Business Matching Program
JETRO Anime, Film & TV, Game, and Music Contents Business Matching Programs
In the field of animation content, there is “Anime Japan”, Japan's largest international animation content business market. In this market, both domestic and foreign produces, distributers, and sellers about animations participate as exhibitors. In addition, broadcasters, VOD platforms, publishers, and toy and software development companies also participate.
JETRO holds “JETRO Animation Content Business Matching Program” every year as a collaborative event with Anime Japan.
Buyers Criteria:
We are looking for a wide range of buyers, including animation related companies, distributers, broadcasters, film festival planning and management organization, VOD platformers and aggregators, anime event companies planning to invite anime related artists (singers, voice actors, etc.) as well as companies seeking animation content related characters, designs, drafts etc.
■ Buyers who are highly motivated to purchase and procure Japanese animation content and collaborate with Japanese companies.
■ Buyers who have decision making authority regarding contracts such as purchase and procurement.
■ Leading VOD platformers or aggregators with a sales channel for animation distribution (both global and local players are fine)
*Examples of companies seeking animation content related characters, designs, drafts, etc.:
√ Food and beverage companies that want to use anime content on their packaging.
√ Toy retailers and comic stores that want to create goods using anime characters.
√ Toy retailers, comic shops, apparel manufacturers, etc. that want to create goods using anime characters.
"TIFFCOM" is the leading audio-visual content market in Asia affiliated with Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). It brings together a wide variety of content holders focusing on film, television, and animation, and has achieved success as a major networking platform, attracting buyers and producers from all over the world.
JETRO holds “TIFFCOM x JETRO Film & TV Content Business Matching Program” every year as a collaborative event with TIFFCOM.
Buyers Criteria:
■ Buyers who are highly motivated to purchase and procure Japanese film and TV related content and collaborate with Japanese companies.
■ Buyers who have decision-making authority regarding contracts such as purchase and procurement.
■ Leading VOD platformers or aggregators with a sales channel for film and TV distribution (both global and local players are fine)
■ Buyers seeking audio-visual content, including TV / movie / animation related companies, distributers, broadcasters, film festival planning and management organization, VOD platformers and aggregators.
The global gaming industry is booming, and the Middle East region stands out as a dynamic and high-growth market potential for Japanese game contents companies. With the surge of significant governmental investments in the gaming sector, many gaming companies and publishers are attracted to establish a presence in the region.
JETRO holds “JETRO Game Content Online Business Matching” to support and promote Japanese game companies in the Middle East region and across the globe.
Buyers Criteria:
■ Buyers who are highly motivated to purchase and procure Japanese game-related contents and collaborate with Japanese companies.
■ Buyers who have decision-making authority regarding contracts such as purchase and procurement.
■ Overseas investors who are highly motivated to invest in Japanese game-related content.
■ Overseas game developers interested in joint development of game titles with Japanese game developers.
■ Buyers interested in developing game titles (remakes) using Japanese game IPs.
■ Game event organizers who want to invite Japanese game companies to the Middle East.
Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) is the one and only music market in Japan that offers Japanese music a platform for overseas expansion and international exchange in the rapidly changing global music industry. In this market, record labels, distributions, artist managements, music publishers, and live, festival, event organizers participate as exhibitors.
JETRO holds “TIMM x JETRO Music Content Business Matching Program” every year as a collaborative event with TIMM.
Buyers Criteria:
■ Buyers who are highly motivated to purchase and procure Japanese music related content and collaborate with Japanese companies.
■ Buyers who have decision-making authority regarding contracts such as purchase and procurement.
■ Leading platformers or aggregators with a sales channel for music distribution (both global and local players are fine).
■ Live, festival, and event organizers including online live distributors.
