Nominated Oscar best animated feature The Breadwinner enters for “Golden Monkey King Award”

2018-03-27 04:19:10

Recently, when the "Golden Monkey King Award" Organizing Committee sorted out the titles of entries, an email from Ireland caught attention. It was The Breadwinner, an Irish animated film nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film at the 90th Academy Award. Recently, when the "Golden Monkey King Award" Organizing Committee sorted out the titles of entries, an email from Ireland caught attention. It was The Breadwinner, an Irish animated film nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film at the 90th Academy Award. 

The Breadwinner was an animated film produced by Irish famous animation company Cartoon Saloon, a co-production of Canada, Ireland and Luxembourg. The film was adapted from the best-selling novel, The Breadwinner, which won the Governor General's Literary Award, the highest honour in Canadian literature. It was co-directed by Nora Twomey, nominated twice for the Oscar with The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014). Nora Twomey ishailed as one of the top 10 animators by Variety, an authoritative American film and television magazine. What's more interesting is that the film was produced by famous actress Angelina Jolie. The Breadwinner was an animated film produced by Irish famous animation company Cartoon Saloon, a co-production of Canada, Ireland and Luxembourg. The film was adapted from the best-selling novel, The Breadwinner, which won the Governor General's Literary Award, the highest honour in Canadian literature. It was co-directed by Nora Twomey, nominated twice for the Oscar with The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014). Nora Twomey ishailed as one of the top 10 animators by Variety, an authoritative American film and television magazine. What's more interesting is that the film was produced by famous actress Angelina Jolie. 

At the same time, the entries from Chinese and foreign well-known companies, colleges and institutions came in succession. They included Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink, which raked in 122 million yuan at the box office on the first day of release, and took in 589 million yuan at the box office to date. Duck Duck Goose, a family comedy animated film produced by Wanda Pictures and scheduled to screen on March 8, also joined in the contest for the Golden Monkey King Award. At the same time, the entries from Chinese and foreign well-known companies, colleges and institutions came in succession. They included Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink, which raked in 122 million yuan at the box office on the first day of release, and took in 589 million yuan at the box office to date. Duck Duck Goose, a family comedy animated film produced by Wanda Pictures and scheduled to screen on March 8, also joined in the contest for the Golden Monkey King Award.