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Last
Days
A tale of political intrigues and epic battles, Last Days
is about a prince who runs away from his murderous father, but returns
with his friends to save the Kingdom of Dale when the Mongolian hordes
of Kublai Khan invade.
This animated feature film is part of a US$42 million co-financing
and co-production slate signed between UDE and Hanwen Animation Co.
Ltd (Hanwen).
Suzhou based Hanwen is a fast growing independent animation company
in China. The company started with doing outsourcing work for other
studios, but quickly moved on to developing its own intellectual properties.
Hanwen has set its sights beyond China and will be setting up its
first overseas branch in Hong Kong in mid 2008.
“The world is turning its attention to Asia and developing a
growing interest in stories, content and talents from this part of
the world. There has never been a better time for Asian filmmakers
and investors to work together to produce compelling content for the
world market” says Chan Gin Kai, Executive Producer of UDE.
“We are proud to partner Hanwen, an enterprising animation company
with world class ideas and the talents to make them happen.”
This animation slate includes an animated martial arts epic film tentatively
titled Last Days and a live action TV series
tentatively titled 'Colourful
Fish'. Both companies
will be creatively
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the
bulk of the production work will be done in HAC’s studios in
China. The English language films are targeted at the international
market.
“We are glad UDE has agreed to work with us on these exciting
projects. Their vast international experience, creative input and
financial contribution will help us to create a project that will
appeal to audiences worldwide,” says Dawll Du, CEO of Hanwen.
“This slate has come very quickly after a US$10million live
action slate we announced late last year,” says UDE partner
Mark Byers. “It bears testimony to the many creative stories
and world class talents that Asia has. We are committed to help bring
the works of Asian filmmakers to the world”
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