China’s theatrical market posted an impressive comeback in 2025, with animation fueling the territory’s cinematic resurgence. Total box-office revenue rose roughly 22% year over year to approximately ...

Chinese animation director Zhao Ji, whose White Snake earned $70 million in 2019 and helped launch the current craze for the genre in China, says the next generation of creators must move beyond ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At a JAFF Market panel, leading creators from Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea argued that Asian animation is shifting into a ...

In a post-pandemic world where audiences demand premium theatrical experiences, Imax is betting big on the Asian market, with China’s animation boom leading the charge. “Ne Zha 2” has shattered box ...

India’s Green Gold Animation has announced a major new international collaboration with U.K.-based Red Kite Animation on The Assassin, an animated feature unveiled at the Goa Film Festival and Waves ...

In Malaysia, animation has evolved topics appropriate for viewers aged 13 and up, rather than just 12 and under. Ahmad Izham Omar, chief explorer at Malaysia’s Komet Production, described the upcoming ...

Zhao Ji says the next generation of creators must move beyond myth-based IP as China’s animation sector matures. By Mathew Scott Chinese animation director Zhao Ji, whose White Snake earned $70 ...