Animation International

Animation International Ltd.
IndustryFilm distribution, publishing, licensing
Founded1979; 47 years ago (1979)
Headquarters23/F, Times Tower, 391-407 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai,
Hong Kong
Area served
Worldwide

Animation International Ltd. (Chinese: 國際影業有限公司) is a company based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The company was established in 1979 and focuses on film distribution, publishing and licensing. They export and license animation in China, Hong Kong, Macau, the Middle East, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines) and Taiwan. The company is best known for distributing the Doraemon franchise in many countries and regions.

History

In 1996 they established Animation International (Thailand) Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with JSL Co., Ltd.

The company announced plans to establish places for products related to the Doraemon franchise in electronics stores and in some Laox stores as well as a dedicated store which opened in 2013. I The company still occasionally opens up pop-up stores with Doraemon related products.

References

  1. 1 2 "Contact Us". Animation International Limited. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Animation International Ltd. Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Animation International Ltd - Hong Kong Archived 19 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Affiliated Companies Animation International (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Archived 14 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ HighBeam Research AIT poised to draw up funds from licences, NATION Archived 9 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ WantChinaTimes Show me the Dorae-money: Cat's popularity not fully marketized Deprecated link archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today