OzAsia Festival has won the HKABA National / Cathay Pacific Business Award for Business Development
On Friday night, Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Fest ival was honoured with a national award from the Hong Kong Australia Business Association, for Business Development.
The 2ndHKABA National / Cathay Pacific Business Awards aims to recognize companies that excel in all aspects of international trade between Australia and Hong Kong SAR, China.
Festival Director Jacinta Thompson accepted the award at a black tie dinner in Melbourne.
‘OzAsia Festival continues to grow each year and we value the partnerships and connections we have made. Our connection with Hong Kong and China is significant and will continue to be for many years. We are honoured to be selected for this award from a ve ry strong list of 16 finalists‘, s ays Jacinta Thompson.
Douglas Gautier CEO & Artistic Director Adelaide Festival Centre says, ‘This award is an acknowledgement of Adelaide Festival Centre and OzAsia Festivals national leadership and entrepreneurship in Asian/Australian cultural engagement. In its 40th year it is important that Adelaide Festival Centre is an innovator and is helping to position Australia positively in the Asian century. It is also pleasing that this is an acknowledgement of our cooperation with Hong Kong, one of Asia’s most creativ e and energetic cities, a great partner!’
The OzAsia Festival is the premier Australian event contributing to and engaging with the cultural landscape of our Asian region. The extensive program provides collaborations and integrates Australian artists who identify with an Asian heritage, with a collection of Asian artists; representing a unique cross‐section of traditional and contemporary cultures of Asia.
Established in 2007, the multi-award winning OzAsia Festival is a two-week event presented by Adelaide Festival Centre in September/October each year that explores the cultural engagement between Australia and Asia. The strength of the Festival is its diversity and commitment to cross-cultural exchange. By partnering with other notable South Australian cultural institutions the Festival has broadened its offering and cultural reach to encompass theatre, dance, music, films, literature, exhibitions and food. It epitomises South Australia’s experience and flair in creating large and varied events.
This year the 2013 OzAsia Festival program will be launched on 27 June and will put the spotlight on Malaysia with a number of Malaysian performances as well as performances and events from a range of other Asian countries and of course Australia.
Proudly supported by Major Festival Partner Santos, this year’s OzAsia Festival will run from 13 to 29 September.
Go to www.ozasiafestival.com.au for more information.
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