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Gwangju ACE Fair 2016 dates revealed: Here’s all you need to know

Gwangju ACE Fair 2016, the Biggest Cultural Content Market, will be held from 22 September (Thursday) to 25 September (Sunday) at the Kimdaejung Convention Center, Gwangju, Korea. It is the biggest cultural content exhibition in Korea which includes game, edutainment, animation, character, broadcast, audiovisual and all types of licensing content.

Gwangju ACE Fair is a global cultural content exhibition supported by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, hosted by Ace Fair 2016Gwangju Metropolitan City and co-organised by Kimdaejung Convention Center, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Korea Cable Television Association, Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency and Gwangju Design Center.

It has been certified by Union Des Foires Internationales as International Endorsed Exhibition and selected by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy as a promising exhibition for five consecutive years since 2012.

Gwangju ACE Fair is now offering discount on application fee to exhibitors who complete application before 31 July. The exhibitors will get up to 50 per cent off on the application from the original price as below.

Gwangju ACE Fair 2016
Last year, ACE Fair successfully concluded with over 400 exhibitors and 670 booths including 200 international exhibitors from all over the world and more than $292 million of consultation amount was recorded through 1,886 business meetings at Gwangju ACE Fair 2015, which has showed steady growth in participation and consultation amount from year to year.* 1 economy class round-trip flight ticket, 5 days and 4 nights Hotel, 1 welcoming dinner ticket, city tour, and interpreter (upon request) per company will be provided.

This year, Gwangju ACE Fair 2016 will present the latest cultural trends such as mobile content, virtual reality and so on.

ACE Fair covers not only broadcasting, video, games, characters, animation, edutainment and licensing but also all types of cultural content as the ACE Fair is more comprehensive, exhibiting all kinds of cultural content compare to other exhibitions.

There will be fun and exciting games such as e-sports competition, board games, speed stacks, character photo zone, costume play and more fun things to see and experience for participants to get an experience the newest technology at the game pavilion. And also ACE Fair will provide the export consultations, special guest performance and events, seminars and B2B and B2C to increase the effectiveness of network among the participants, buyers and exhibitors.

Korean major broadcasting such as KBS N, MBC+ Media, SBS Medianet, CJ E&M, more than 220 domestic companies including famous animation and character production, VR companies and over 400 international companies including Shoreline Entertainment, National Television of Honduras and CCTV will participate in ACE Fair 2016.

This year being the 11th edition, ACE Fair expects to become the biggest cultural content exhibition not just in Korea, but in all of Asia.

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