Ervin Han Talks Animated Anthology 'A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts'
Robot Playground Media leads the international co-production, with Toonz Media Group handling international sales on the four-story feature.
Filmmaker Ervin Han discussed the animated anthology feature A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts, an international co-production led by Singapore's Robot Playground Media, in an interview with Cartoon Brew at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
The film adapts short stories by author Ying Chang Compestine and consists of four stories set between 1930s China and 1980s Indonesia. Han serves as co-director and executive producer.
Robot Playground Media is leading production alongside studios from Malaysia, Taiwan and Ireland, and Toonz Media Group is on board to handle international sales.
From series to feature
The project was originally conceived as a 10-episode series in the style of Love, Death & Robots before being restructured as a feature within about a year, according to Cartoon Brew.
Han's earlier feature, The Violinist, took the top prize at this year's Annecy Film Festival.
Quick answers
What is A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts about?
It is an animated anthology feature adapted from Ying Chang Compestine's short stories, made up of four stories set between 1930s China and 1980s Indonesia.
Who is making A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts?
Singapore's Robot Playground Media is leading production alongside studios from Malaysia, Taiwan and Ireland, with Ervin Han as co-director and executive producer and Toonz Media Group handling international sales.