This year in cinemas in China will enter Voronezh cartoon “Wolves and sheep: BAA-e-atomnoe transformation”. The film was bought by the Chinese company Flame Node Entertainment, writes The Hoolywood Reporter, citing Russian Studio Wizart Animation. For Chinese moviegoers, the picture was slightly modified, according to General Wizart producer Yuri Moskvin.
To promote Russian cartoon in China joined the Chinese company Alibaba Group.
“China is a significant territory for us,” says Wizart producer Yuri Moskvin. “We hope that the film will appeal to the Chinese audience. And particularly pleased that the progress of the project in the country will support such a strong partner like Alibaba Group. I’m sure the film will be able to attract the maximum attention of the residents of China”. The producer said that for the Chinese viewer was made the translation of the cartoon, changed some dialogues and songs.
The cartoon “Wolves and sheep” are designed for the whole family. The main role is a young Grey wolf, which can become the pack leader. For this it is three days later have to fight with Earless. However, Gray is constantly playing the fool, playing relatives. All had given up hope that he will grow up. And so Grey decided to drink a magic potion to change. But suddenly it turned him into a sheep. In Russia, the cartoon was released on cinema screens in April of this year.
The creation of the cartoon cost $15 million, while the share of the Chinese side made up of 40-50%, said Moskvin. Originally, the cartoon was created for the international market, he said. The cartoon is already translated into other languages and passed in many European countries. Just cartoon shows in 40 countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy and others.
In August 2015 in China started painting “the snow Queen” Russian Studio Wizart Animation, which brought together the cinemas of 4.02 million yuan.
Great success in China used the Russian film “Kryaknuty vacation” Victor Lakisov. For the first three days of the show, he gathered of 15.27 million yuan ($2.3 million).
Chinese cartoons in the Russian hire
In August, the Russian film distribution was launched on a Chinese cartoon Lucas Qiao “Polar adventure”. This is a story about animal friends who are trying to save from destruction Antarctica. In Antarctica, the process of eviction of local residents and penguins. In the place of their settlement the people built the technical base.
Another Chinese cartoon “Where’s the dragon?” Sing-Chung Fu and Betty Tang tells about the girl Janet, who went to the country where you live the signs of the zodiac. Among them suddenly disappeared the sign of the Dragon, which threatens the world end of the world. The girl and her friends trying to find the missing sign of the zodiac.
By the end of this year in the Russian film will be another cartoon joint production of the US-China “Rock Dog” ash Brannon.
Recently, the Chinese authorities drew attention to the popularity in people, cartoons and also had a hand in this. Along with the usual cartoons in China go “ideologically correct cartoons”. These include: “the Young man from Shanghai,” about the life of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, “stresses leaders” and several others.
