While we gawk at Hollywood CGI and animation movies such as Tranformers, Avatar, Thor, and the Final Fantasy installments, let’s
not forget that we are not doing too bad ourselves. Of the past 4 years,
Malaysians have produced animation movies and animated TV series such as Supa Strikas, Upin & Ipin, Boboi Boy, and Bola Kampung.
The most recently released animation feature, SeeFood, is actually a third of its
Malaysian kind. The other two being Geng:
The Adventure Begins and Bala Bowl.
SeeFood has received warm response
internationally, where it has secured multiple distribution deals that is worth
over USD 2 million.
Local animation houses such as Animasia, Les’ Copaque, and
Shock3D are leading the animation industry but releasing the movies and
animated series, and many Malaysians such as I, are proud of this achievement. Our
own powerhouse in CGI movies, KRU Studios, who have been using CGI effects in
their movies such as Cicakman and Merong Mahawangsa, are doing their own
bits to elevate the industry. KRU Studios offer scholarship programs for those
are passionate to pursue a career in the industry.
We were ecstatic when Lat’s Kampung Boy came to our television in 1997, and Malaysians are just
as proud with our current animation innovation. Others have criticized these
local products of, well, being “local”, but I say; let’s take one step at a
time.
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