Pigsy
八戒
2024 WINNER - BEST ANIMATED FILM
2023
Taiwan / Netherlands
95 mins
Chinese
NYC Premiere
Animated Film Competition
| Li Wei Chiu | |
| Phil Tang, Bruno Felix | |
| Kuan Ting Liu (Sanzang), Kuang Han Hsu (Pigsy), Chung Hua Tou (Bull Demon King), Harlem Yu (Wukong) |
Pigsy is a street-smart loser who often messes things up. One day, he is chosen to enter the new world to become a symbol of success. He can finally make grandma proud. Soon after, though, everything turns out to be a mistake. Pigsy doesn’t want to be treated as a joke anymore. He makes a secret deal with Bull Demon King. He stays in Sanzang’s group, and gives the information to Bull Demon King who wants to achieve eternal life. In exchange for information, Bull Demon King promises to show him a secret passage to the new world. Adapted from the classic novel “Journey to the West” as science fiction.
About the Director
Li Wei Chiu graduated from Tainan National University of the Arts and received his PH.D at Beijing Film Academy. His works have won numerous awards, including the 2011 China International Cartoon & Animation Festival, the 2012 SICAF / Special Jury Award, the 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2021 Golden Bell Awards / Best Animation, the 44th Golden Horse Award for Best Short Film, the 54th Golden Horse Award for Best Animation Feature film and the 2008 Golden Harvest Award for Best Animated Film.
Reviews
In Fantasy or Future: Taiwanese animation film “Pigsy” tells a classic Chinese story, and looks great while doing it – by Anyu Ching, Winter Film Awards
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