Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (also known as Hong Guang Animation (宏廣) and Cuckoos' Nest Studio) is a Taiwanese

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

studio that was founded in 1978. The company, based in Xindian,

Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country ...

with offices in

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, is one of the oldest and most prolific animation studios in Taiwan, and has done traditional hand-drawn 2D animation and ink-and-paint for various TV shows and films for studios across

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

and Asia-Pacific.

History

Wang Film/Cuckoo's Nest, the studio's original name, was founded by James Chung-Yuan Wang (王中元 ''Wang Chung-yuan''), Hsu Chih-wei and Lu Kuang-chi started the studio in 1978 as a Taiwanese subcontractor for various Japanese animation studios and also an overseas facility for the American animation studio

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

. Hanna-Barbera sent Jerry Smith to help set up the company and eventually owned half the company. Many employees from Chunghwa Cartoon came to work at Cuckoo's Nest Studio along with employees from Ying Ren Cartoon and Shang Shang. Don Patterson was brought on board as a trainer. The company started with about 50 employees but soon had 300. In the company's first year, 17 episodes were produced for Hanna-Barbera. Quickly, they had contracts with Disney, Warner Bros., and Universal. With increased wages and foreign exchange rates, Cuckoo's was being priced out of the outsourcing market. Thus the CNS began restructuring. A Mainland Chinese subsidiary was opened in 1990 in

Zhuhai Zhuhai; Yale romanization of Cantonese, Yale: ''Jyūhói''; Chinese postal romanization, also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern ...

, southern

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

province. In 1991, Cuckoo's Nest had to lay off 200 employees in Taipei. The company began computerization to reduce costs, while training some that would have been laid off to operate the computers. By 1993, the company had capacity to produce 200 half hour episodes each year. In 1993, a Shanghai unit, possibly a joint venture, was under consideration with Bangkok as an alternative. Also, internal developed and produced material was expected to start hitting the market in mid-1994. In early 1991, Hanna-Barbera sold its

digital ink-and-paint Traditional animation (or classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation) is an animation technique in which each frame is drawn by hand. The technique was the dominant form of animation of the 20th century, until there was a shif ...

software to the company which was developed by

Marc Levoy Marc Stewart Levoy is a computer graphics researcher and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, a vice president and Fellow at Adobe Inc., and (until 2020) a Distinguished Engineer at Google. He ...

. The company is also notable for their work on the overseas production for

Nelvana Nelvana Limited (; also known as Nelvana Enterprises, Nelvana International or Nelvana Digital; commonly known as Nelvana; stylized as "nelvana") is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment production company owned by Corus Entertainment s ...

's ''

Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. They were turned into plush teddy bears and featured in ''The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings'' (1983) and ...

'' franchise,

Film Roman Film Roman, LLC, is an American animation studio currently based in Woodland Hills, California and formerly in Burbank. It was previously owned by Starz Inc., which is now a division of Lionsgate, and currently by Waterman Entertainment, the p ...

's ''

Garfield and Friends ''Garfield and Friends'' is an American animated television series based on the comic strip '' Garfield'' by Jim Davis. The show aired on CBS as part of its Saturday morning children's lineup from September 17, 1988, to December 10, 1994. Th ...

'' and ''

Bobby's World ''Bobby's World'' (originally known as ''The World According to Bobby'') is an American animated comedy children's television series that aired on Fox Kids from September 8, 1990, to February 23, 1998. The show was created by Canadian actor/come ...

'',

Klasky Csupo Klasky-Csupo, Inc. ( ) is an American animation studio located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1982 by producer Arlene Klasky and her then-husband, Hungarian animator Gábor Csupó (hence the company's name) in a spare room of th ...

's ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-d ...

'' pilot and first season,

Disney's The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

DuckTales DuckTales refers to: Film and television * ''DuckTales'' (1987 TV series), original TV series ** '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' * ''DuckTales'' (2017 TV series), reboot TV series Video games * ''DuckTales'' (video game) ...

'' and

Stretch Films John Russell Dilworth (born February 14, 1963) is an American animator, actor, writer, director, storyboard artist, producer and the creator of the animated television series '' Courage the Cowardly Dog''. Dilworth's works have appeared on PBS, C ...

' ''

Courage the Cowardly Dog ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' is an American animated comedy horror television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Dilworth's animation studio, Stretch Films. The eponymous character is an anxious dog who li ...

''. They also helped produce effects for the 1982 film ''

Tron ''Tron'' (stylized as ''TRON'') is a 1982 American science fiction action adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer ...

'' and some ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run ext ...

'' television specials, production ink & paint matting, and animation assistance.

Filmography

TV series

Outsourced from

Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA; also shortened to Disney TVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is an American animation production company that serves as the television a ...

Outsourced from

Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation Inc. (abbreviated as WBA) is an American animation studio which is part of the Warner Bros. Television Group, a division of Warner Bros., which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery and serves as the animation divis ...

Outsourced from

DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions, sometimes stylized as DİC) was a French American film and television production company that ...

Outsourced from

Outsourced from other studios

Television films and specials

* '' The Betty Boop Movie Mystery'' (1989) (co-produced by

King Features King Features Syndicate, Inc. is an American content distribution and animation studio, consumer product licensing and print syndication company owned by Hearst Communications that distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editoria ...

) * '' The Bug Hunt'' (1996, Disney Television Animation) * ''

Care Bears Nutcracker Suite ''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' is an animated television film featuring the Care Bears characters. Produced by the Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1988, it is loosely based on the 1892 ''Nutcracker'' ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (ad ...

'' (1988, Nelvana and Telefilm Canada) * ''

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue ''Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue'' is a 1990 American animated children comedy-drama social guidance film starring many characters from several animated television series at the time of its release. The plot follows Michael, a teenager who is us ...

'' (1990) (co-produced by

Southern Star Productions Endemol Australia, formerly known as Southern Star Group, Southern Star Productions, Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia and Taft-Hardie Group Pty Ltd, was a major Australian independent television production, distribution, and syndication com ...

) * ''

Christmas in Tattertown ''Christmas in Tattertown'' is a 1988 animated television Christmas special created and directed by Ralph Bakshi. The special was an unsold pilot episode for a series, ''Tattertown'', about a place where everything discarded in the world came al ...

'' (1988, Nickelodeon) * '' Dieter: Der Film'' (2000, TFC Trickompany) * '' The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special'' (1988, Hanna-Barbera Productions) * '' Garfield's Feline Fantasies'' and ''

Garfield Gets a Life ''Garfield Gets a Life'' is a 1991 animated television special based on the ''Garfield'' comic strip written by Jim Davis. It features Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast on May 8, 1991, on CBS. It was nominate ...

'' (1990, 1991, Film Roman, United Media and PAWS, Inc.) * '' Hägar the Horrible: Hägar Knows Best'' (1989, Hanna-Barbera Productions) * '' Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' TV movies (1987–1988, Hanna-Barbera Productions) * ''

'' (three specials, '' Snoopy's Reunion'', '' It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' & ''

You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'' is the 37th prime-time animated television special based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts''. It premiered on January 18, 1994, on NBC. It was the last new ''Peanuts'' special to air on te ...

'', 1991, 1992, 1994) * '' Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights'' (1994, Hanna-Barbera Productions) * '' Tiny Toon Spring Break'' (1994, Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Entertainment) * '' The Town Santa Forgot'' (1993, Hanna-Barbera Productions) * ''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and get ...

'' (1987, Rankin/Bass Productions) * ''

Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper ''Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper'' is a 1982 American animated Christmas television special starring Yogi Bear. It is the third and final Yogi Christmas special. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, it first aired on on CBS. Alon ...

'' (1982, Hanna-Barbera Productions)

Feature films

Original productions * '' Uncle Niou's Great Adventure'' (1982) * '' Doraemon Robot Wars'' (1983) * '' Funky Space Monkey'' * ''

Fire Ball The Fire Ball is a type of amusement ride manufactured by Larson International. It replaced a series of Larson rides manufactured prior to its unveiling, the first being the Super Loops and the second being the Ring of Fire. The ride features a ...

'' (2005) * ''

Lin Wang Lin Wang (; 1917 – 26 February 2003) was an Asian elephant that served with the Chinese Expeditionary Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and later relocated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang forces. Lin Wang lived out mos ...

'' (2018) (currently in production) Outsourced productions * '' The Adventures of Brer Rabbit'' (2006, Universal Animation Studios) * ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

'' (1992, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * ''

An All Dogs Christmas Carol ''An All Dogs Christmas Carol'' (unofficially as ''All Dogs Go To Heaven 3)'' a 1998 direct-to-video animated musical comedy-drama television special based on the 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol'' by Charles Dickens. The final installment in the ...

'' (1998, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation) * ''

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 ''All Dogs Go to Heaven 2'' is a 1996 American animated musical fantasy adventure film, and a sequel to Goldcrest Films' animated film ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' (1989). Produced by MGM/UA Family Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation ...

'' (1996, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation) * '' Annabelle's Wish'' (1997, Ralph Edwards Productions) * '' Babes in Toyland'' (1997, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation) * '' Balto II: Wolf Quest'' (2002, Universal Animation Studios) * '' Balto III: Wings of Change'' (2004, Universal Animation Studios) * '' Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas'' (1997, Disneytoon Studios and Disney Television Animation) * ''

Bebe's Kids ''Bebe's Kids'' ( ; also marketed as ''Robin Harris' Bebe's Kids'') is a 1992 American Adult animation, adult animated comedy film produced by Hyperion Pictures, Hyperion Studio for Paramount Pictures. Directed by Bruce W. Smith in his List of ...

'' (1992, Hyperion Pictures) * '' Bionicle: Mask of Light'' (2003, Lego, Miramax Films, Buena Vista, Create TV & Film, and Creative Capers Entertainment) * '' Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui'' (2004, Lego, Miramax Films, Buena Vista, Create TV & Film, and Creative Capers Entertainment) * '' Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows'' (2005, Lego, Miramax Films, Buena Vista, Create TV & Film, and Creative Capers Entertainment) * ''

The Brave Little Toaster ''The Brave Little Toaster'' is a 1987 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Jerry Rees. It is based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Thomas M. Disch. The film stars Deanna Oliver, Timothy E. Day, Jon Lovitz, Tim Stack, an ...

'' (1987,

Hyperion Pictures Hyperion Pictures (also known as Hyperion Films or Hyperion Studios or Hyperion Animation) is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Thomas L. Wilhite, who had previously been the head of motion picture and tel ...

and Atlantic/Kushner-Locke) * '' Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure'' (2005,

Hasbro Entertainment Hasbro Entertainment is a production company, production and distribution (marketing), distribution company owned and operated by American toy and multimedia company Hasbro and launched on August 16, 2023. It succeeds Allspark, previously known ...

and SD Entertainment) * ''

The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland ''The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'' is a 1987 animated musical fantasy film and the third theatrically released film in the Care Bears franchise. It was released in the United States and Canada on August 7, 1987, by Cineplex Odeon Films, ...

'' (1987, Nelvana) * ''

The Care Bears Movie ''The Care Bears Movie'' is a 1985 animated musical fantasy film directed by Arna Selznick from a screenplay by Peter Sauder. It was the second feature film from the Canadian animation studio Nelvana after the 1983 film ''Rock & Rule,'' in ...

'' (1985, Nelvana) * '' Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' (1986, Nelvana) * '' Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure'' (2003, Paramount Pictures, Universal Animation Studios and Nickelodeon) * ''

Curious George Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written and illustrated by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original ...

'' (2006, Universal Animation Studios) * ''

The Emperor's New Groove ''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Dindal and produced by Randy Fullmer, from a screenplay writte ...

'' (2000, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * ''

Felidae Felidae ( ) is the Family (biology), family of mammals in the Order (biology), order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid ( ). The 41 extant taxon, extant Felidae species exhibit the gre ...

'' (1994, TFC Trickompany, Animationstudio Ludewig, Uli Meyer Animation and Natterjack Animation) * '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' (1992, Kroyer Films, Youngheart Productions and FAI Films) * '' FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue'' (1998, WildBrain) * '' GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords'' (1986, Hanna-Barbera Productions and Tonka) * '' Hercules: Zero to Hero'' (1999, Disneytoon Studios and Disney Television Animation) * '' Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party'' (2005, Nickelodeon Animation Studio) * '' Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes'' (2006, Nickelodeon Animation Studio) * '' Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever'' (2007, Nickelodeon Animation Studio) * ''

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater ''How to Hook Up Your Home Theater'' is a 2007 American animated comedy short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, directed by Kevin Deters, and co-directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton. It was the first theatrical Goofy solo cartoon s ...

'' (2007, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * '' Jetsons: The Movie'' (1990, Hanna-Barbera Productions) * '' Joseph: King of Dreams'' (2000, DreamWorks Animation LLC) * ' (1997, TFC Trickompany Filmproduktion GmbH) * ''

The Land Before Time ''The Land Before Time'' is a franchise consisting of American animated film, animated Adventure film, adventure Children's film, family films centered around dinosaurs, including a Movie theater, theatrical movie, various Direct-to-video, st ...

'' (films VII–XIII) (2000–2007, Universal Animation Studios) * ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Produced by Walt Disney ...

'' (1994, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * '' Leroy & Stitch'' (2006, Disney Television Animation) * ''

Lilo & Stitch ''Lilo & Stitch'' () is a 2002 American animated Science fiction film, science fiction comedy-drama film, comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. It was written and directed by Chris Sanders and De ...

'' (2002, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...

'' (1989, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * '' The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea'' (2000, Disneytoon Studios and Disney Television Animation) * '' Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical'' (2015, Disney Television Animation) * ''

Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary Chinese folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century Common Era, CE) of Chinese history. Scholar, Scholars generally consider Mulan to be a fictional character. Hua Mulan is depicte ...

'' (1998, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * ''

Mulan II ''Mulan II'' is a 2004 American animated direct-to-video musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Disneytoon Studios and distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The film was directed by Darrell Rooney and Lynne Southe ...

'' (2005, Disneytoon Studios) * '' My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday'' (2003, SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds'' (2004, SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony: Friends are Never Far Away'' (2005, SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas'' (2005, Hasbro Entertainment and SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow'' (2006, SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place'' (2007, SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure'' (2009, SD Entertainment) * '' My Scene Goes Hollywood'' (2005, Miramax Family) * ''

Once Upon a Forest ''Once Upon a Forest'' is a 1993 animated adventure film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Based on the ''Furlings'' characters created by Rae Lambert, the film was directed by Charles Grosvenor and p ...

'' (1993, Hanna-Barbera Productions and Harlech Television Cymru/Wales) * ''

The Pagemaster ''The Pagemaster'' is a 1994 American live-action/animated fantasy adventure film starring Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Frank Welker, Ed Begley Jr., and Mel Harris. The film was produced ...

'' (1994, Turner Feature Animation) * ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated series, animated Musical film, musical-television comedy, comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series originally aired on t ...

'' (2009–2015) (with Synergy Animation) ** ''Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown'' (2009, Disney Television Animation) ** '' Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation'' (2009, Disney Television Animation) ** ''

Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown Hosted by Kelly Osbourne Phineas () is a masculine given name, an Anglicized name for the priest Phinehas in the Hebrew Bible. It may refer to: People * Phineas Banning (1830–1885), American businessman and entrepreneur * P. T. Barnum (1810–1891), American showman and ...

'' (2013, Disney Television Animation) ** '' Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel'' (2013, Disney Television Animation) ** '' Phineas and Ferb Save Summer'' (2014, Disney Television Animation) ** '' Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars'' (2014, Disney Television Animation) ** '' Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists'' (2014, Disney Television Animation) ** '' Tales from the Resistance: Back to the 2nd Dimension'' (2014, Disney Television Animation) ** '' Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer'' (2014, Disney Television Animation) ** '' Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files'' (2015, Disney Television Animation) * '' Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension'' (2011, Disney Television Animation) (A Disney Channel Original Movie) * ''

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking () is the fictional main character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story when she was off school. Pippi is ...

'' (1997, Nelvana) * ''

Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw ''Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw'' is a 1988 American Animation, animated Musical film, musical adventure film based on the Tonka toy line and the Hanna-Barbera Pound Puppies (1986 TV series), television series of the same name, which ai ...

'' (1988,

Carolco Pictures Carolco Pictures, Inc. was an American independent film studio that was founded by Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna in 1976. Kassar and Vajna ran Carolco together until 1989, when Vajna left to form Cinergi Pictures. Carolco hit its peak in th ...

, Atlantic/Kushler-Locke and The Maltese) * ''

The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The plot conce ...

'' (1990, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * '' The Pumpkin of Nyefar'' (2004) * ''

Rover Dangerfield ''Rover Dangerfield'' is a 1991 American animated musical comedy film starring the voice talent of comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who also wrote the screenplay and story and co-produced the film. It revolves around the eponymous character, a canine ...

'' (1991, Hyperion Pictures) * '' The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue'' (1998, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation) * ''

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico ''Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico'' is a 2003 American direct-to-video animated adventure film; the sixth in a series of direct-to-video films based upon the ''Scooby-Doo'' Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on September 30, 2003, a ...

'' (2003, Warner Bros. Animation) * '' Tarzan & Jane'' (2002, Disney Television Animation) * ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Creat ...

'' (1999, Walt Disney Animation Studios) * ''

The Thief and the Cobbler ''The Thief and the Cobbler'' is a 1993 animated fantasy film co-written and directed by Richard Williams, who intended it to be his magnum opus and a milestone in the animated medium. Originally devised in the 1960s, the film was in and out o ...

'' (1995, Richard Williams Productions, Fred Calvert Productions and Allied Filmmakers) * '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' (1992, Turner Entertainment, Film Roman, and WMG) * ''

Tom Sawyer Thomas "Tom" Sawyer () is the title character of the Mark Twain novel '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: '' Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and '' Tom Sawy ...

'' (2000, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation) * ''

'' (1982, Walt Disney Productions and Lisberger Studios) * '' Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year'' (2002, Disneytoon Studios) * '' Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving'' (1999, Disneytoon Studios) * '' Yu Yu Hakusho: Fight for the Netherworld'' (1994, Pierrot) * '' Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie'' (1993, Pierrot) * ''

Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' ( zh, t=新蜀山劍俠) is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural ''wuxia'' fantasy film directed by Tsui Hark and based on the xianxia novel '' Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' by Huanzhulouzh ...

'' (1983, Paragon Films)

Others

* '' MGM Sing Alongs'' (1997)

CGCG

CGCG, Inc. is a leading CGI

computer animation Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating Film, moving images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both still images and moving images, while computer animation refers to moving images. Virtu ...

studio based in Taiwan since 1988.

Productions

CGCG (Taiwan) CGCG (China) CGCG Studio (Japan)

Continuations

CGCG (Taiwan)

Thai Wang Film Productions

Thai Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. is a division of Wang Film Productions located in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

Productions

* ''

Goof Troop ''Goof Troop'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Disney Television Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on the relationship between single father Goofy and his son, Max Goof, Max, as well as their neighbor Pet ...

'' (1992) - ink & paint for 6 episodes * ''

'' (1993, Richard Williams Productions, Fred Calvert Productions and Allied Filmmakers) * '' Gargoyles'' (1994) - "Awakening, Part 2" * '' Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken'' (1995) (as Thai Wang Production) * '' Timon & Pumbaa'' (1995–1996) * ''

Road Rovers ''Road Rovers'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Television Animation that premiered on Kids' WB on September 7, 1996, and ended after one season on February 22, 1997. It was later shown on Cartoon Network from ...

'' (1996) * ''

Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh ''Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh'' is a 1996 Halloween television special produced by Walt Disney Television Animation with the animation production done at Toon City Animation, Inc. in Manila, Philippines, along with the additional production ...

'' (1996, Disney Television Animation) (as Thai Wang Film Production Co., Ltd.) * '' All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series'' (1996–1998) * ''

Quack Pack ''Quack Pack'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, featuring Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. The show debuted on September 3, 1996, as a part of the " Disney Afternoon" programmin ...

'' (1996) - 2 episodes * ''

Jungle Cubs ''Jungle Cubs'' is an American animated series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation for ABC in 1996, serving as the prequel to the 1967 film ''The Jungle Book'' as it's set in the youth of the animal characters years before the events o ...

'' (1996) * ' (1997, TFC Trickompany Filmproduktion GmbH) * '' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (1997–1998) - 13 episodes * '' Babes in Toyland'' (1997, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation) * ''

The Adventures of Paddington Bear ''The Adventures of Paddington Bear'' is a French-Canadian-British animated children's television series based on the Paddington Bear stories written by Michael Bond, co-produced by the CINAR Corporation, FilmFair and Protecrea, in co-produ ...

'' (1997, CINAR Animation) * '' Belle's Magical World'' (1998, DisneyToon Studios) (as Thai Wang Film Production Co., Ltd.) * '' Hercules: The Animated Series'' (1998) - 5 episodes * ''

'' (1998, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation) * ''

Max und Moritz ''Max and Moritz: A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks'' (original: ''Max und Moritz – Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen'') is a German language illustrated story in verse. It was written and illustrated by Wilhelm Busch and published in 186 ...

'' (1999) * '' Hercules: Zero to Hero'' (1999, Disney Television Animation) (as Thai Wang Film Production) * '' Detention'' (1999) * ''

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational Fantasy fiction, fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker, developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser, and pr ...

'' (1999) (Season 1) * ''

'' (1999) * '' Poochini's Yard'' (2000) * ''

Heavy Metal 2000 ''Heavy Metal 2000'' (also known as ''Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²'' outside North America) is a 2000 Canadian adult animated science fantasy film produced by Jacques Pettigrew and Michel Lemire, and directed by Michael Coldewey and Lemire. Starring t ...

'' (2000) * ''

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is a spin-off of Pixar's ''Toy Story'' franchise a ...

'' (2000) * ''

What's New, Scooby-Doo? ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation for Kids' WB. It is the ninth incarnation of the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise that began with ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' and the first ''Scoo ...

'' (2002) * '' Franklin's Magic Christmas'' (2001, Nelvana) * ''

Back to School with Franklin The human back, also called the dorsum (: dorsa), is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck. It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest and the abdomen. The vertebral c ...

'' (2003, Nelvana) * '' Stuart Little: The Animated Series'' (2003, Sony Pictures Television and Adelaide Productions) * '' The Pumpkin of Nyefar'' (2004) * '' Leroy & Stitch'' (2006, Disney Television Animation; Digital Production)

Hong Guang Animation (Suzhou)

Hong Guang Animation (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. () is a division of Wang Film Productions located in

Suzhou Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce. Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou rapidly grew in size by the ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Productions

* '' Benjamin Blümchen'' * '' Bibi Blocksberg'' * ''

Kangoo The Renault Kangoo is a family of vans built by Renault since 1997 across three generations. It is sold as a passenger Minivan, multi-purpose vehicle or as a light commercial vehicle. For the European market, the Kangoo is manufactured at the MC ...

'' (Season 2) * ''

'' (1997–2001) * ''Loggerheads'' (1997) * ''

Princess Sissi ''Princess Sissi'' (, , also known as Saban's Sissi the Princess) is a children's animated series. It debuted on October 29, 1997 on France 3 and within the same time in Italy on Rai 1, and later premiered in Canada on Radio-Canada on Septembe ...

'' (1997–1998) * ''

Dumb Bunnies ''Dumb Bunnies'' is a series of books created by Dav Pilkey, the author of ''Captain Underpants, Dog Man, and Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot'' under the pseudonym "Sue Denim". They involve the adventures of a dumb family of bunnies. The Dumb Bunnie ...

'' (1998–1999) * ''

Mythic Warriors ''Mythic Warriors'' (also known as ''Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend'') is a 1998–2000 anthology animated television series, which featured retellings of popular Greek myths that were altered so as to be appropriate for younger audience ...

'' (1998–2000) * '' The Lionhearts'' (1998) * '' George and Martha'' (1999–2000) * ''

Rescue Heroes Rescue Heroes are a line of Action figure, action figures targeted towards preschool-age children, released by Fisher-Price. The line was first introduced in 1997, depicting various rescue personnel, such as firefighters, police officers, and con ...

'' (1999–2000) (Season 1) * '' Little Bear'' (1999–2001) (Season 5) * ''

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse ''Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse'' is a children's animated television series co-produced by Nelvana Limited and Hong Guang Animation for Teletoon and PBS. Among the series' executive producers are Michael and Betty Paraskevas, whom they create ...

'' (2000–2002) * '' Nick & Perry'' (2000–2001) * '' Timothy Tweedle: The First Christmas Elf'' (2000, Evening Sky) * ''

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat ''Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat'', or simply ''Sagwa'', is a children's animated television series based on the children's book '' The Chinese Siamese Cat'', created by Amy Tan which aired on PBS Kids, co-produced by Canada-based animation s ...

'' (2001–2002, as Cuckoo's Nest) * ''

Gadget and the Gadgetinis ''Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' is an animated television series and the sequel of the 1983 series ''Inspector Gadget''. The series was a co-production between Fox Kids Europe, DIC Entertainment Corporation, French animation studio SIP Animation, ...

'' (2002–2003) * ''

Fillmore! ''Fillmore!'' is an American animated television series created by Scott M. Gimple

'' (2002) * '' My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday'' (2003, SD Entertainment) * ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated television series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow and, later, Nickelodeon. It was created and directed by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. It premiered on 28January 2004, becoming a ratings success in Ita ...

'' (2004) (Season 1) * '' Altair in Starland'' (2004) * '' Zeroman'' (2004) * '' My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds'' (2004, SD Entertainment) * '' Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure'' (2005, SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony: Friends are Never Far Away'' (2005, SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas'' (2005, Hasbro and SD Entertainment) * ''

Asterix and the Vikings ''Asterix and the Vikings'' (released in French as ''Astérix et les Vikings'' and Danish as ''Asterix og Vikingerne'') is a 2006 Danish animated adventure film based on the French comic book series ''Asterix'', written by Stefan Fjeldmark and ...

'' (2006) * '' Forest Friends'' (2006–2007) * '' My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow'' (2006, SD Entertainment) * '' My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place'' (2007, SD Entertainment) * '' Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot'' (2007–2008) * ''

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'' is an American animated children's television series produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It began as a series of three interstitial shorts on Nick Jr. called ''Downward Doghouse''. The first full episode was initial ...

'' (2007–2008) (Season 1) * '' Tutenstein: Clash of the Pharaohs'' (2008) * '' My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure'' (2009, SD Entertainment)

References

External links

Official website

Official CGCG Studio website
* {{authority control Taiwanese animation studios Chinese animation studios Mass media companies established in 1978 1978 establishments in Taiwan Companies based in Taipei Companies based in Bangkok Companies based in Suzhou Entertainment companies established in 1978 Entertainment companies of Taiwan Chinese companies established in 1990 1990 in Suzhou

History

Filmography

TV series

Television films and specials

Feature films

Others

CGCG

Productions

Continuations

Thai Wang Film Productions

Productions

Hong Guang Animation (Suzhou)

Productions

See also

References

External links