KAG, Korean Animation Days, which has been held for the first time this year in the partnership with Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Istanbul and the Bahcesehir University Department of Cartoon and Animation, brought together the major actors, products and works of Korean animation with the Turkish audience and animation industry.
South Korea where animation production, education and technology development are significant, has major international animation festivals such as SICAF, animation centers and museums, is an important part of the global animation and gaming industry for a long time. South Korea which has numerous character designs such as Little Bus Tayo and Larva, integrated into daily public life, feature animations such as Super Wings which are imported approximately $ 600 million according to data in 2015, and webtoon which is a very popular type of storytelling in the virtual world, and animated series and games such as Pororo the Little Penguin, Pucca, Katuri and Cocoa and Friends, become popular in the world.
“WE CLOSELY FOLLOW THE KOREAN ANIMATION”
KAG, Korean Animation Days, which has been held for the first time this year in the partnership with Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Istanbul and the Bahcesehir University Department of Cartoon and Animation, brought together the major actors, products and works of Korean animation with the Turkish audience and animation industry. Jung Jin Hong, the creative director of FunnyFlux, and Han Kil Nam, the Head of Animation Department of EBS-Korea Educational Broadcasting System, were also participated in the event. Also, Kim Keukeleire, the director of animation for Dogs Island and the Life of Pumpkin, was also participate in the event.
Prof. Dr. Nazli Eda Noyan, Head of the Department of Cartoon and Animation of Bahcesehir University Faculty of Communication, stated that “Korean animation has a wide audience for many years. Korea has improved a lot in the gaming industry. We, as the university, closely follow it. We have been inviting Korean animators to our country for three years by organizing summer school. We have an offer from Istanbul Consulate General to organize animation days. Making collaboration between Korean animation industry and Turkish animation industry is very valuable and precious for us. We immediately accepted the offer and organized an event together.”
“ANIMATION IS WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT”
Prof.Dr. Nazli Eda Noyan stated that “Korean animation has significant position in the field of children’s series. Korean character designs are very good. It is a very productive country in game design. Therefore, there is also a certain fan base for Korean animation in Turkey. There are many departments opened in universities for animation in Turkey in recent years but human resources and funding are needed. We want these departments to receive more financial support. This is a sector which we call the baby sector in Turkey. The cultural and economic value of animation industry is recently realized. There are also governmental institutions that support this situation. Therefore, I am hopeful of this industry. Such events and festivals also support this hope. Beside the government, private sector support is very important for this industry. If we are aware of the importance of this situation, nothing can stop Turkey in terms of production.”
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