动画电影指以动画制作的电影.剧场版电影是动画电影的一个分支.我们所说的动画电影包括剧场版OVA。世界的动画大国，当然是美国和日本，而两国的动画作品风格也有所不同。China'sfirstanimationfilmdatesbackto1926,when"StudioScene"wasproducedbytheWanbrothers.Inthe1960s,withthereleaseof"UproarinHeaven,"aChineseanimationfilmwentinternational,hittingscreenindozensofcountries.Butthingsaredifferenttoday.LiuZhenhuaismanagerofBeijing'sJackyChanYaolaiInternationalCinema,"Itseemsthatforeignanimationfilmsonourscreenaremorepopular,becausetheysuitpeopleofallages.Domesticanimatedfilmsmainlytargetchildrenandhaverelativelylowboxofficereturns."StatisticsshowthattheprofitsofanimatedfilmsscreenedinChinahaverisento17percentofthefilmindustry'stotalboxofficerevenuethisyear.That'supfrom7percentin2006.But80percentofthatisclaimedbyforeignanimatedfilms.LiYizhong,fromtheAmericanFilmResearchCenteratShanghaiJiaotongUniversity,saysChineseanimatedfilmsneedbetterstories."Thestoryitselfandthecharactersinitarewhatattractaudiencesmost.Talkingaboutasuccessfulanimation,thecharacterscometomindfirst.Inthemeantime,audiencesurveysarenecessarybeforethestoryisborn.Inforeigncountries,itusuallytakesyearsorevendozensofyears'preparationforananimationfilmtocomeout."Atpresent,theproductionofChineseanimationfilmsishigh,withmorethan300madelastyear,themostintheworld.However,asFanMadi,directoroftheAnimationandCartoonSchoolattheJilinAnimationInstitute,pointsout,theChineseanimatedfilmindustryisstillatanearlystage."AnimationfilmsbecameanindustryhereonlyafterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Theirproductionusedtobeplanned.Nowitismarket-oriented.Butourindustrychainhasn'tbeenshapedanditneedstimetogrowup.Atthesametime,althoughwehaveplentyofpeopleengaginginthisindustry,weareshortoftoptalents."It'sestimatedthatforthefirsteightmonthsofthisyear,China'sdomesticanimatedfilmsmadeaboxofficerevenueof160millionYuan.Inthemeantime,foreignanimatedfilmsscreenedinChinaclaimedsome1.8billionYuanattheboxoffice.ForCRI,thisisChenZhe.
