Point Five, Intoxic Develop 'Blacky The Metal Arm Cat'
The Hong Kong studios announced the 2D animated feature and are presenting it to partners at Busan's Asian Contents & Film Market.
Hong Kong's Point Five Creations and Intoxic Studio are developing the 2D animated feature Blacky The Metal Arm Cat, the two companies announced, with the project being presented to partners at Busan's Asian Contents & Film Market.
The film is written and directed by Nic Ho, based on his short film. Tommy Ng Kai-chung serves as art director, and Ivana Lai is co-producing.
Blacky The Metal Arm Cat is set in the ancient metropolis of Golden City and follows a fallen legendary warrior known as Golden Claw, who receives a custom mechanical arm from a young mechanic.
Webtoon expansion of Another World
Separately, Point Five Creations partnered with Korean webtoon studio Creative SUMM on a webtoon expansion of Another World, supported by Hong Kong's CreateSmart Initiative.
The Another World webtoon focuses on the headless swordsman character Dark Sky and serves as a launchpad for a broader transmedia expansion.
Creative SUMM produced the webtoon The Red Sleeve, which accumulated over 100 million views and inspired an MBC television drama.