《孔子》面向全球征集动漫形象
[ 2007-05-21 11:07 ]
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一部名为《孔子》的动画大片将成为深圳原创的又一动漫精品。动画片《孔子》暂定每集13分钟，长度为100集。故事将以孔子励志与传播儒学为线索，全方位展示孔子的成长历程及儒家文化的形成与渊源。目前，制作方宣布出资50万元面向全球征集孔子的动漫形象。 |
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performer in traditional costume takes a photo in front of a sculpture of
ancient philosopher and educator Confucius during a ceremony to celebrate
Confucius' 2,557th birth anniversary, inside a Confucian temple in
Nanjing, in east China's Jiangsu province September 28, 2006.
[Reuters/File Photo] |
Producers of a cartoon series that will feature the ancient
Chinese philosopher and educator Confucius are soliciting animated imagery of
the sage from designers around the globe.
Shenzhen Phoenix Star, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed Phoenix
Satellite TV, said it was offering 500,000 yuan (about US $64,100) to reward the
best designer.
The company is working with China Confucius Foundation to produce the
100-episode cartoon series, which is part of the latter's efforts to promote
Confucianism worldwide.
The series, with each episode lasting 13 minutes, is to recount Confucius'
life, the formation of his school of thought and how he enlightened his
disciples.
"We've been working to promote Confucianism in different ways and cartoon, as
a popular means of dissemination, is apparently one of the most effective ways
to popularize the essence of Chinese culture to the overseas audience," said
Wang Daqian, deputy secretary-general of the foundation.
The government-backed organization, based in Jinan, east China's Shandong
Province, was established in 1984 to raise funds for Confucian studies at home
and abroad.
Shandong Province was the birth place of Confucius, the sage who founded
Confucianism, a philosophy featuring harmony and peace and constituting the
essence of Chinese culture.
The "standardized", "official" portrait of Confucius unveiled by the
foundation last year is apparently too dull and serious to become an animated
image.
Wang said the producers had offered an additional 2 million yuan (256,000
U.S. dollars) to solicit a script.
The idea of Confucius in cartoon was welcomed by animation industry
specialists from many countries, said Zuo Jin, president of the Shenzhen-based
Shenbi Animation Co. who proposed to develop the series in the first place.
"Potential buyers from the United States, Canada, the Republic of Korea,
Spain and Israel have all expressed their interest in the series," Zuo said
during the ongoing Third China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fair
(ICIF).
He said the global network of Confucius Institutes teaching foreigners
Chinese had made the ancient sage more popular today.
（Xinhua）
Vocabulary:
subsidiary：
子公司
（英语点津陈蓓编辑） |
