It’s been 25 years since a gutsy little pig from Hong Kong captured the imagination of the animation world and the hearts of audiences everywhere.
The release of the Toe Yuen-directed My Life as McDull (Bliss Pictures) in 2001 marked a watershed moment in Chinese-language animation, with the film about a young pig and the trials of his life going on to become the first from Hong Kong to win the Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, while also picking up the Golden Horse Award for best animation. Its local box office take of around $2 million captured headlines, too, not least because the film held Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone at bay — for a few weeks, at least.
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