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C3AFA Singapore to be held online in December
C3AFA Singapore will be held online in early December.
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The crowd during Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2016 in Jakarta. (facebook.com/animefestivalasia/File)
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apanese pop culture event C3AFA (Anime Festival Asia) Singapore 2020 will be held in an online format following its cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was scheduled to be held at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Center.
“Due to the ongoing travel and regulatory restrictions for large-scale events, we have decided that holding C3AFA Singapore this year is not sustainable for both our customers and stakeholders. It is with much regret that we have to cancel C3AFA Singapore 2020,” wrote C3AFA Singapore’s festival director and SOZO’s managing director Shawn Chin in a statement.
The online event will run from Dec. 5 to 6, featuring “exclusive content from invited guests and merchandise from partner brands”. The online festival charges no fee, but attendees must register to get access. Details about the online festival will be announced on C3AFA’s social media.
“We look forward to meeting all our customers and stakeholders online instead this year, and hope to see continued support from everyone, as we all stand in solidarity toward a brighter future together,” said Chin.
Initiated in 2008, C3AFA is part of a collaboration between SOZO and Sotsu, the organizer of C3. In 2019, the C3AFA Singapore attracted more than 120,000 people and won the Best Leisure Event in Singapore by Singapore Tourism Awards for its 2018 edition. Its first installment in Indonesia took place in 2012.
In August, it launched an online platform AFA Station to bring the event’s offline experience to the digital realm. (wir/wng)
