Mug Travel (Movie - 2007)

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  Korean Animation: A Major Global Player and Creative Force
  2011/01/19, Source,
  By: Mark Russel Like a lot of young people, I used to be a big fan of animation. Of course, back in the 1970s and '80s in North America, Disney and Warner Bros. dominated the Saturday morning dial, but even then, I realized that a lot of my favorite animated programs were coming out of Asia. I did not know much about those shows, but I could tell they were very different than Western programs that were so much more common. Cut to the 1990s, and when I finally made it to South Korea, I was pretty psyched to realize how much of my favorite animation, new and old, Western and Japanese, was actually being made there. In fact, at its peak in the mid-1990s, Korea accounted for nearly 50 percent of the world's animation, including "The Simpsons", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", and "Spongebob Squarepants". Companies like Nelson Shin's Akom worked on animated films like "The Transformers" (the 1986 cartoon, not the Michael Bay explosion fest) and the "My Little Pony" movie,...More
• Korean cartoons grow up and into lucrative animation industry
  2007/12/23, Source,
  An old, driverless car approaches a young man, suddenly stands up, and transforms itself into a tall, talking robot armed with never-before-seen technology.
  
  This is a scene from "Transformers", the recent Hollywood blockbuster directed by Michael Bay. The show features robots that can change them,...More
• 32 finalists including "Watermelon Chick" were named for the Indie-Anifest
  2007/08/08, Source,
  The Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association (KIAFA) announced on Aug. 6 films that made it to the main competition in this year's Indie-Anifest (Chair: Na, Ki-Yong).
  
  Under the slogan, "Breaking the Ice", the Indie-Anifest 2007 selected a total of 32 finalists, 12 in the general catego,...More

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  'Mug Travel' wins Best Film for Children in BIMINI Animation Festival
  2007/03/30, Source,
  Recently released 3D animation "Mug Travel" (Director Lim Ah-ron) has won 'The Best,...More