China Hangzhou Cartoon and Animation Festival- Hangzhou Animation Festival (CICAF) has been permanently based in Hangzhou since 2005, becoming the largest, most popular, and most influential professional animation event in China.

The China International Cartoon and Animation Festival - Hangzhou Animation Festival (CICAF) will uphold the festival motto of "A Festival for Animation, A Festival for the People", focusing on the annual theme of "Chinese Animation is in the Moment". It will organize various activities through a "1+1+N" venue matrix model. This year's festival will focus on keywords such as cultural heritage, innovation-driven, collaborative win-win, industrial transformation, industry-academia联动integration, and people-oriented policies. It showcases the innovative vitality of Hangzhou as an "International Animation Capital" and promotes the high-quality development of China's animation industry.

In addition, the festival will showcase new applications, business models, and innovative practices in the "animation + technology" field, actively promoting the integration and对接对接of AIGC and the animation industry. For example, it will feature the first "Digital Entertainment Amusement Park" themed exhibition area, showcasing interactive content such as cyber pet robot dog training grounds, holographic cabins for animated avatar photography, AI image recognition cloud computing portrait workshops, allowing on-site audiences to experience up close the magical scenes and bright prospects of AI empowering the development of the animation industry. Relying on cutting-edge technologies such as AR, the organizer will also upgrade and create the "Cloud-based National Animation" platform, providing immersive and interactive online exhibition experiences.

Animation is a universal language that transcends borders and is a vivid medium for promoting international cultural exchange and mutual learning. Currently, animation companies, institutions, and professionals from 50 countries around the world, including Pixar Animation Studios in the United States, Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion Institute in South Korea, and the Russian Animation Film Association, have confirmed their participation in the Hangzhou exhibition, conference, and competition.

Moreover, organizations such as the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France, the Zagreb International Animation Festival in Croatia, and the Asian Cultural and Creative Industry Exhibition in South Korea will conduct display exchanges, business negotiations, talent matching, and site visits during the animation festival, jointly exploring new paths for global cooperation and win-win outcomes in the animation industry.

The China International Cartoon and Animation Festival - Hangzhou Animation Festival (CICAF) has seen an increasing number of domestic and foreign enterprises choosing the China International Cartoon and Animation Festival as their main stage for showcasing, promotion, and key releases, fully demonstrating the market's recognition of the value of the festival platform.