{"id":638082,"date":"2026-05-12T07:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/638082\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:15:09","slug":"golden-network-asia-picks-up-toe-yuens-a-mighty-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/638082\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Network Asia Picks Up Toe Yuen&#8217;s \u2018A Mighty Adventure\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHong Kong-based sales outfit <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/golden-network-asia\/\" id=\"auto-tag_golden-network-asia\" data-tag=\"golden-network-asia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Network Asia<\/a> has picked up international sales rights to family animated feature A Mighty Adventure, directed by Toe Yuen, and will introduce the film to buyers in Cannes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tYuen is known for Hong Kong\u2019s most popular animation franchise, McDull, about the adventures of a young pig as he navigates day to day life in Hong Kong. The first film in the franchise, My Life As McDull, which Golden Network Asia also handled internationally, won the Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2003.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tA Mighty Adventure, which blends CG animation with live-action footage shot in Taipei and Taichung, brings together a pan-Asian creative team spanning Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe film is produced by Yi-Ching Chen, founder of Taiwan\u2019s Zero One Film, and Wee Meng Hee, founder and CEO of Malaysia\u2019s FlyStudio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe 77-minute adventure follows a brave grasshopper, a curious spider and a free-spirited butterfly who are suddenly swept from their quiet forest into a towering, fast-moving city. In this strange new world \u2013 where everyday objects loom like mountains \u2013 the tiny trio must stick together to survive, navigating water towers, sewer mazes and unpredictable robot cleaners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBut what begins as a wild, chaotic journey soon becomes a heartfelt story about friendship, courage and finding where you truly belong. The story is told entirely without dialogue, unfolding through visuals and emotion, making it easier for audiences all around the world to access and enjoy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe film was awarded with Best Sound Effects at last year\u2019s Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, where it was also nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Visual Effects. While at project stage, it won the Sky Animation Award at Hong Kong- Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSupport for the film came from Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of Culture, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Taichung City Government\u2019s Information Bureau, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hong Kong-based sales outfit Golden Network Asia has picked up international sales rights to family animated feature A&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":638083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[261839,88,275514,206],"class_list":["post-638082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-cannes-market","tag-entertainment","tag-golden-network-asia","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}