![]() Many of them are doing so with American assistance. After the smash success of 2015’s Monkey King: Hero is Back, Chinese producers are continuing to boost production standards with the aim of entering the global marketplace. While China produces more CG animated features than any other country, most of it is produced cheap and fast for its domestic market where audiences are undemanding.Videogames long ago supplanted animation as the entertainment of choice for kids it’s no surprise then that in 2016, at least six animated features are based on game franchises: The Angry Birds Movie, Ratchet & Clank, Dofus: Book 1-Julith, Sly Cooper, Dragon Nest: Throne of Elves, and King of Prism. ![]() film distributors and most of these films will never get significant stateside distribution. The only problem: non-family animation is ignored by major U.S. That trend continues in 2016 with adult animated features that range from the dead sober ( Another Day of Life ) to adult drama ( Cinderella the Cat, Loving Vincent) to raunchy teen comedy ( Sausage Party). Speaking of mature animation, in 2015, Anomalisa reminded critics and audiences alike that feature animation doesn’t just have to be aimed at toddlers.Expectations are running high the film marks the first time that Studio Ghibli has come aboard as a producing partner on a European animated feature. The venerable Michaël Dudok de Wit will make his feature film debut with The Red Turtle, and if it’s anything like Dudok de Wit’s splendid shorts like Father and Daughter and The Monk and the Fish, it will be a can’t-miss experience.Eyes will be on Illumination, Disney, and DreamWorks to see if they fare better. ![]() ![]() The two-film-a-year strategy backfired for Pixar this year with The Good Dinosaur becoming the studio’s least successful theatrical release ever. And so too will DreamWorks: Kung Fu Panda 3 and Trolls. Disney will push out two, too: Zootopia and Moana.
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