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Kampung Boy (TV Series)
''Kampung Boy'' is a Malaysian animated television series broadcast from 14 September 1997 to 12 September 2000. It is about the adventures of a young boy, Mat, and his life in a kampung (village). The series is adapted from the best-selling graphical novel '' The Kampung Boy'', an autobiography of Malaysian cartoonist Lat. Twenty-six episodesone of which won an Annecy Awardwere first shown on Malaysian satellite television network Astro before being distributed to sixty other countries. A main theme of ''Kampung Boy'' is the contrast between the traditional rural way of life and the modern urban lifestyle. The series promotes the village lifestyle as an environment that is fun and conducive to the development of a healthy and intelligent child. It raises the issue of modernisation, proposing that new values and technologies should be carefully examined by a society before being accepted. Lat's animation has won praises for its technical work and refreshing content, although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacewood Productions
Lacewood Productions was a Canadian animation studio based in Ottawa, Ontario.Wise, Wyndham (2001), p. 9. ''Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Filmmaking''. . University of Toronto Press. Accessed April 14, 2007. It produced a television series, ''Katie and Orbie'', as well as specials based on ''For Better or For Worse'', and the 1990 feature ''The Nutcracker Prince''. In 1997, Paragon Entertainment Corporation took over the studio due to debt reasons.Bullock, Kelly (April 2005)Ottawa's animation action Ottawa Insight. Retrieved April 17, 2007. Paragon eventually folded, with most of Lacewood's library and former assets being acquired by Amberwood Entertainment in 2000. Lacewood was the successor to Hinton Animation Studios, a company created by Sheldon Wiseman, which closed down due to debt problems. The first productions made by the studio were ''The Railway Dragon'' and its sequel ''The Birthday Dragon''. Lacewood has also done animation services on the first season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |