Shanghai Art Film Studio

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Development history

Chinese art films began in the early 1920s, and "Wan brothers" filmed the first batch of cartoons in Shanghai. In 1949, the art film group, an organization specialized in making art films, was established in Changchun northeast film studio, with cartoonist te Wei and painter Jin Xi as the main leaders. In 1950, the main members of the art film group: Tewei, Jin Xi, Duan Xiaoxuan, Jiao Yesong, Liu Fengzhan, he Yumen, Shang ShiShun, Wang Shuchen, he Yuwen, Guan Feng, Wang Yulan, Liang lik, you Yong, Jin Jin, Anping and more than 20 other people moved to Shanghai to become part of the Shanghai film factory.

With the continuous expansion of personnel, the Shanghai fine arts film studio was established in 1957, with Tewei as the director. Wan Laiming, Wan guchan, Wan Chaochen, Qian Jiajun, Yu zheguang, Zhang Chaoqun, Lei Yu, Jin Jin, Ma Guoliang, Bao Lei, Wu Yingju and other famous artists and writers have successively participated in this work. Since then, art films have developed rapidly based on Shanghai.

The early 1950s (1950-1956) was the growth stage of Shanghai American film. In 1953, the first color puppet film "little hero" was shot. In 1954, the puppet film "Xiao Mei's dream" was completed. It was the first time to use the technology of synthesizing real people and puppets. In 1955, the first color cartoon "why the crow is black" was shot successfully. From then on, art film entered the period of color film.

1957-1966 is the heyday of Chinese art films. Under the guidance of Tewei's creative direction of "exploring the road of national style and knocking on the door of comedy style", art films are in full bloom with various forms, producing a number of works which are still the best in the history of Chinese art films, and have gained great reputation at home and abroad.

In 1958, a new kind of art film, paper-cut, was added. Under the leadership of Wan Gu Chan, a group of young art film workers absorbed the artistic characteristics of Chinese Folk Shadow play, northern paper-cut and window decoration, and successfully shot the first color paper-cut, Zhu Bajie eating watermelon.

In 1960, he created a new process of ink animation, combining elegant Chinese ink painting with animated film, forming the most artistic style with Chinese characteristics. Under the guidance of Tewei and Qian Jiajun, the animation designers represented by Tang Cheng, Wu Qiang, Yan Dingxian and Xu Jingda, and the photographers represented by Duan Xiaoxuan, Wang Shirong and you Yong brought the traditional Chinese ink painting to the screen, and produced the world-famous Chinese first ink cartoon "Little Tadpole Looking for his mother" and the world-famous ink cartoon "Mu Di" .

In the same year, Yu zheguang made his first origami, smart duck.

In 1960, Shanghai Art Film Studio held exhibitions of Chinese art films in six cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, which were welcomed by the audience and praised by state leaders. In 1962, it was exhibited in Hong Kong and warmly welcomed by Hong Kong and Macao compatriots.

From 1961 to 1964, wanlaiming and Tang Cheng jointly directed the first cinema animated feature film "havoc in heaven" (Part I and part II), showing a strong national style. As the representative work of "Chinese School" of animation, it also has a wide and far-reaching influence in the world.

In 1963, Premier Zhou Enlai praised the fine arts and film department as an excellent department with unique style in China's film industry.

In 1977, Shanghai Film Studio resumed production. Since then, art film has entered a new period of glory again.

Nezha naohai, which was made in 1979 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China, is the first wide screen animated feature film in China. It once again radiates the brilliance of the national style in a strong and magnificent form of expression, and is very popular at home and abroad. The first puppet series "the story of Afanti" vividly depicts Afanti, a legendary figure of Uygur nationality in Xinjiang. More than 200 art short films enrich the theme and expression means of animation. The animated cartoon "Luling" and "landscape love", the ink paper-cut "snipe and clam fight", the nine color deer based on Dunhuang murals, the novel and famous "three monks", the humorous satire "super soap", the profound implication of "Fox Hunter", the lyrical and moving "snow child", the whimsical "monkey fishing for the moon", and the rich national style "human" Among them, "three monks" is China's first Silver Bear award winning film in Berlin Film Festival, "snipe and clam fight" is China's first ink paper-cut film winning Silver Bear Award in Berlin Film Festival, and "black cat Sheriff" is China's first popular science animation series.

In 1984, with the reform of the system, Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio adjusted its leading group, with Yan Dingxian as its director and Tewei as its consultant. With the pace of reform, art film creation continues to advance.

During this period, the focus of creation was on a series of art films. For example, the first paper-cut series "Hulu brothers", the 13 episode cartoon "the adventures of the slovenly king", the series of cartoons "Shuke and beta" and "Rubik's Cube" are also important works of this period. Later, Zhou Keqin and Chang Guangxi successively took the post of factory director.

In 1994, Jin Guoping became the factory director. Baoliandeng in 1999 is another cinema animated film after golden monkey subdues the demon in 1984. It is the first commercial animated film in China. Chang Guangxi is the director, Wu Yigong is the art director, Jin fuzai is the music director, and Jiang Wen, Jing Jing, Chen Peisi and Xu fan are involved in the dubbing. The three theme songs and episodes of the film are 365 days of missing you, heaven and earth in my heart, and love in one word. The singers are CoCo Lee, Liu Huan and Zhang Xinzhe.

In 2001, the first animation series "I'm crazy about singing" with campus music theme was launched, which opened a new chapter for domestic animation with unruly dream stories and elaborately created original songs. Together with Hu Yanbin, linggan band and other new forces, it has set a record of sales of super platinum records.

In 2004, the first animation series of "big ears" directed by Su Da was launched and premiered on CCTV children's channel. Five seasons of 130 episode animation accompany countless children's childhood. For many years, CCTV children's channel and four cartoon satellite TV have won the championship, with more than 2 billion on-demand.

At the same time, the United States film continues to launch theater animation, leading the film market. In 2006, he produced the puppet film Xiyue Qitong.

In 2007, Shanghai Meiying Film Co., Ltd. produced a large-scale national epic movie theater animation warrior, and won the "12th China Film Huabiao Award for excellent animation" and "Changzhou best Chinese feature film award". After that, it also won the "Golden Rooster Award" for best art film and "Golden Bear Award" for International Animation - best movie theater animation.

In 2011, more than 50 years after the 1961 version of "havoc in heaven" was released, Shanghai Meiying combined tradition with high technology and joined hands with the world's largest film and television post production company to create a new 3D version of the classic. Through the world's leading technology, American technicians carry out a series of digital processing such as film repair, restoration, color matching, and 2D to wide screen 3D image conversion. In 2012, Qian Jianping took the post of factory director.

In 2015, he produced the animated film "Emerald star of Sheriff black cat", and in 2018, he launched the 3D animated film "Adventures of Avanti".

In April 2018, Suda became the director of Shanghai Art Film Studio.

In the next few years, SMF will also produce cinema animated films such as "big ears in action", "snow child's companion in my life", "Monkey King's Flame Mountain", new productions such as "magic youth Sangsang Trilogy", "Quintet", "giant garden", "the way of Confucius" and "little bear baozi". As a work of ink animation inheritance, the art blockbuster "impala flying" inherits the innovative spirit of previous artists and brings the ink animal image of contemporary Chinese painting to the big screen.

Shanghai Meiying is committed to the construction of animation industry chain, promoting comprehensive cross-border marketing, and unremittingly pursuing the construction of the whole industry chain from animation creation to cinema, television, Internet, new media distribution, and peripheral product development and authorization.

Main works

Art animation

Thank you, Kitty (1950)

Xiaotiezhu (1951)

Kitten fishing (1952)

Picking mushrooms (1953)

Little hero (1953)

Good friend (1954)

Bragging frog (1954)

Careless chubby (1954)

Mr. Dong Guo (1955)

Magic pen (1955)

Encounter in the wild (1955)

Bear's journey (1955)

Why are crows black (1955)

Safflower (1956)

I know (1956)

Chinese puppet art (1956)

Gold earrings and iron hoes (1956)

Fat sister-in-law returns to her mother's home (1956)

Three neighbors (1956)

Smart goat (1956)

Proud general (1956)

Plucking radish (1957)

A new football (1957)

Twins (1957)

Wooden girl

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