The Battle of the Poor
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 10 mins 4 secs
- Format
- Digital HD1080p
- Director
-
Xiaoyang Zhang
- Producer
- Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
- Executive Producer
- Royal College of Art
- Editor
- Xiaoyang Zhang
- Screenwriter
- Xiaoyang Zhang
- Production Designer
- Xiaoyang Zhang
- Sound
- Jonas Andreas Jensen
- Composer
- Jonas Andreas Jensen
- Principal cast
- Carla Mackinnon, Christian Schlaeffer, Jingjing Shen, Weijie Wang, Yingqi Wang, Yao Xiang, Xiaoyang Zhang
- Animation
- Xiaoyang Zhang
- Music Performed by
- Yingqi Wang
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Animation Department
Royal College of ArtKensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU
Sales Company
Future Shorts
2-18 Warburton RoadLondon
E8 3RT
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