Jump to content

Light Chaser Animation Studios: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Colton
Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
m General fixes, typo(s) fixed: May 20, 2017 → May 20, 2017, (2), february → February
 
(40 intermediate revisions by 14 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
| logo = [[File:Light Chaser Animation Logo.jpg|250px|alt=Light Chaser Animation Logo]]
| logo = [[File:Light Chaser Animation Logo.jpg|250px|alt=Light Chaser Animation Logo]]
| industry = {{ubl|[[Computer-generated imagery|CGI animation]]|[[Film|Motion pictures]]}}
| industry = {{ubl|[[Computer-generated imagery|CGI animation]]|[[Film|Motion pictures]]}}
| founder = [[Gary Wang]]
| founder = [[Gary Wang (Chinese businessman)|Gary Wang]]
| foundation = {{Start date|2013|03}}
| foundation = {{Start date|2013|03}}
| location_city = [[Beijing]]
| location_city = [[Beijing]]
Line 10: Line 10:
| website = {{URL|http://www.zhuiguang.com/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.zhuiguang.com/}}
}}
}}
⚫
'''Light Chaser Animation Studios''' ({{lang-zh|s=追光动画|hp=Zhuī Guāng Dònghuà}}) is a Chinese [[Computer animation|CG animation]] [[film studio]] based in [[Beijing]], China. The studio was founded in early 2013 by [[Gary Wang (Chinese businessman)|Gary Wang]], the founder and ex-CEO of the popular Chinese video sharing website [[Tudou.com]].


⚫
==History==
⚫
'''Light Chaser Animation Studios''' ({{zh|s=追光动画|hp=Zhuī Guāng Dònghuà}}) is a Chinese [[Computer animation|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,<ref name=":0">{{cite news|author=Osawa, Juro |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324539404578341700329865228 |title=Tudou Founder Eyes Big Screen |work=Wall Street Journal |date= March 12, 2013}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite news|author=Lai, Alexis |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/19/world/asia/china-film-industry-advancer |title=Blockbuster growth in China's film industry |work=CNN |date= February 20, 2013}}</ref> and is widely expected to overtake the U.S. market in size by 2020.<ref>{{cite news|author=Child, Ben |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/nov/29/china-biggest-film-market-2020 |title=China will be the world's biggest film market by 2020 |work=The Guardian |date= November 29, 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on March 12, 2013,<ref name=":0">{{cite news|author=Osawa, Juro |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324539404578341700329865228 |title=Tudou Founder Eyes Big Screen |work=Wall Street Journal |date= March 12, 2013}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite news|author=Lai, Alexis |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/19/world/asia/china-film-industry-advancer |title=Blockbuster growth in China's film industry |work=CNN |date= February 20, 2013}}</ref> and is widely expected to overtake the U.S. market in size by 2020.<ref>{{cite news|author=Child, Ben |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/nov/29/china-biggest-film-market-2020 |title=China will be the world's biggest film market by 2020 |work=The Guardian |date= November 29, 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />


Light Chaser's website states that its main goal is to "create world-class animated films".<ref>{{citation|url=http://zhuiguang.com/intro |title=About Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724070445/http://zhuiguang.com/intro |archive-date=2013-07-24 }}</ref>
Light Chaser's website states that its main goal is to "create world-class animated films".<ref>{{citation|url=http://zhuiguang.com/intro|title=About Company|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724070445/http://zhuiguang.com/intro|archive-date=24 July 2013}}</ref>


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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Xiao men shen|work=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4788934/}}</ref>
Their first animated feature, ''[[Little Door Gods]]'', directed by [[Gary Wang (Chinese businessman)|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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Xiao men shen|work=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4788934/}}</ref>


Light Chaser's second feature film, ''[[Tea Pets]]'', 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tea Pets|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6903084/|website=IMDB}}</ref>
Light Chaser's second feature film, ''[[Tea Pets]]'', was released in China on July 21, 2017. In the United States, Vision Films distributed the film as ''Toys & Pets''. An airline safety video was made for [[Hainan Airlines]] starring this film's characters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tea Pets|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6903084/|website=IMDB}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cats|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7886614/|website=IMDB}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cats|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7886614/|website=IMDB}}</ref>


Their fourth feature film, ''[[White Snake (film)|White Snake]]'', directed by Amp Wong and Zhao Ji was released on January 11, 2019 in China.<ref name="chin_Chin">{{Cite web|date=2018-09-21|title=Chinese Authorities to Further Restrict Foreign Content Programming|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-chinese-authorities-to-further-restrict-foreign-content-programming|access-date=31 January 2019|work=China Film Insider}}</ref> The film received a limited release in the United States and Canada on November 15, 2019, with [[GKIDS]] acting as the distributor.<ref name="animag">{{Cite web|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|date=2019-06-10|title=GKIDS Charms China's ''White Snake'' for N. America|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/north-america/gkids-charms-chinas-white-snake-for-n-america|access-date=10 June 2019|work=Animation Magazine}}</ref> It also debuted in France at the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Chris|date=July 22, 2019|title=Infestation: Annecy Animation Festival 2019: White Snake|url=https://oneofus.net/2019/07/infestation-annecy-animation-festival-2019-white-snake/|website=One of Us}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gui|first=Ming|title=2019 GOLDEN ANGEL AWARD|url=https://cafilmfestival.org/en/2019-golden-angel-award/|access-date=2020-03-08|website=Chinese American Film Festival|language=en-US}}</ref>
Their fourth feature film, ''[[White Snake (film)|White Snake]]'', directed by Amp Wong and Zhao Ji was released on January 11, 2019, in China.<ref name="chin_Chin">{{Cite web|date=2018-09-21|title=Chinese Authorities to Further Restrict Foreign Content Programming|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-chinese-authorities-to-further-restrict-foreign-content-programming|access-date=31 January 2019|work=China Film Insider}}</ref> The film received a limited release in the United States and Canada on November 15, 2019, with [[GKIDS]] acting as the distributor.<ref name="animag">{{Cite web|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|date=2019-06-10|title=GKIDS Charms China's ''White Snake'' for N. America|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/north-america/gkids-charms-chinas-white-snake-for-n-america|access-date=10 June 2019|work=Animation Magazine}}</ref> It also debuted in France at the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Chris|date=July 22, 2019|title=Infestation: Annecy Animation Festival 2019: White Snake|url=https://oneofus.net/2019/07/infestation-annecy-animation-festival-2019-white-snake/|website=One of Us}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gui|first=Ming|title=2019 GOLDEN ANGEL AWARD|url=https://cafilmfestival.org/en/2019-golden-angel-award/|access-date=8 March 2020|website=Chinese American Film Festival|language=en-US}}</ref>


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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=中国电影《新封神：哪吒重生》入围"动画界奥斯卡"：定档暑假|url=https://tech.sina.com.cn/roll/2020-05-21/doc-iirczymk2778676.shtml|website=sina}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=中国电影《新封神：哪吒重生》入围"动画界奥斯卡"：定档暑假|url=https://tech.sina.com.cn/roll/2020-05-21/doc-iirczymk2778676.shtml|website=sina}}</ref>


The company has been focusing on animation production technology since its establishment, and is building its own render farm and developing technology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=小晚wan |title=梦想家与独裁者：王微和"中国皮克斯"的创业故事 |url=https://www.huxiu.com/article/296340.html |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.huxiu.com |language=en}}</ref> In addition, the software has introduced Maya, Houdini, ZBrush, Arnold, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国皮克斯追光动画，前土豆网创始人王微任性挥霍前路如何？_小夜游 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/387021469_613239 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.sohu.com |language=en}}</ref>
The company has been focusing on animation production technology since its establishment, and is building its own render farm and developing technology.<ref>{{Cite web|last=小晚wan|title=梦想家与独裁者：王微和"中国皮克斯"的创业故事|url=https://www.huxiu.com/article/296340.html|access-date=25 July 2022|website=www.huxiu.com|language=en}}</ref> In addition, the software has introduced Maya, Houdini, ZBrush, Arnold, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=中国皮克斯追光动画，前土豆网创始人王微任性挥霍前路如何？_小夜游|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/387021469_613239|access-date=25 July 2022|website=www.sohu.com|language=en}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" |Release date(s)
! scope="col" | Release date(s)
! scope="col" |Budget(s)
! scope="col" | Budget(s)
! scope="col" |Box office gross
! scope="col" | Box office gross
! scope="col" |[[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! scope="col" | [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! scope="col" |[[Metacritic]]
! scope="col" | [[Metacritic]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Little Door Gods]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[Little Door Gods]]''
|{{dts|2016|1|1}}
| {{dts|2016|1|1}}
| rowspan="2" |$12 million
|rowspan="2"| $12 million
|$11.9 million
| $11.9 million
|N/A
| N/A
|N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Tea Pets]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[Tea Pets]]''
|{{dts|2017|7|21}}
| {{dts|2017|7|21}}
|$5 million
| $5 million
|N/A
| N/A
|N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Cats and Peachtopia]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[Cats and Peachtopia]]''
|{{dts|2018|4|5}}
| {{dts|2018|4|5}}
|$10.5 million
| $10.5 million
|$20.5 million
| $20.5 million
|N/A
| N/A
|N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[White Snake (film)|White Snake]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[White Snake (film)|White Snake]]''
|{{dts|2019|1|11}}
| {{dts|2019|1|11}}
|$11.2 million
| $11.2 million
|$61.6 million
| $61.6 million
|68% (22 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=White Snake|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/white_snake|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref>
| 68% (22 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=White Snake|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/white_snake|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref>
|60 (6 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=White Snake Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/white-snake|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
| 60 (6 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=White Snake Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/white-snake|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[New Gods: Nezha Reborn]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[New Gods: Nezha Reborn]]''
|{{dts|2021|2|12}}
| {{dts|2021|2|12}}
|N/A
| N/A
|$70.4 million
| $70.4 million
|N/A
| N/A
|N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Green Snake (2021 film)|Green Snake]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[Green Snake (2021 film)|Green Snake]]''
|{{dts|2021|7|23}}
| {{dts|2021|7|23}}
|N/A
| N/A
|$90.7 million
| $90.7 million
|N/A
| N/A
|N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[New Gods: Yang Jian]]''
!scope="row"| ''[[New Gods: Yang Jian]]''
|{{dts|2022|8|19}}
| {{dts|2022|8|19}}
|N/A
| N/A
|$82.3 million
| $82.3 million
|N/A
| N/A
|N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
!''Chang An''
! ''[[Chang'an (film)|Chang'an]]''
|July 8, 2023
| July 8, 2023
|N/A
| N/A
|$258.2 million
| $258.2 million
|N/A
| N/A
|N/A
| N/A
⚫
|-
⚫
!scope="row"| ''[[White Snake: Afloat]]''
| August 10, 2024
| N/A
| $56.4 Million
| N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
![[Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio]]
⚫
!''White Snake 3''
|2025
|January 7, 2024
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
⚫
|-
!The Guardian Brothers 2
|May 6, 2024
|
|
|
|
|-
!
|
|
|
|
|
|}
|}


Line 125: Line 116:
{{Light Chaser Animation Studios}}
{{Light Chaser Animation Studios}}
{{Animation industry in China}}
{{Animation industry in China}}

[[Category:Light Chaser Animation Studios| ]]
[[Category:Light Chaser Animation Studios| ]]
[[Category:Chinese animation studios]]
[[Category:Chinese animation studios]]
⚫
[[Category:Chinese companies established in 2013]]
[[Category:Companies based in Beijing]]
[[Category:Companies based in Beijing]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2013]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2013]]
⚫
[[Category:Chinese companies established in 2013]]




Latest revision as of 00:46, 2 January 2025

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

[edit]

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, Tea Pets, was released in China on July 21, 2017. In the United States, Vision Films distributed the film 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]

The company has been focusing on animation production technology since its establishment, and is building its own render farm and developing technology.[13] In addition, the software has introduced Maya, Houdini, ZBrush, Arnold, etc.[14]

Filmography

[edit]
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
Tea Pets 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)[15] 60 (6 reviews)[16]
New Gods: Nezha Reborn February 12, 2021 N/A $70.4 million N/A N/A
Green Snake July 23, 2021 N/A $90.7 million N/A N/A
New Gods: Yang Jian August 19, 2022 N/A $82.3 million N/A N/A
Chang'an July 8, 2023 N/A $258.2 million N/A N/A
White Snake: Afloat August 10, 2024 N/A $56.4 Million N/A N/A
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 2025 N/A N/A N/A N/A

References

[edit]
  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 24 July 2013
  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 8 March 2020.
  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. ^ 小晚wan. "梦想家与独裁者：王微和"中国皮克斯"的创业故事". www.huxiu.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  14. ^ "中国皮克斯追光动画，前土豆网创始人王微任性挥霍前路如何？_小夜游". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  15. ^ "White Snake". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  16. ^ "White Snake Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
[edit]


Stub icon

This article related to an animation studio is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Light_Chaser_Animation_Studios&oldid=1266738724"