Chinese State Broadcaster Airs Country’s First AI-Developed Animated Series
China Media Group teamed with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to create a model trained on CMG’s audio and video libraries.
China Media Group teamed with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to create a model trained on CMG’s audio and video libraries.
A leading platform for indie animators and big studios alike, Tiktok has become a diving force in the animation industry.
Powered by historical epics and the ‘Boonie Bears’ franchise, animated features made up nearly 10% of China’s total box office last year.
Domestically, ‘Migration’ finished in the top five again in its ninth week in cinemas.
The box office total of every single film in the United States last weekend was less than the amount that ‘Boonie Bears’ grossed in China.
The supernatural feature is the latest from ‘The Guardian’ director Zhigang Yang, popularly referred to as Busifan.
Facing stiff competition from ‘Trolls Band Together,’ ‘Wish’ came up short on box office projections.
According to Bilibili, viewership of Chinese animation on the platform has increased six-fold over the past five years.
Meanwhile, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ flopped with its Middle Kingdom debut, making less than $1M over the weekend.
The film, adapted from the Epic of King Gesar, will get a U.S. theatrical run starting on August 25.
This year’s box office has proved unpredictable, but animation is flourishing in the world’s biggest markets.
‘Chang’An’ is the first from the history-based New Culture series of films being developed at China’s Light Chaser Animation.
Liu Jian’s latest, which debuted at the Berlinale back in February, will get a U.S. theatrical run in 2024.
The company is looking to scale up and better exploit its kids and family IPs on more and larger platforms.
‘Mario’ posted a historic third weekend domestically while ‘The First Slam Dunk’ dominated in China.
‘The First Slam Dunk’ topped the Chinese box office on Thursday with a $13.93 million first day.
In this exclusive video clip, lead artist Gui and producer Lu Xi describe the demanding work required to create the world of ‘New Gods.’
The film’s impressive global box office run is sure to continue with markets in America and Europe debuting the film on April 13-14.
Makoto Shinkai’s latest has already grossed $182.4 million from seven territories. It will hit the U.S. on April 14.
A censorship expert says that the removal of the episode on Disney+ in Hong Kong is likely Disney’s way of protecting “the company’s ties, current and future, in mainland China.”