White Snake (film)

White Snake
Chinese theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese白蛇：緣起
Simplified Chinese白蛇：缘起
Literal meaningWhite Snake: The Origin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBáishé: Yuánqǐ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingBaak6se4: Jyun4hei2
Directed by
  • Amp Wong
  • Zhao Ji
Written byDamao
Produced by
  • Gary Wang
  • Gillian Zhao
  • Cui Di
Starring
  • Zhang Zhe
  • Yang Tianxiang
Narrated byCheng Yin
Music byGuo Haowei
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Joy Pictures
Release date
  • January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountriesChina[1]
United States[2][3]
LanguagesMandarin[4]
English
BudgetCN¥80 million[5]
(US$11.2 million)[6]
Box officeCN¥447 million[7]
(US$64.5 million)[8][9]

White Snake (simplified Chinese: 白蛇：缘起; traditional Chinese: 白蛇：緣起; pinyin: Báishé: Yuánqǐ; Wade–Giles: Pai2shê2: Yüan2ch'ih3; lit. 'White Snake: The Origin') is a 2019 adult animated fantasy film directed by Amp Wong and Zhao Ji, with animation production by Light Chaser Animation. The film was inspired by the Chinese folktale Legend of the White Snake and was released in China on January 11, 2019.[10] A sequel, Green Snake, was announced in 2020, and was released on July 23, 2021.

The film has been featured in festivals including Annecy International Animation Film Festival,[1] Fantasia International Film Festival,[11] BFI London Film Festival,[12] Sitges Film Festival,[13] Warsaw International Film Festival,[14] and Animation Is Film.[15]

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  3. ^ a b "《白蛇：缘起》发行通知". 2018-12-27. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2019-09-13. 出品：华纳兄弟（远东）公司
  4. ^ "Mtime时光网 —— 影片". Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  5. ^ "面向年轻人的追光 专访《白蛇：缘起》导演黄家康、赵霁". 风闻社区 (in Chinese). 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  6. ^ "Romancing the 'White Snake'". Animation Magazine. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  7. ^ 白蛇：缘起（2019）. cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  8. ^ "White Snake (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "White Snake (2019)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "《白蛇：缘起》改档1.11曝新海报". Mtime. 2018-12-24. Archived from the original on 2020-01-22. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  11. ^ "White Snake". Fantasia International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  12. ^ "Buy tickets for White Snake | BFI London Film Festival 2019". Bfi London Film Festival 2019. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. ^ "WHITE SNAKE – Sitges Film Festival – Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya". Sitges Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  14. ^ "WARSAW FILM FESTIWAL". Warsaw International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  15. ^ "White Snake – Animation is Film". Animation Is Film Festival. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.