Saturday, August 18, 2012

The power of local ACG cultures showcased at the 2012 New Taipei ACG Festival

Gathering mixed indie cultures from animation, music, game, comic, digital content, and creative vehicle media, the "2012 New Taipei ACG Festival", one of the "2012 New Taipei City Summer Arts Festival", is officially started from August 18, 2012 in the 435 Art Zone in Banciao, New Taipei.

To showcase the power of digital content and ACG industries by local companies in Taiwan, not only several MIT animation works including "Katz Fun" and "Yameme" showcased in this event, the organizer also invites experts from technology, culture, and gaming industries setting a pavilion to make the public interactive with the origins of ACG industry and its prototypes.

After the key events in the opening week, the 2012 New Taipei ACG Festival is scheduled to be showcased until September 9th, 2012.

[Information Background]
  • An event for ACG from the 2012 New Taipei Summer Arts Festival
  • Date and Time: August 18 to September 9, 2012. (except on September 3)
  • Venue: 435 Art Zone (Banciao, New Taipei)
  • Key events in the Opening Week (August 18 & 19):
    • ACG Style Car Exposition (ACG Itasha Exhibition)
    • ACG Cosplay Party
    • Live Band Performances
    • ACG Local Consuming Market
  • Related events during the showdays:
    • Outdoor Figure Park
    • ACG Theme Exposition
    • ACG Theater