Russian animated feature, ‘Kikoriki: Legend of the Golden Dragon,’ selected to screen out of competition in the International Panorama category at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Video game adaptation distributed by Legendary Pictures grosses $5.32 million, or RMB 35 million, on 290 IMAX screens across China.
Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks, Nicole Kidman and Zendaya sign on to voice roles in CG-animated feature written and directed by Gary Wang and produced at Beijing-based Light Chaser Animation Studios.
2D animated feature produced by South Korean studio behind ‘The Legend of Korra’ is set to be released in China on July 8.
First two animated features to be produced under the new deal are ‘Wanhoo,’ a quirky comedy fantasy set in ancient China, and ‘Outlaws,’ a fast-paced comedy adventure that takes place in the Wild West.
Craig Caldwell, USTAR senior research professor at the University of Utah, discusses storytelling challenges in games.
Deadline for submissions to the Shanghai TV Festival is March 10, 2016; animated features can be submitted to the Shanghai International Film Festival through April 15.
Jeffrey Katzenberg-led animation studio reports revenues of $319 million, with $48 million in net income to cap year of restructuring; stock earnings of 55 cents per share exceed analyst expectations of just 16 cents.
Mattel-owned brand to release theatrically in China for the first time with ‘Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure’ to screen in 5,000 theatres nationwide.
Beijing-based Light Chaser Animation Studios employs Solid Angle’s Arnold renderer to produce high-quality computer graphics for China’s ‘Little Door Gods.’
Beijing-based VFX house provided visual effects for Chinese box office hits ‘Monster Hunt’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
Directed by ‘Shrek the Third’ co-director Raman Hui, live-action/CG-animated hybrid feature will open in 3D on January 22 in all major North American markets.
Newest installment of the ‘Star Wars’ saga directed by J.J. Abrams crosses $100 million worldwide in IMAX theatres in just 12 days, setting new record pace for IMAX.
Twelve animated shorts are selected to screen in competition, including ‘Bob Dylan Hates Me,’ ‘A Coat Made Dark,’ ‘Deer Flower,’ ‘Edmond,’ ‘Glove,’ ‘The Grandfather Drum,’ ‘The Itching,’ ‘Life Smartphone,’ ‘Limbo Limbo Travel,’ ‘Pombo Loves You,’ Shiny’ and ‘Waves '98.’
New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures signs co-production deal with Guangdong Huawen Century Animation Company to produce sister show to ‘The WotWots.’
Former Spike TV exec previously served as director of development at Nicklelodeon and worked as a development executive at Walt Disney Animation Studios as part of the team that oversaw ‘Mulan,’ ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Hercules.’
Two-day event, running October 20 &21, features seminars given by the best of British production and local Chinese creative talent.
CG-animated family adventure from China is set to premiere in Beijing on October 14; nationwide release follows beginning October 23.
Final version of the Chinese-made CG-animated feature took 80 million CPU render hours, compared to 60 or 70 million render hours for recent Hollywood-made animated films.
More than 2,500 half-hours of programming available to Chinese consumers.
Light Chaser Animation and Alibaba Pictures reach agreement to distribute and co-finance animated feature ‘Little Door Gods.’
Stop-motion animated series ‘Dimitri,’ produced by French studio Vivement Lundi!, and ‘We Can't Live Without Cosmos’ by Konstantin Bronzit receive Golden Dolphin awards at the 8th Cyber Sousa international animation festival organized by ASIFA-China in the City of Xiamen.
Illumination Entertainment's ‘Minions’ beats the lifetime totals of ‘Despicable Me 2’ ($975.5 million) and ‘The Lion King’ ($987.5 million) to become the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide.
Universal's N.W.A. biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ leads the pack at the North American box office with a $60.2 million debut, helping to push Universal past the $2 billion mark domestically.
Veteran animation executives Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins to lead the Chinese animation company’s expansion into Hollywood with three features currently in production and an ambitious plan to complete a new feature every 18 months.
