Howard Baker (하워드 베이커)

"Pi Story" ("Shark Bait") stands out among exports

Source | 2006/12/26 | Permalink |

Pi Story ("Shark Bait") (co-directed by Lee Kyeong-Ho, John Fox, and Howard Baker; and co-produced by FX Digital, DIGIART, and Wonder World LCC), the first Korea-US 3D animation collaboration, is reaping success in foreign markets.

On Dec. 21, DIGIART announced that "'in this year's AFM (American Film Market), Pi Story' ("Shark Bait") completed worldwide copyright sales except in Japan, France, and Germany".

Pi Story ("Shark Bait") has "contracted with a minimum guarantee of about $5 M" and "if the running guarantee that reaches an average of up to 50%, the film is expected to draw the largest sales record in foreign markets not only among Korean animations but also Korean films in general".

Particularly worth noting is that the film is being "released in theaters in the North and South American regions including USA and Canada by the Weinstein Company, founded by the Weinstein brothers, who were the founding members of Miramax". In addition, "it is scheduled to open in UK th...| More

"Pi Story" ("Shark Bait") opens at Seoul Ani-Cinema

Source | 2006/10/11 | Permalink |

An animation co-produced by Korea and the USA, Pi Story ("Shark Bait") (Director: Lee Kyeong-Ho, John Fox, and Howard Baker) is to be screened at the Seoul Ani-Cinema from Oct. 13 to 22.

With Korea and the USA collaboration stirring much local interest, Pi Story was co-written by its directors, and its main production handled by DigiArt, a Korean animation producer.

The animation tells the story of a swordfish that loses his parents in an accident and fights against Hurling Shark to protect his lover Cordelia. Pi Story features the voices of Korean stars Park Myeong-Soo, Im Chae-Moo, and SS501.

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