AFA Brings the Festival Experience Online with 'AFA Station'
SINGAPORE, 11 July 2019 –“Anime Festival Asia” is the biggest Japanese pop culture event in the region, with more than 30 events across nine major cities delivered over the last eleven years, welcoming more than 1.8M visitors, 1060 exhibitors, and 425 performers in total. With the current situation in Singapore and the region, large scale physical events are not possible. Moving forward, a new AFA digital platform has been created by the team - “AFA STATION Festival Online”.
“AFA STATION” is a new concept that aims to bring the unique Anime Festival Asia experience online! “AFA STATION” is a fully-curated “Festival Online” hosted on a dedicated platform employing various functionalities from video streaming, interactive content scheduling and community functions -- combining everything you love about Anime Festival Asia, covering genres such as anime, games, music, lifestyle, culture, cosplay, and more! “AFA STATION” will stream exclusively curated appearances and performances, feature its own e-commerce marketplace, host online community discussions, and will even let you chat with fellow attendees - all in one place!
“The current situation with COVID-19 has impacted us greatly, hindering our company to hold any events. In order for our company to survive in this new normal, we've had to pivot ourselves to innovate in these current times. AFA STATION will not replace the physical AFA we all know and love, nor is it a replacement for C3 AFA Singapore. But with AFA Station, we are pushing the envelope as to what can be done to bring the festival experience our customers have come to love us for online.
We seek the help of everyone to support our latest initiative, and hope that this will at least help us survive to a time where we can come back, bigger and stronger than ever before. We hope this platform will be able to help us reach our objectives of bringing the latest and best contents from Japan to South East Asia. Our team will strive to bring you the best festival experience from the comfort of your home. ” mentioned SOZO's managing director Shawn Chin.
The first “AFA STATION” will have 3 key days - 29th August 2020 (Saturday) and 5th & 6th September 2020 (Saturday & Sunday) via https://afastation.com/. More details of the streaming times will be announced later.
Date: 29th August 2020 (Saturday) and 5th / 6th September 2020 (Saturday & Sunday)
Official Link: https://afastation.com/
Official Hashtag: #AFASTATION
About the Organiser
Sozo Pte. Ltd. (sozo.sg)
Tapping on Japan's diverse wealth of entertainment content since the company was started in 2009, SOZO has positioned itself to be the 'bridge', connecting Japan to SE Asia - by showcasing quality concerts, engaging retail experiences and creating meaningful online engagement to audiences and businesses across South East Asia.
With a presence across SE Asia in Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Penang, Manila and Tokyo, SOZO is the owner and operator of ‘AFA - Anime Festival Asia’ brand internationally, as well as entertainment concert platforms such as ‘I Love Anisong’ and ‘JMF - Japan Music Festival’ Concert Event Series, which has consistently brought in top Japanese artists from Japan. SOZO also operates ‘SO Japan’, SE Asia's #1 Japanese Pop Culture focused media network, covering 3 languages with a reach of over 3 Million across South East Asia.
“AFA STATION” is a new concept that aims to bring the unique Anime Festival Asia experience online! “AFA STATION” is a fully-curated “Festival Online” hosted on a dedicated platform employing various functionalities from video streaming, interactive content scheduling and community functions -- combining everything you love about Anime Festival Asia, covering genres such as anime, games, music, lifestyle, culture, cosplay, and more! “AFA STATION” will stream exclusively curated appearances and performances, feature its own e-commerce marketplace, host online community discussions, and will even let you chat with fellow attendees - all in one place!
“The current situation with COVID-19 has impacted us greatly, hindering our company to hold any events. In order for our company to survive in this new normal, we've had to pivot ourselves to innovate in these current times. AFA STATION will not replace the physical AFA we all know and love, nor is it a replacement for C3 AFA Singapore. But with AFA Station, we are pushing the envelope as to what can be done to bring the festival experience our customers have come to love us for online.
We seek the help of everyone to support our latest initiative, and hope that this will at least help us survive to a time where we can come back, bigger and stronger than ever before. We hope this platform will be able to help us reach our objectives of bringing the latest and best contents from Japan to South East Asia. Our team will strive to bring you the best festival experience from the comfort of your home. ” mentioned SOZO's managing director Shawn Chin.
The first “AFA STATION” will have 3 key days - 29th August 2020 (Saturday) and 5th & 6th September 2020 (Saturday & Sunday) via https://afastation.com/. More details of the streaming times will be announced later.
Date: 29th August 2020 (Saturday) and 5th / 6th September 2020 (Saturday & Sunday)
Official Link: https://afastation.com/
Official Hashtag: #AFASTATION
About the Organiser
Sozo Pte. Ltd. (sozo.sg)
Tapping on Japan's diverse wealth of entertainment content since the company was started in 2009, SOZO has positioned itself to be the 'bridge', connecting Japan to SE Asia - by showcasing quality concerts, engaging retail experiences and creating meaningful online engagement to audiences and businesses across South East Asia.
With a presence across SE Asia in Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Penang, Manila and Tokyo, SOZO is the owner and operator of ‘AFA - Anime Festival Asia’ brand internationally, as well as entertainment concert platforms such as ‘I Love Anisong’ and ‘JMF - Japan Music Festival’ Concert Event Series, which has consistently brought in top Japanese artists from Japan. SOZO also operates ‘SO Japan’, SE Asia's #1 Japanese Pop Culture focused media network, covering 3 languages with a reach of over 3 Million across South East Asia.
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