Vietnamese animation, known in Vietnamese as Hoạt hình (lit. Cartoon), or Hoạt họa (lit. Animation), is a term to describe animation films ( hand-drawn and computer-generated) which originates from Vietnam.

History

Vietnamese animation began in 1959 when the Vietnam Animation Studio was formed by a group of young animators (Ngô Mạnh Lân, Lê Minh Hiền, Hồ Quảng, Trương Qua...). They were educated in the historical Soviet Union.

1958–1975

The first Vietnamese animation was ''Đáng đời thằng Cáo'' (Worthy of the Fox) based on a poem called '' Con cáo và tổ ong'' (The fox and the Beehive) produced in 1959, is the first film of the Vietnamese animation industry. It is based on a poem consisting of 14 lines, telling the story of the fox trying to dig out the beehive to eat honey, but the bees gathered to sting the fox, which scared away the fox. The poem was written at a time when anti-Japanese and anti-West imperialist sentiments were high. : ''Tổ ong lủng lẳng trên cành'' : ''Trong đầy mật nhộng ngon lành lắm thay.'' : ''Cáo già nhè nhẹ lên cây'' : ''Định rằng lấy được, ăn ngay cho giòn.'' : ''Ong thấy Cáo muốn cướp con,'' : ''Kéo nhau xúm lại vây tròn Cáo ta.'' : ''Châm đầu, châm mắt Cáo già'' : ''Cáo già đau quá phải sa xuống rồi.'' : ''Ong kia yêu giống yêu nòi'' : ''Đồng tâm hiệp lực đuổi loài cáo đi.'' : ''Bây giờ ta thử so bì,'' : ''Ong còn đoàn kết, huống chi là người !'' : ''Nhật, Tây áp bức giống nòi,'' : ''Ta nên đoàn kết để đòi tự do.'' : : English Translation: : A beehive dangling from a branch : Filled with delicious nectar. : The old fox gently climbs the tree : Determined to get it, eat it right away until it's crispy. : The bee saw that the fox wanted to rob him, : Pulling together to surround the fox. : Stinging the head, stinging the eyes of the old fox : The old fox was in so much pain that he had to fall down. : The other bee loves the species : Teaming up to chase away the foxes. : Now let's compare, : Bees are still united, let alone people! : Japan and West oppress the race, : We should unite to demand freedom.

1976–1985

1986–2000

2001–2010

2011–present

Vietnamese Animation Studio has been producing 8-10 cartoons a year, most of them are traditionally drawn or by computer and a lot of animations by students groups and small studios. With the rising Vietnamese comics industry in 2010s, Vietnamese animation is hoped to rise, with Asian comics & animation and Western comics & animation to be an initial inspiration for Vietnamese animations and comics to initially draw from. Since 2016, animation in Vietnam has seen a significant improvement in 3D animation techniques, thanks to independent animation studios such as Colory Animation or Red Cat Motion. Besides, 2D animation has also had a noticeable change, with the example of DeeDee Animation Studio. Because of the production costs of animation in Vietnam is relatively lower than the global average, Vietnamese animation studios are usually selected as the outsourcing partners for international animation projects. Additionally, using animated videos also becomes a preferred video marketing strategy for several major brands in Vietnam, such as MILO or Lifebuoy. In late 2018, POPS Worldwide, with the funding from Lifebuoy, publish the animated series "The Silver iOn Squad", produced by DeeDee Animation Studio. In early 2019, DeeDee Animation Studio also premieres the animated short film "Broken Being: Prequel" on social media channels. The film is positively received by the media and newspapers, such as Dan Tri, Vietnamnet, Tien Phong, etc., who all claim that the film is "the first

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animated film in Vietnam that targets adults". Meanwhile, according to Dan Tri, "the animated film "Broken Being: Prequel" has changed the animation scene in Vietnam". From 2021 onwards, ''Lạc Trôi'' (Lost & Drifting) is an animation cartoon that has debuted under MTP Entertainment as Son Tung playing the role of a fictional, historical Vietnamese prince who washes ashore into modern society by Episode 9. ACE Media Viet Nam has been providing the voice-acting and AVR Creative Viet Nam the animation, with a number of other individuals on the project as well.
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' is also home to Vietnamese-made comics and animation. There has been an ongoing Vietnamese animation series called '' Thỏ Bảy Màu''
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. It was first conceived in 2014 by Huỳnh Thái Ngọc. It chronicles the adventures of Rainbow Bunny and its three companions, Sister Xo, her boyfriend Quan, and her grandpa Nam.

Genres

* Hand-drawn animation * Puppet animation * Clay animation * Cutout animation *

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( 2D, 3D...)

Studios

DeeDee Animation Studio

Planion Animation

Omni Animation

Thunder Cloud Studio

CG Vietnam
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* Vietnam Animation Studio * Hochiminh City Animation Studio * Liberation Film Studio
HFL Media
* AREKA Studio * Hongbang University International * Hanoi Film Productions * Evertoon Animation Studio *

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Animost Animation Studio
* Armada TMT Vietnam * Biqit Studio * KimyMedia * Bamboo Animation * Colory Animation Studio * Phamthuynhan Productions * S18.Animation * Truong CG Artist
BIG6 ANIMATION STUDIO

Rainstorm Film

Animators

Hà Huy Hoàng

Phùng Đình Dũng
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Ngô Mạnh Lân Ngô () is a Vietnamese surname, related to the Chinese surnames Ng (name), Ng, NGO (disambiguation), Ngo and Wu (surname), Wu. Notable people with the surname Ngô *Ngô Văn Dụ Chairman of the Central Commission for Inspection of the Communist ...

* Lê Minh Hiền *

Hồ Quảng Hồ is a Vietnamese word. It may refer to: * Hồ (surname), a Vietnamese surname * Hồ dynasty of Vietnam *Hồ, Bắc Ninh Hồ is a ward () and capital of Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( ...

* Trương Qua * Cao Thụy * Mai Long *

Tô Hoài Tô Hoài (Birth name: Nguyễn Sen; September 27, 1920 – July 6, 2014) was a Vietnamese writer, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and correspondent. The pen name Tô Hoài is derived from the names of Tô Lịch River and Hoài Đức ...

* Nguyễn Hà Bắc * Vũ Kim Dũng * Lê Bình * Đặng Vũ Thảo *

Phạm Minh Trí Phạm is the fourth most common Vietnamese family name from , which may be rendered as ''Fan'' in Chinese or ''Beom'' (범) in Korean. It is not to be confused with Phan (潘), another Vietnamese surname. Origin Phạm is the Sino-Vietnames ...

* Giáp Vo * Nguyễn Thị Phương Hoa * Phạm Sông Đông * Nguyễn Thái Hùng * Trần Thanh Việt *

Phùng Văn Hà Phung is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Feng (surname), Feng in Chinese language, Chinese and Pung (Korean name), Pung in Korean language, Korean. The word Phung without the accent is also a Chinese surname Peng (surname), Péng ...

* Huỳnh Vĩnh Sơn * Nguyễn Cao Hoàng * Mike Nguyễn * Bùi Quốc Thắng * Trần Khánh Duyên * Doãn Thành * Đoàn Trần Anh Tuấn * Châu Võ Bá Trường * Đoàn Tuấn Anh * Nguyễn Đắc Hoàng

References

Hoạt hình Việt Nam : Có lắm người tài ?

Hoạt hình Việt Nam : Thiếu sự phi lý

Phim hoạt hình 3D Việt Nam : Chập chững đến bao cấp ?
(Báo ''Phụ nữ Việt Nam'')
Phim hoạt hình Việt Nam có tính giáo dục cao : Tìm ở đâu bây giờ ?

Phim hoạt hình Việt Nam : Bao giờ "bĩ" qua "thái" tới ?
- ''Nhà báo và Công luận'' // Thứ Bảy, 26 February 2011, 12:30 (AM) {{Animation 1959 establishments in Vietnam History of animation