The first Vietnamese-made stop-motion series Xin Chao But Chi (Hi
Pencil) will be brought to cinemas this June, offering a feast of
entertainment to children for free.
The series, which was
broadcast on TV last year and attracted young audiences, is produced by
Huynh Thanh Thanh and Pham Phuong Anh, featuring 60 short cartoons
telling the story of how a pencil adapts to life with a family of pens.
The
series was developed from the namesake five-minute cartoon which won a
prize from the United Nations in the Plural+ Video Festival held in the
US in 2011.
In creating the stop-motion cartoon, the female
producers used 1,000 photos and put clay on the pens to make them look
like human beings. They also used handmade props and backgrounds for the
cartoon, spending three sleepless days and nights finishing the series.
Since
gaining the support of Dien Quan Media Company last year, the
22-year-old girls launched Xin Chao But Chi Studio and developed the
award-winning short into a 60-episode series with educational messages
for audiences on soft skills, protecting the environment and morality.
The
series will be shown in four 20-minute screening shifts every Sunday
morning from 10am to 12pm at BHD Star Cineplex Icon 68, 2 Hai Trieu
Street, HCM City, starting on June 9. It will be dubbed by young
actors such as Ngoc Trai and Tuong Vy.
The screening will form
part of the Enjoying Summer with Pencil event to be held on June 1 at
the city’s Children House at 169 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street.
Now in its second year, the festival is held annually to celebrate the International Children’s Day.-VNA