Biodroid Entertainment joined LIMA, the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association.
The mission of LIMA is to foster the growth and expansion of licensing, representing the interests of its membership worldwide by providing a forum for networking, serving as a source of education and information, establishing standards of ethical and professional conduct, and recognizing excellence and achievement in the industry.
New York’s Comic Con was our first stop in the search for all-American properties. In its second year, exhibition space was incremented by 100% and, judging from the audience and general otaku presence, it seems Comic Con 2009 will have to grow even further. Besides visiting the majors, António Saraiva attentively prospected the authors’ corner, spotting new talent on the rise. Time also to meet unexpected friends: celebrated novelist Douglas Rushkoff signing his first ever comic series, “Testament” for Vertigo/DC Comics; and author Matt Costello signing his most recent book, “Doom 3″.
Cannes is a required stop for the global media and contents industry. Tiago Ribeiro and António Saraiva were present to scan the trends of television and to open negotiations with animation studios. It is clear that some countries are becoming strong in this area, namely India, Korea and Singapore, showcasing extensive portfolios of work and exuding confidence.
António Saraiva was one of the speakers in the panel “The Divergence Challenge: Maximizing IP Across All Media“.
Moderated by “T7G” and “Doom 3″ writer Matthew Costello (Polar Productions, USA) the panel included Amit Anand (ettaminA Studios, Singapore), Simon Sprince (ICDC-International Centre for Digital Content, UK) and Neil Richards (The Mustard Corporation) and addressed content and creative issues when managing IP.
António Saraiva attended the Bologna Children’s Book Fair for a round of meetings with same of our licensors and also to scout and identify emerging properties for the younger audience. With 4.701 participants from 66 countries, this is one of the largest of its kind and couldn’t be missed.
AS: “Bologna’s Fair is probably the best in terms of navigation: it’s big enough for you to find everybody in the publishing business, still there’s more signal than noise.”
