Exhibition Highlight | Aola Animation Shines at Both GDTE 2025 & "Golden Jasmine" Forum!
2026-03-30
The 4th Global Digital Trade Expo 2025 (hereinafter referred to as "GDTE") grandly opened at the Hangzhou Grand Convention and Exhibition Center from September 25 to 29.Co-hosted by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and the Ministry of Commerce, and organized by the People's Government of Hangzhou, the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province and the Foreign Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, this year's expo takes "Global Digital Trade, Connecting the World" as its theme. It focuses on cutting-edge fields including artificial intelligence, Silk Road e-commerce and smart mobility, showcasing top achievements and technologies in global digital trade.
At this year's Global Digital Trade Expo, Aola Animation presented its original IPs Kiki & Nuna and Shining Girls at the Jiangsu Pavilion.
We exchanged insights with fellow Jiangsu enterprises at the event: they shared how digital technologies boost trade upgrading, while we explored how animation IPs can expand their global reach via digital trade platforms.These inspiring discussions deepened our understanding of the "digital + culture" integration.
"A South Korean client just approached us, hoping to partner with us for the distribution of their IP and also seeking investment from our company," Gao Qingsong, Deputy General Manager of Suzhou Aola Animation Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters. He received the cooperation offer while visiting the exhibition.At Aola Animation’s booth, a wide range of cultural and creative products based on its original IPs were fully displayed."Kiki & Nuna is our original educational animation series for children. We have produced up to Season 3, which has been broadcast on TV stations across China as well as in Southeast Asia, and our merchandise has also been sold overseas," Gao introduced. "We are currently developing new lightweight IP projects, producing short animated series in a fast, concise and flexible format."In terms of digital application technologies, the company has built a motion-capture center and applied motion-capture technology to project production, greatly improving efficiency."We have also actively explored the application of AI technology in animation production, including content creation, scripting and video creativity," he added.
By Li JiahaoSource: Xinhua Daily · JiaoHuidian News
From September 26 to 27, the 2025 "Golden Jasmine" Audio-Visual Forum, hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial Radio and Television Bureau, was held at the Nanjing International Exhibition Center.Under the theme "Deep Integration, Innovation-Driven Progress, High-Quality Development", the forum included a main forum and five sub-forums covering TV dramas, documentaries, short dramas, channel and frequency development, and animation. Two investment events were also held: the Animation Venture Capital Forum and the Online Series & Film Venture Capital Forum.
The Fantastic Hostel Adventure
At the animation venture capital session of the 2025 "Golden Jasmine" Audio-Visual Forum in Nanjing, our cultural tourism integration project The Fantastic Hostel Adventure, co-produced with Suzhou Hailiangyouhai Culture & Media Co., Ltd., successfully stood out from numerous submissions and secured a spot among the 17 shortlisted projects for the roadshow.This project, which focuses on the integration of culture and tourism, breaks the boundaries of traditional animation creation. It interprets Jiangsu's folk tales and ancient town customs into perceptible plot conflicts and scene details. While retaining the entertaining nature of animation, it also fulfills the function of disseminating regional culture.
The Fantastic Hostel Adventure is set deep in the water town of Gusu. It centers on a cozy inn run by a group of little mythical creatures who deeply love their hometown. Guests from all over the world arrive with extraordinary stories and different purposes, gathering in Suzhou to embark on one fantastic journey after another.The project aims to integrate Suzhou’s local culture and intangible cultural heritage elements into animation. By combining lively stories with adorable mythical creatures and cultural tourism promotion, it hopes to attract the attention of young audiences and build a unique animation IP for Suzhou. While encouraging viewers to visit scenic spots and experience intangible cultural heritage crafts, it lets them enjoy Suzhou’s charm through interactive fun.The IP will also cover food, beauty, music and other content across online platforms. Through the model of “IP-driven cultural tourism”, it will boost the vigorous development of the cultural and tourism industry in Suzhou and even across Jiangsu Province.
