It’s not just Star Comics that is paying attention to this year’s Academy Awards nominations.
Domestic media, animation industry practitioners, as well as movie fans and animation enthusiasts are all paying attention.
In fact, many people also paid attention to the Academy Award nomination list in previous years, but this year everyone's focus is different.
In previous years, no one paid much attention to the list of nominees for Best Animated Short Film, but few people paid special attention to it.
But this year is different.
This year, Li Yi's animated short film "Replace the Battery" was shortlisted for the top ten Best Animated Short Films at the Academy Awards.
It can be said that we are only one step away from being nominated and only two steps away from winning!
Finally, the Academy Award nominations have been officially announced.
When I saw that the short film "Replace the Battery" appeared on the nomination list.
The media immediately issued a press release that had been prepared for a long time!
"Latest news: The animated short "Battery Replacement" directed by the famous Chinese director Li Yi and produced by Star Comic Animation was successfully nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and will compete with the world's top animation companies for this award!" - Hua Guo
Movie report!
"Shocking! The Chinese animation short film was successfully nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Li Yi is expected to become the real king of short films!" - Penguin Entertainment.
"The dawn of China's animation industry may be coming. The animated short film that touched countless netizens has finally been nominated for an Oscar. Li Yi deserves to be the king of short films!" - Film Weekly!
"Oscar winners announced! This Chinese animation short film breaks the history of Chinese animation!" - Animation Home!
"Great news! The famous Chinese director Li Yi's animated short film "Battery Change" was successfully nominated for an Oscar. Star Comic Animation will represent Chinese animators on the Oscar red carpet for the first time!"
"The nomination has been confirmed, is the Golden Award still far away? Li Yixin's short film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, which may achieve a zero breakthrough for Chinese animation at the Oscars!"
"Making history! Nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, domestic animation is on par with the world's top animations for the first time!"
Some large media have been more restrained, while some small media and some self-media have reported exaggerations and all kinds of flattery.
Li Yi was actually a little surprised and a little sad about this. Why did everyone react so strongly?
Isn’t it because Chinese animation has been in decline for too long, and everyone is too eager to be recognized!
At the same time, another piece of news broke.
"Breaking news! Li Yi plans to invest more than 100 million US dollars to create a 3D animated feature film. According to reliable news, the animation has been accepted by Star Comic Animation for production!"
This news can be said to be even more exciting than the previous Oscar nomination for Best Short Film.
Because Chinese animation movies are really hard to describe in just one word.
It can be said that the animated films currently released in China are almost all animated films with a juvenile orientation.
Usually parents take their children to watch this type of movie, but most of the time it’s the children who watch it, and the parents can’t watch it at all.
There are no real animated films for all ages, but at least there are almost none that can be truly successful!
For example, the previous "Childlike Ocean" is an example. This animated feature film can indeed be said to focus on themes suitable for all ages and suitable for all ages. However, the results were extremely dismal, and even the original Star Comic animation was on the verge of bankruptcy.
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So this time, whether Xingman can create a real animated film for all ages in the hands of Li Yi, the most famous director in China, it is also worth looking forward to.
Many people have an optimistic attitude.
"In fact, what China's animation industry lacks the most is profit-driven. If Li Yi can correctly open the magic box of China's animated films, then we can imagine whether capital will be tempted when they see the huge benefits brought by animated films?
And if it is driven by capital, I believe China's animation industry will definitely usher in a new era!"
"From small-budget dramas to pet movies, to theme movies, to realism-themed movies, Li Yi has accomplished many impossible things. What he is best at is making non-mainstream become mainstream. This time it is finally the turn of animated movies.
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"As an animation fan, I have always been looking forward to when Li Yi will come up with an animated movie. Now this wish has finally come true. I wish you success!"
"It means a lot, and if it succeeds, it will mean even more!"
But not everyone is so optimistic.
There are still many people who hold an extremely pessimistic attitude towards this.
"Animated movies and animated short films are completely different things! I hope Li Yi can succeed. If even he fails, then..."
"An animated short film is an artistic creation, while an animated feature film is an industrial production. I don't know if I am too pessimistic. When I heard the news, my first reaction was worry, not excitement!"
"3D animated movies are so difficult! If even Li Yi fails, is there any hope for Chinese animated movies?"
"I hope I can succeed! It's just too difficult!"
The external public opinion is noisy, but it does not hinder Zhang Haiyang's enthusiasm.
"Director Li, if we follow the current progress, we may even be able to shorten the production time to one year!" Zhang Haiyang said to Li Yi with great excitement.
As the progress of "WALL-E" progresses, Zhang Haiyang becomes more and more confident in this animated film.
Of course, the crazy advancement of progress is also frantically burning funds.
In order to produce "WALL-E" at Star Comics, the entire production team has continued to expand, and now it has more than a thousand people.
And now they are still poaching people through headhunting companies.
Naturally, Li Yi cannot stay in Xingman forever.
Especially as we enter February.
The Academy Awards are not far away.
Li Yi actually has no obsession with Oscar. Even now, Li Yi still doesn't think how awesome he is. He is just a porter, so he always puts himself on the right track!
However, if it really wins the Oscar for Best Short Film, it will definitely be a huge boost to Star Comic's popularity and morale.
It can be said that once it wins the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, Xingman will definitely become the No. 1 animation practitioner in China!
Of course, even if he doesn't win an Oscar, after "WALL-E" is completed and released, Li Yi believes that Star Comics can become the flagship of the Chinese animation company!
However, unlike Li Yi's calmness, Zhang Haiyang and other Xingman's senior executives were all acting like chickens.
The morale of the entire Xingman staff is also high!
Especially after receiving the invitation to the Oscars.
It can be said that it is out of control. Li Yi can clearly feel the change in the atmosphere of the entire Xingman!
Don't blame them, after all, it's the Oscars, and this time they will no longer look up to the top animation companies, but will compete with them. Although it is only an animated short film, it is enough!
