2D animated feature produced by South Korean studio behind ‘The Legend of Korra’ is set to be released in China on July 8.
South Korea’s Studio Mir, one of the animation studios behind the Legend of Korra series, has released a trailer for its next animated feature. Entitled Big Fish and Begonia, the 2D film follows a girl named Chun, who on her 16th birthday is turned into a dolphin so she can explore the human world.
Directed by Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun, Big Fish and Begonia was reportedly 12 years in the making and partially backed via crowdfunding.
Check out the gorgeous visuals in the trailer in the player below:
Here’s the official synopsis:
It is a world within our world, yet unseen by any human, and the beings here control time and tide and the changing of the seasons. On the day Chun turns sixteen, she is transformed into a dolphin to explore the human world. She is rescued from a vortex by a human boy at the cost of his own life. Chun is so moved by the boy's kindness and courage that she decides to give him life again. But to do this, she must protect the boy's soul, a tiny fish, and nurture it to grow. Through adventure and sacrifice, love grows, yet now she must release him back to the sea, back to life in the human world.
Big Fish and Begonia will be released in China on July 8. There’s no word yet on any plans for an international release.
(via Indiewire)
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
