Chinese animation, known as donghua, has experienced significant growth in recent years, reaching new heights in 2025. Going ...

China- and Netherlands-based sales firm Fortissimo Films has picked up the international rights to new Chinese animation feature “The Umbrella Fairy.” It will launch the film next month at the Cannes ...

Animation has been among the key drivers of the Chinese film industry’s rapid development over the past two decades, and the past 12 months have showcased just how far this art form has come in the ...

China’s box office hit $7.42bn (RMB51.83bn), up by 22% compared to 2024, with animations Ne Zha 2 and Zootopia 2 smashing ...

The highly anticipated Yao-Chinese Folktales 2, produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio and Chinese streaming site ...

Like its mischievous demigod protagonist, the Chinese animated fantasy film Ne Zha II has been a practically unstoppable force. Since its initial release in China, over Lunar New Year, the blockbuster ...

Specialty distributor Shout! Studios has secured all North American rights to ecology-themed Chinese animated feature “The Legend Of Hei.” In a partnership with France’s Play Big, it will give the ...

The biggest global hit of 2025 is Ne Zha 2, the Chinese animated film made on a budget LA studios would deem paltry. However, ...

Each year, around this time, Chinese streaming giant Bilibili unveils its upcoming animation schedule at the Anime Made By Bilibili event. This year’s lineup included 68 titles, 19 more than last year ...

People walk past a poster of the animated feature "Ne Zha 2" at a cinema in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang) ...

Sure, the sequels to Wicked, Jurassic World, Zootopia and Mission: Impossible landed among the top 15 movies of 2025. But the ...