such a powerful magic power, spreading a joyous atmosphere to the whole city, and hitting everyone’s heart, regardless of adults and children.
From June 1st to 5th of that year, the first China International Animation Festival was successfully held in Hangzhou, and the “dream trip” of Hangzhou to build the “China Animation Capital” set sail. The seeds of creative animation took root in the beautiful Hangzhou. .
In the late spring and early summer of the following year, the second China International Animation Festival once once more attracted everyone’s attention, and the “Beautiful Monkey Award” (the predecessor of the “Golden Monkey Award”) also made a heavy appearance. The highest honor of Chinese animation”. In August of the same year, with the approval of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the China International Animation Festival was permanently settled in Hangzhou. Since then, the animation industry in Hangzhou has entered a new and rapid development period. Animation and Game Industry Expo, Animation Industry Summit Forum, Animation Float Parade, China COSPLAY Super Ceremony, Voice Actor Contest, “Sky Eye Cup” China (Hangzhou) International Children’s Comic Contest… Familiar brand animation activities, vividly merged into Hangzhou The annual “national, international and professional” animation event. In which animation festival are your youthful memories engraved?
Today, the China International Animation Festival has accompanied everyone through seventeen spring, summer, autumn and winter, and it has become a common memory for a generation. The boy who was obsessed with animation also had his own child, and they chased and visited the comic exhibition together. This special day ushered in the 18th birthday of China International Animation Festival.
On-site interactive punch card to send blessings
custom postcards to take home
At the event site, a number of well-designed links will lead everyone to experience the youthful vitality that has been permeating the China International Animation Festival for 18 years and its high popularity among different audiences.
You can also meet new people here – a series of anime and game events throughout Hangtown throughout the year. This year, Hangzhou integrated the city’s advantageous animation and game resources, created the concept of “Animation +”, and launched a new series of activities of “Never Ending Animation Festival”. Hangzhou Hubin Intime in77, Starbucks, NetEase LOFTER, e-sports cheerleaders, Jingshan Huahai Scenic Area, and Fox Demon Little Matchmaker Scenic Area have all joined forces with animation to add color and color to the “City of Animation” and make people feel more vividly regarding “Anime I” City, Anime My Life” concept.
What you must try are the interactive punch-in devices “Painting Scroll” and “Phonetic Booth”, which use paintings and voices to send blessings respectively. After completion, you will get a unique postcard as a souvenir.Friends who are too late to experience today, don’t worry, later this
The installation will continue to be placed in the “Generation Z Block” on the negative second floor of the in77B area, waiting for you to check in. It will also be connected to the online H5, so that fans who are not on the scene can also send blessings to the China International Animation Festival through the “cloud” .
It is worth mentioning that excellent hand-painted works and interesting blessing voices will have the opportunity to be displayed at the 18th China International Animation Festival.
Source: City Express Author: reporter Li Zheng correspondent Fan Yuzhu Editor: Li Jiameng
