https://www.scmp.com/rss/502001/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Earlier this year, Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary Flee made history at the Academy Awards, when it achieved the unprecedented feat of being nominated for best international feature, best animated feature and best documentary feature. The thrilling and at times harrowing story of a young gay Afghan refugee risking his life to escape his homeland and begin a new life in Europe is the latest in a recent wave of animated documentaries that have emerged since Ari Folman’s 2008... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3175628/after-oscar-nominee-flee-12-great-animated-documentary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3175628/after-oscar-nominee-flee-12-great-animated-documentary?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:15:22 +0000 This week has been tough. The news from pretty much everywhere has been awful and I don’t think I’ve ever received more messages in a week from stressed-out friends worried sick. And not from Hong Kong. I think we can all agree that it feels like we’ve been living in a disaster movie lately. But unlike in the frighteningly prescient 2009 film Contagion or TV series Survivors, in which most of the world’s population is wiped out by a virus, the real-life impact of our current health crisis is... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3168402/escapism-cure-hong-kongs-pandemic-blues-doraemon-shows-how?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3168402/escapism-cure-hong-kongs-pandemic-blues-doraemon-shows-how?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Feb 2022 01:30:22 +0000 Another year of the “new normal” meant home entertainment was as important to the popular culture conversation as ever in 2021. And naturally, critics have plenty to say about the wealth of new series reaching our homes via the magic of streaming. So while inventive shows like Only Murders in the Building and Squid Game became critical hits, the likes of Alter Ego, Walker and I Know What You Did Last Summer flopped. Here are 10 of the best – and 10 of the worst – TV shows of 2021. The best Only... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3158924/10-best-and-worst-tv-shows-2021-selena-gomezs-only-murders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3158924/10-best-and-worst-tv-shows-2021-selena-gomezs-only-murders?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:00:10 +0000 The medieval town of Kilkenny in the southeast of Ireland is an unlikely home for a perennial Oscar contender. But there, among cathedral spires and castle parapets, the animation studio Cartoon Saloon has carved out a factory of hand-drawn artistry and local folklore that has persisted and flourished well beyond its creators’ expectations. When Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, directors of the enchanting Oscar-nominee Wolfwalkers, met growing up in Kilkenny – or even after they finished college and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3129350/irelands-answer-studio-ghibli-wolfwalkers-oscars-best?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3129350/irelands-answer-studio-ghibli-wolfwalkers-oscars-best?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:15:12 +0000 Popular cartoon series such as Barbie, Peppa Pig and My Little Pony are under fire in China after parents complained to a consumer rights watchdog that they contained “inappropriate behaviour”. The Jiangsu Consumer Council in eastern China has released a list of 21 cartoon series which it said contained behaviour and language it claimed were inappropriate for children after watching the shows and interviewing parents. Eight of the series are from overseas including Britain’s Peppa Pig, and... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3129212/barbie-dreamhouse-adventures-peppa-pig-and-my?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3129212/barbie-dreamhouse-adventures-peppa-pig-and-my?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:15:06 +0000 Netflix’s Over the Moon is a modern-day interpretation of the classic Chinese tale of the moon goddess. A co-production with China’s Pearl Studio, the movie is notable for being a feature-length English-language animation with an all-Asian cast. The English voice actors include stars such as Sandra Oh, Ken Jeong, and John Cho, with leads Cathy Ang as young Fei Fei and Tony Award-winning Phillipa Soo as the moon goddess Chang’e. But since the movie takes place in China—where it is getting a... https://www.scmp.com/culture/how-netflix-translated-over-moon-chinese/article/3107605?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/how-netflix-translated-over-moon-chinese/article/3107605?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Oct 2020 07:36:46 +0000 The world is in the throes of an animation boom. Audiences can’t seem to get enough of animated TV shows and films. In 2019, they raked in an astounding $250 billion. Today, three countries dominate animated film and television production and consumption: the US, Japan and – a distant third – South Korea. But a fourth player is making itself heard. China has developed an appetite for cartoons. According to the Global and China Animation Industry Report, the value of China’s animation industry... https://www.scmp.com/society/success-new-movie-has-chinese-animation-industry-hoping-renaissance/article/3047572?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/success-new-movie-has-chinese-animation-industry-hoping-renaissance/article/3047572?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:12:33 +0000 Karen Chiu Karen Chiu This article originally appeared on ABACUS What does a New Year’s Eve special tailored for Chinese millennials and Gen Z look like? League of Legends, anime songs and plenty of meme references -- according to Bilibili.  The Twitch-like streaming platform’s countdown gala, which aired online starting at 8pm Tuesday, was the only one among eight New Year’s shows in China that wasn’t broadcast on TV.  The pre-recorded stream kicked off with a World of Warcraft themed dance. That was followed by the... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3044309/lol-world-warcraft-and-kris-wu-bilibilis-new-years-special?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3044309/lol-world-warcraft-and-kris-wu-bilibilis-new-years-special?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:07:41 +0000 Karen Chiu Karen Chiu What does a New Year’s Eve special tailored for Chinese millennials and Gen Z look like? League of Legends, anime songs and plenty of meme references -- according to Bilibili.  The Twitch-like streaming platform’s countdown gala, which aired online starting at 8pm Tuesday, was the only one among eight New Year’s shows in China that wasn’t broadcast on TV.  The pre-recorded stream kicked off with a World of Warcraft themed dance. That was followed by the 2019 League of Legends World Championship... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/lol-world-warcraft-and-kris-wu-bilibilis-new-years-special-attracts-millions-millennials/article/3044285?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/lol-world-warcraft-and-kris-wu-bilibilis-new-years-special-attracts-millions-millennials/article/3044285?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:07:40 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Chinese internet users have just gotten their first look at The Three-Body Problem, an animated adaptation of the country’s most popular sci-fi novel. The first trailer was released on Sunday on Bilibili, China’s biggest anime streaming site that is co-producing the series with anime studio YHKT Entertainment. The trailer features Ye Wenjie, a main character in the novel who’s disappointed in mankind and invited an alien civilization named Trisolaris to... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3038242/three-body-problem-animation-trailer-getting-mixed-reactions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3038242/three-body-problem-animation-trailer-getting-mixed-reactions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:00:09 +0000 Chinese internet users have just gotten their first look at The Three-Body Problem, an animated adaptation of the country’s most popular sci-fi novel. The first trailer was released on Sunday on Bilibili, China’s biggest anime streaming site that is co-producing the series with anime studio YHKT Entertainment. The trailer features Ye Wenjie, a main character in the novel who’s disappointed in mankind and invited an alien civilization named Trisolaris to come settle Earth’s problems. The series... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/three-body-problem-animation-trailer-getting-mixed-reactions/article/3038155?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/three-body-problem-animation-trailer-getting-mixed-reactions/article/3038155?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:00:07 +0000 The makers of China’s movie hit of the summer Nezha – which made box office history in August by becoming the country’s highest-grossing animated film of all time – are being sued for plagiarism. A Beijing-based company claims Nezha is “extremely similar” to its onstage musical Memory. The case was accepted on Monday by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court and is being processed. China Film Huateng claims Nezha’s director Yang Yu – known in the industry as “Jiaozi” – and Beijing Enlight... https://www.scmp.com/culture/animated-hit-nezha-copied-stage-musical-according-new-lawsuit/article/3037522?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/animated-hit-nezha-copied-stage-musical-according-new-lawsuit/article/3037522?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:01:41 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Transformers’ next big project will combine Chinese mythology with everyone’s favorite car-inspired robots. Transformers: Nezha will have Autobots colliding with China’s most famous dragon-slaying warrior god, Nezha. First revealed two years ago, the project was recently confirmed by Transformers owner Hasbro, which revealed the show would air this year on state-owned broadcaster CCTV. Sometimes known as Nataku in Japanese anime, Nezha is perhaps the... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029324/new-tv-show-mashes-transformers-chinese-mythology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029324/new-tv-show-mashes-transformers-chinese-mythology?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2019 12:39:41 +0000 Transformers’ next big project will combine Chinese mythology with everyone’s favorite car-inspired robots. Transformers: Nezha will have Autobots colliding with China’s most famous dragon-slaying warrior god, Nezha. First revealed two years ago, the project was recently confirmed by Transformers owner Hasbro, which revealed the show would air this year on state-owned broadcaster CCTV. Sometimes known as Nataku in Japanese anime, Nezha is perhaps the second most well-known warrior in Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/new-tv-show-mashes-transformers-chinese-mythology/article/3008570?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/new-tv-show-mashes-transformers-chinese-mythology/article/3008570?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2019 12:39:41 +0000