Germany / Feb 18, 2023 / Berlin International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
In the 1990s, a group of students on the campus of the Chinese Southern Academy of Arts are pursuing their studies and preparing to face the world. China is opening up to the West and the students’ lives are a tangle of love stories and friendships, artistic research, ideals and ambitions brought about by new influences. Caught between tradition and modernity, they have to decide who they want to become.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lei Peng | (voice) |
| Jia Zhangke | Gu Yongqing (voice) |
| Xu Zhiyuan | (voice) |
| Wang Hongwei | (voice) |
| Wang Hongwei | (voice) |
| Zhang Zixian | (voice) |
| Bi Gan | (voice) |
| Huang Lu | Chen Xiangyu (voice) |
| Zheng Dasheng | (voice) |
| Bu Guanjin | Xiao Mei (voice) |
| Kevin Tsai | (voice) |
| Chen Liaoyu | (voice) |
| Lihui Shen | (voice) |
| Kennedy Xu | From the sports school next door (voice) |
Genres
AnimationComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 艺术学院1994 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话 |
| Production countries | China |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | NeZha Bros. Pictures, Modern Sky Entertainment, China Academy of Art, School of Animation and Game |
| Release date | 21 giugno 2025 |
| Executive producer | Dean English, Karen Powell |
| Production | Yang Cheng, Liu Jian, Lynn Wang, Lihui Shen |
| Writer | Liu Jian |
| Editing | Liu Jian |
| Assistant directors | Liu Jian |
| Visual effects | Li Jiajia |
| Music | Cui Jian, Cui Jian |
Release dates
Premiere
Austria / Apr 21, 2023 / Red Lotus Asian Film Festival Vienna
China / Jul 23, 2023 / First Youth Film Festival
Finland / Sep 17, 2023 / Helsinki International Film Festival
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South Korea / Sep 20, 2023 / 15 / Bucheon International Animation Festival
India / Oct 28, 2023 / Jio MAMI Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 05, 2024 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Russia / Oct 26, 2024 / 18+ / XVIII Большой фестиваль мультфильмов
Theatrical release
China / Jun 21, 2025
France / Mar 18, 2026
Digital
Russia / May 01, 2025 / 18+
TV
Türkiye / May 11, 2024 / TRT 2
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