Events

CreateHK presented the “2012 Hong Kong Design Year” with a number of mega events on design to consolidate Hong Kong’s position as Asia’s creative capital. WEBSITE

Presented by CreateHK, the 2012 Hong Kong Design Year offers the Terracotta Warrior Inspired Design, whose fashion design competition calls for entries. DEADLINE: 16 May 2012. WEBSITE

Presented by CreateHK, the 2012 Hong Kong Design Year offers the Hong Kong + Japan Crossing Partnership in Creativity to enhance collaboration between Hong Kong and Japan in the area of art and creative industries. Its forum will be held in Tokyo on 15 May, while an exhibition will be started from the same day until 20 May 2012. WEBSITE (in English and Japanese only)

Sponsored by CreateHK, the Seeds Project calls for online voting for its Digital Short Video Award. DEADLINE: 18 May 2012. WEBSITE

Sponsored by CreateHK, the 1st Animation Start-ups Support Program calls for registration for its briefing sessions scheduled for 21 and 28 May 2012. WEBSITE (in Chinese only)

Sponsored by CreateHK, the new edition of “Creativity in Business” Seminar Series invites delegations of design, advertising, branding and marketing companies to attend the seminars, workshops and networking activities to be held in Fujian’s Quanzhou from 23 to 25 May 2012. WEBSITE (in Chinese only)

Sponsored by CreateHK, the Hong Kong Smart Gifts Design Awards will stage a series of roving exhibitions of winning works from May to July 2012 to recognise local giftware manufacturers and exporters which use original design to upgrade their giftware business and to nurture new design talents. WEBSITE

Sponsored by CreateHK, the Digital Creative Talents Nurturing Scheme calls for applications for its Hong Kong Youth 3D Animation Competition 2012. DEADLINE: 20 June 2012. WEBSITE

Sponsored by CreateHK, Design For Asia Award 2012 now calls for entries. DEADLINE: 30 June 2012. WEBSITE

Sponsored by CreateHK, the Support Scheme calls for new applications from tertiary full-time graduates who have aspiration in developing their career in animation, comic, digital game, post production and visual effect fields of the digital entertainment sector to participate in an one-year on-the-job training. The Scheme also invites applications from employers who are willing to offer the said training; they will be subsidised in the format of a loan of a full set of computer with necessary software for training purpose. WEBSITE (in Chinese only)

Sponsored by CreateHK, the Hong Kong Comic Camp aims to promote cultural exchange among the comics sector in Hong Kong, Guangdong, Macau, and Taiwan. Scheduled for June to August 2012, the Camp is calling for registration. DEADLINE: 25 May 2012. WEBSITE (in Chinese only)

Sponsored by CreateHK, the Avenue of Comic Stars will be unveiled in 2012. As a prelude to the unveiling, a palm stamping ceremony featuring renowned local comic artists will be held on 21 May 2012. WEBSITE (in Chinese only)

Sponsored by CreateHK, Hong Kong’s first digital interactive marketing platform is launched to facilitate public and potential clients to search service providers and share successful cases of digital interactive marketing. WEBSITE

Sponsored by CreateHK, the Hong Kong Short Film: New Action Express sponsors local short film makers to participate in specified international short film festivals or competitions.
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