Chinese Animation

A History and Filmography, 1922–2012

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by Rolf Giesen

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Animation

Keywords

animation, China

Publishing date

2015

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 216 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-5977-3

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Book Presentation:
With an output of more than 250,000 minutes annually, and with roughly 5,000 producers and production units, the Chinese are leading the field of animated films. Although it is almost impossible to completely cover 90 years of filmmaking, this book provides a comprehensible introduction to the industry’s infancy, its Golden Age (Shanghai Animation Film Studio) and today’s Chinese animation (in feature films, television series and student films). There are classics such as Princess Iron Fan (made at the time of the Japanese occupation) and the color Havoc in Heaven, both starring the Monkey King Sun Wukong, as well as countless TV stars (Blue Cat, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf) and many almost unknown works by young filmmakers who are not focusing on an audience of children (like most of the industry output).

About the Author:
Rolf Giesen, a former visiting professor of animation at the Communication University of China and president of an animation museum in Changchun, China, has compiled a special effects collection for Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin and has co-written several animation features. He is an expert on early fantasy and science fiction films.

Press Reviews:
"an excellent resource…thoroughly researched…a substantial addition"—ARBA
"fascinating…profusely illustrated with posters, stills, and photographs of directors and production crews"—Animation World Network

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