Media & Entertainment

The newly formed Media & Entertainment is a sub sector of the U.S. Department of Commerce Global Publishing, Media & Entertainment team that currently has as members colleagues from in offices in 40 U.S. Embassies’ Commercial Sections (including Hong Kong) and in a sprinkling of U.S. states.

Our team was built for the purpose of globally promoting US firms engaged in the following: a) film, TV, and animation production; b) theatrical, television, home video, pay TV, and video-on-demand distribution; c) music; and d) video and online game industries.

One of the main goals of the sub team is to deliver industry training internally to empower members to be equipped to deliver industry and foreign market training to U.S. Media & Entertainment companies, associations, and stakeholders.

Our website with members’ directories, publications links, market research, and policy resources will be launched in the near future.

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At the request of industry, the briefs will contain as much practical information as possible to guide a prospective U.S. exporter and identify reputable buyers, starting with the following markets: Guangzhou, Beijing, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines, as well as BRIC markets.

Hong Kong Filmart is the world's third biggest film market and provides excellent access opportunities into the $2.1 billion annual box office in China, where in 2011, 20 films broke $16 million in box office receipts. China built 954 new theatres in 2011 alone, and completed 3,030 new screens during the same period, to bring their total number of screens to 9,200 nationwide. Over 90% of the screens have digital technology and over 6.000 screens have 3D displays.* The 2013 American Pavilion at Hong Kong Filmart is a US Department of Commerce certified trade fair with wide ranging market promotion to buyers in over dozens of new and additional markets. This is an opportunity that greatly supports your international sales expansion efforts.  Please see our flyer for more information or download this form to reserve you spot. Also, check out this webinar on protecting your intellectual property rights at the Hong Kong Filmart.

*Data is quoted from May 16-27, 2012 report by "The Hollywood Reporter".

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Top markets for US film include

Germany	France	Malaysia
South Korea	Canada	South Africa
Thailand	Chile	Uruguay
Indonesia	Philippines	Spain
Taiwan	Italy	Vietnam
Singapore	China	Turkey
Hong Kong	Russia	Colombia
Japan	Brazil	Peru
India	Sweden	United Kingdom
Denmark	Norway	Mexico

Media and Entertainment Team Partners

For more information, contact Maura Kawai in Los Angeles, CA by email: Maura.Kawai@trade.gov or by phone: 310-235-7207.