Light Chaser Animation Studios

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Light Chaser Animation Studios
Industry
FoundedMarch 2013 (2013-03)
FounderGary Wang
Headquarters
Beijing
,
China
Websitewww.zhuiguang.com

Light Chaser Animation Studios (Chinese: 追光动画; pinyin: Zhuī Guāng Dònghuà) is a Chinese CG animation film studio based in Beijing, China. The studio was founded in early 2013 by Gary Wang, the founder and ex-CEO of the popular Chinese video sharing website Tudou.com.

History[]

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on March 12, 2013,[1] Gary Wang announced Light Chaser Animation, a movie studio to produce animated feature films targeting the rapidly growing Chinese movie market, which grew by 30% in 2012[2] and is widely expected to overtake the U.S. market in size by 2020.[3] He cited the lack of quality domestically produced animation content, a rapidly growing domestic market, and improving environment for movie distribution, promotion and copyrights in China as the main reasons behind his decision.[1]

Light Chaser's website states that its main goal is to "create world-class animated films".[4]

Their first animated feature, Little Door Gods, directed by Gary Wang opened in China on January 1 2016. It premiered in the United States on May 20 2017 at the Seattle International Film Festival.[5]

Light Chaser's second feature film, , was released in China on July 21, 2017. In the United States, Vision Films distributed the movie as "Toys & Pets". An airline safety video was made for Hainan Airlines starring this film's characters.[6]

Their third feature film, Cats and Peachtopia, was released in China on April 5, 2018. In the United States, Viva Pictures released the movie as "Cats" on DirecTV Pay-per-view in late 2019, and distributed the movie theatrically on January 24, 2020.[7]

Their fourth feature film, White Snake, directed by Amp Wong and Zhao Ji was released on January 11, 2019 in China.[8] The film received a limited release in the United States and Canada on November 15, 2019, with GKIDS acting as the distributor.[9] It also debuted in France at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[10] The film is a co-production with American studio Warner Bros.. Warner Bros. has rights in China and is credited as a co-producer due to its significant involvement in the creation of the film. The film won the Golden Angel for "Best Chinese & American Co-Production Animation Film" at the Chinese American Film Festival.[11]

Their fifth film, New Gods: Nezha Reborn, was released in february 2021. A works-in-process feature about the film will premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival[12]

Filmography[]

Title Release date(s) Budget(s) Box office gross Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Little Door Gods January 1, 2016 $12 million $11.9 million N/A N/A
July 21, 2017 $5 million N/A N/A
Cats and Peachtopia April 5, 2018 $10.5 million $20.5 million N/A N/A
White Snake January 11, 2019 $11.2 million $61.6 million 68% (22 reviews)[13] 60 (6 reviews)[14]
New Gods: Nezha Reborn February 12, 2021 N/A $70.4 million N/A N/A
White Snake 2: The Tribulation of the Green Snake July 23, 2021 N/A $90.7 million N/A N/A

References[]

  1. ^ a b Osawa, Juro (March 12, 2013). "Tudou Founder Eyes Big Screen". Wall Street Journal.
  2. ^ Lai, Alexis (February 20, 2013). "Blockbuster growth in China's film industry". CNN.
  3. ^ Child, Ben (November 29, 2012). "China will be the world's biggest film market by 2020". The Guardian.
  4. ^ About Company, archived from the original on 2013-07-24
  5. ^ "Xiao men shen". IMDB.
  6. ^ "Tea Pets". IMDB.
  7. ^ "Cats". IMDB.
  8. ^ "Chinese Authorities to Further Restrict Foreign Content Programming". China Film Insider. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ Zahed, Ramin (2019-06-10). "GKIDS Charms China's White Snake for N. America". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. ^ Cox, Chris (July 22, 2019). "Infestation: Annecy Animation Festival 2019: White Snake". One of Us.
  11. ^ Gui, Ming. "2019 GOLDEN ANGEL AWARD". Chinese American Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  12. ^ "中国电影《新封神：哪吒重生》入围"动画界奥斯卡"：定档暑假". sina.
  13. ^ "White Snake". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  14. ^ "White Snake Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.

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