Licensing International and Licensing Expo China unveiled the final nominees of the China Licensing Awards 2020!

The Award has widely recognized as the most important annual event in the licensing industry. This year, 395 nominations were received and 82 entries were shortlisted by a core panel of over 30 leading experts in the industry.  The winners will be announced on October 10, 2020 afternoon at NECC (Hall 2.1) during Licensing Expo China.

CHINA PROPERTY OF THE YEAR

IP – Owner

• B.Duck – Semk Products Ltd
• Boonie Bears – Fantawild Animation Inc.
• Honor of Kings – Tencent
• Super Wings – Alpha Group Co., Ltd
• WU’HUANG’WAN’SHUI – YIJIANYUZHOU (Beijing) Culture Co., Ltd.

CORPORATE BRAND / FASHION / LIFESTYLE PROPERTY OF THE YEAR

IP – Owner

• B.Duck – Semk Products Ltd
• COCA-COLA – The Coca-Cola Company
• Mickey Mouse – The Walt Disney Company (China)  Limited
• NBA – NBA
• Teddy Bear Collection – Shanghai Skynet Brand Management Corp., Ltd

GAMING PROPERTY OF THE YEAR

IP – Owner

• Evangerion – Khara INC.
• Honor of Kings – Tencent
• Onmyoji – NETEASE GAMES
• The Calabash Brothers – Shanghai Animation Film Studio Co. Ltd
• World of Warcraft® – BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

MUSEUM / GALLERY / ART PROPERTY OF THE YEAR

IP – Owner/Agent

• Keith Haring – Keith Haring Foundation
• The British Museum – The British Museum
• The Nation’s Greatest Treasures – CCTV Documentary International Media Co., Ltd  / Beijing Hi:Story Technology Co., Ltd
• Van Gogh – Van Gogh Museum Enterprises BV
• Yongle Palace – Yongle Palace / Beijing Zhongchuang Tourism & Culture (ZCTC) Group

FILM / TELEVISION / MEDIA PROPERTY OF THE YEAR ANIMATED

IP – Owner

• Boonie Bears: The Wild Life – Fantawild Animation Inc.
• FROZEN 2 – The Walt Disney Company (China)  Limited
• The Legend of Luoxiaohei – Beijing HMCH Animation Technology Co., Ltd.
• PAW Patrol – ViacomCBS
• TOM AND JERRY – Warner Bros. Consulting Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Jingan Branch

FILM / TELEVISION / MEDIA PROPERTY OF THE YEAR LIVE ACTION

IP – Owner

• Avengers: Endgame – The Walt Disney Company (China)  Limited
• Detective Chinatown 3 – Wanda Media Co., LTD; Wanda Media Co., LTD, / One Pictures (BeiJing) Co., Ltd.
• Harry Potter – Warner Bros. Consulting Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Jingan Branch
• Street Dance of China – Youku Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
• The Captain – Bona Film Group

YOUNG PROPERTY OF THE YEAR

IP – Owner

• DOORO BEAR – Shanghai Witzone Technology Co., Ltd
• GOGOBUS – Guangdong Winsing Company Limited
• Little P – Beijing Chuangke Interactive Technology Co., Ltd.
• MOLLY – Beijing Pop Mart Cultural & Creative Co., Ltd.
• RUMI – Xiamen Star Moly Network Co., Ltd
• Three-Body – Three-body Universe (Shanghai) Cultural Development Co., Ltd.

LICENSED PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

Project – Owner – Promotion Partner

• JD Super IP Day – The Metropolitan Museum of Art & Museum of Fine Arts, Boston & Victoria and Albert Museum & National Gallery / JD.com
• KFC – Warner Bros. Consulting Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Jingan Branch – YUM China
• Marvel 80th Anniversary – The Walt Disney Company (China)  Limited / Xi’An Joy City
• MOLLY FANTA CNY Cobranding – Beijing Pop Mart Cultural & Creative Co., Ltd. / Coca-Cola
• NEZHA-Authorized Garage Kit – Enlight Pictures / Modian

LOCATION-BASED OR EXPERIENTIAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Project – IP – Owner – Licensee

• B.Duck Family Entertainment Center – B.Duck – Semk Products Ltd / Nanjing Dream Union Culture And Entertainment Development Co., Ltd.
• Explore the World of Honor of Kings – Honor of Kings – Tencent / Stream Interactive Entertainment (Shanghai) Culture Development Co., Ltd.
• MARVEL STUDIOS: A UNIVERSE OF HEROES EXHIBITION‧SHANGHAI – MARVEL – The Walt Disney Company (China)  Limited / Animation & Comics One Entertainment Co. Ltd
• Popeye 90th Anniversary Art Exhibition – Popeye – Hearst Holdings, Inc., King Features Syndicate Division / YOHO!
• SpongeBob Winter Art Festival – SpongeBob SquarePants – ViacomCBS / Xi’an Joycity

RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Retailer – IP

• ANTA – COCA-COLA
• JD.com – PAW Patrol
• Lawson Shanghai – Teddy Bear Collection
• Semir – The Monkey King
• Tmall – Mickey Mouse

LICENSEE OF THE YEAR  APPAREL / ACCESSORIES / FOOTWEAR

Licensee – IP – Product

• E-land Group – Harry Potter – Harry Potter x SPAO Special Edition
• FUJIAN LIXUN GROUP CO., LTD. – B.Duck – Shoes and Apparel
• I.T APPARELS LTD – KAKAO FRIENDS – KAKAO FRIENDS CP SERIES
• Ningbo Peacebird Women’s fashion Co., Ltd., – Pokemon – Pokémon Womenswear Collection by PEACEBIRD
• Xiamen Anta Trading Co., Ltd – FROZEN – Be a cool girl

LICENSEE OF THE YEAR  FOOD / BEVERAGE

Licensee – IP – Product

• Dong Bei Da Ban – B.Duck – B.Duck x Dong Bei Da Ban
• Glico – WU’HUANG’WAN’SHUI – Pretz
• INNER MONGOLIA YILI INDUSTRIAL GROUP CO., LTD. – Frozen – YI QQ STAR
• Jintan Limited – Ultraman Heroes – Ultraman egg Series
• Shanghai Miaokelanduo Food Technology Co., Ltd. – PAW Patrol – PAW Patrol x Milkground Cheese Stick

LICENSEE OF THE YEAR  HEALTH / BEAUTY

Licensee – IP – Product

• Beijing Jingdong Century Information Technology Co., Ltd. – Boonie Bears – Instant Handwash
• GuangZhou Beautifirm Cosmetics LTD – B.Duck Baby – Crocobaby Child personal care products
• Kimberly-Clark – Pokemon – Huggies’ Pikachu Diaper & Pants
• MENTHOLATUM (CHINA) PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD. – Star Wars – Mentholatum Men Hydration Line
• Shiseido – Molly – IPSA  METABOLIZER (ME)

LICENSEE OF THE YEAR  HOUSEWARE

Licensee – IP – Product

• Beast – Shanghai Hai YePai E-commerce Co., Ltd – TOM AND JERRY – TOM AND JERRY 2019-2020 Festival Collection
• Beast – Shanghai Hai YePai E-commerce Co., Ltd – Le Petit Prince – The Beast & The Little Prince
• Beijing Familyout Culture Co., Ltd. – HelloKitty – Donuts Water Bottle(Hello Kitty)
• MINISO (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY – Marvel – MINISO Marvel Collection
• TMALL GENIE – DORAEMON – TMALLGENIE TG_G1
• Yingxian Youzun Ceramics Co., Ltd – B.Duck – Ceramic Tableware

LICENSEE OF THE YEAR  STATIONERY / NOVELTY

Licensee – IP – Product

• CASIO (CHINA) CO., LTD – DORAEMON – BABY-G
• ChowTaiSeng – Pokemon – Pokemon Collection
• Lofree – B.Duck – Office Electronics
• Shanghai Hengmin Science and Technology Co., Ltd – B.Duck – FUJIFILM instax
• Shenzhen Huayangnian Trade Co., Ltd. – Boonie Bears – Boonie Bears X RichGoneBroke Wrist Watch

LICENSEE OF THE YEAR TOY

Licensee – IP – Product

• Bandai (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd – Ultraman Heroes – Ultraman heroes toys
• Johnson Animation Technology co., LTD – Pokemon – Pokemon deformation toys
• Pop Mart – Disney Princess – Sitting Baby Series 2-Disney Princess
• Shenzhen Welove E-Business Co.,Ltd – B.Duck Baby – Toys
• Yongkang Kufeng Industry and Trade Co., Ltd – Super Wings – Super Wings Scooter