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‘Rock Dog’ Director Ash Brannon On How To Navigate A Chinese-Funded Production

Made in America with Chinese money, does “Rock Dog” represent a future for animated features?

The most expensive Chinese-financed animated feature of all time is getting an American release.

Chinese filmgoers have put their support behind an indie hand-drawn/CG animated feature that took 12 years to make.

China’s most expensive animated feature of all-time is at the center of a war between Chinese entertainment conglomerates.

Ash Brannon, director of “Surfs’ Up” and “Toy Story 2,” is helming the project.

From new visions to revivals of lost wonders, next year’s incoming animated features reach far and wide.

‘Mr. Black’ and ‘Kwang Boo’ are another reminder China is increasingly self-reliant when it comes to creating and consuming cartoon features.

Director Ash Brannon, animation studio Reel FX, and actors Luke Wilson and Eddie Izzard are all involved in this Chinese animated feature.

Today we look at the work of Will Finn, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!