Boonie Bears Bay Opens February 12th – Linhai’s New Destination for Family Time

On May 11, Fantawild Holdings signed a cooperation agreement with Chuxiong government to build a boonie bears park in Chuxiong, Yunnan province. The senior management of Fantawild and Chuxiong officials presented in the ceremony.Boonie Bears is a famous animation brand which was developed by Fantawild Animation and owned millions of fans around the world. Combined with local Yi nationality culture, Boonie Bears theme park will not only bring its origin fun of characters, but also traditional Chinese culture to the visitors. The park will start construction in the end of 2017 and will open for business in 2019.;

The 22nd theme park of Fantawild and also the 2nd theme park in Xiamen Fantawild Oriental Heritage Park opened on April 16th. The Xiamen government officers and senior management of Fantawild presented in the ceremony.Oriental Heritage Park is one of the 3 theme park brands of Fantawild, which is based on Chinese history and culture, using AR, VR, MR and other advanced technology to present the traditional Chinese culture. After Xiamen Fantawild Dreamland, Xiamen Fantawild Oriental Heritage Park will also become the landmark of Xiamen city.   ;

Fantawild brought its one-stop theme park solution and customized attractions to DEAL2017 from March 27th to 29th in Dubai. With great achievements and reputation in theme park industry, many visitors stopped at the booth and inquired potential projects cooperation.;

It’s a new year which means a new journey. The Boonie Bears were incredibly honored to be nominated for Best Asian Property of the Year at the 15th annual Hong Kong International Licensing Show from January 9 to January 11---the first stop of its 2017 global tour.As the top animation brand in China, Fantawild enjoys an ardent fan following for its animated programs, laying a solid foundation for the development for its licensing business. Among them, Boonie Bears has become one of China’s hottest brand and ranks first in TV ratings and new media. This year, Fantawild is releasing two brand-new productions --- the Boonie Cubs TV series and the theatrical release of our feature length movie Boonie Bears: Entangled Worlds. Boonie Bears boasts more than 2000 kinds of merchandise covering multiple categories including home supplies, stationery, toys, food & beverages, household supplies, sporting goods, children’s apparel and shoes, electronic products, and many more. Our brand has had the pleasure cooperating with over 200 well-known companies including the Yili Group, Infiniti, Mondelēz International, Huiyuan Juice Group, Baleno, Anta, and Yihai Kerry Investment, bringing in over 2 billion CNY annually. Over the course of the three-day licensing show, guests demonstrated great interest in our large and diverse display of consumer products, including plush toys, alarm clocks, and even a toy of a popular character from the new film series --- Coco the robot. The adorable bear brothers and Logger Vick drew a large number of fans of all ages for warm hugs and pictures. The Boonie Bears had a great time in Hong Kong, setting an amazing tone for the rest of our world tour. We hope to see you next time in February at the Berlin International Film Festival!Fantawild’s Booth Consumer Products on DisplayThe bear brothers and Logger Vick were invited for a photo session with fans. ;

About Boonie BearsBoonieBears, the No. 1 animated franchise, wasoriginally a 3D animated comedy series created by Fantawild Animation Inc. Since its debut in 2012, Boonie Bears has soon become the most popular family shows inChina. The series has been gaining viewers throughout China with its humorousyet intelligent take on important themes of environmental protection, andbrought tons of laughter to viewers of all age groups.Boonie Bears has become a cultural phenomenon, set in the beautifulforest of northeast China. The Bears are enjoyed globally through its uniquebrand of humor and intriguing storytelling. Due to its theme of environmentprotection, outstanding CGI animation, and the laugh-out-loud adventures of thethree frenemies, Vick, Briar, and Bramble, BoonieBears amused all the family audiences wherever it reached. Why Boonie BearsGlobal strategy on TVdistribution is the beginning and foundation of the huge success of BoonieBears. Supported by a large library of content and strong distribution, BoonieBears is everywhere in China. You can hardly take your eyes off the Boonie Bears because when you turn onthe TV, over 200 channels are broadcasting the show by multi-runs. Laying asound foundation of unparalleled influence for this super brand in China.Furthermore, Boonie Bears programshave also been translated into more than 10 languages currently and are airedin more than 60 countries by many national channels and media giants such asDisney, Sony, Netflix, and Star Times.With such wide and deepTV distribution, Boonie Bears gradually started its journey in cinemas, whichbrought its success to a brand new level. After the premiere of its firstfeature film in 2014, Boonie Bears: Tothe Rescue has earned the title of "The highest-grossing animated filmever in Chinese animation history". With over 250 million CNY (41 millionUSD) in box office sales, the film was the only animated film with a box officeover 200 million CNY of that time, but its No.1 status only maintained for 1year and was eventually broken by BoonieBears: A Mystical Winter, with box office sales of 47 million USD.Globally, Boonie Bears films havebeen sought after by fans spanning from Asia all the way to Latin America, andfrom CIS to the Middle East, with a great many fans in Russia, as well. The BoonieBears have so far released 4 feature films in the market, including adirect to TV movie, which was technically converted especially for Russiabecause of its popularity there.. Besides the success on TV,and the theatrical market, Boonie Bearshas never forgotten the digital and brand licensing markets, had even madebetter performance in both fields. Up until now, the total number of clicks forBoonie Bears videos on Chinese videosites has grown up to 140 billion, and this has attracted a lot of fans onYouTube; as for consumer products, the annual sales of Boonie Bears merchandise has been exceeding 320 million USD foryears now. As the most favored family animation, Boonie Bears has continuously been the best licensing partner inChina for local and overseas licensees including Infiniti, Dicos, Yili, Balenoetc. Likeglittering stars, thefamous Bear brothers have received flowers and a number of nominations andawards in China and in the international shows such as Kids Jury Awards, MipJunior International Pitch, Cristal Awards in Annecy, etc. This June, the Boonie Bears returned to the Las VegasLicensing Expo and were very honorably nominated in the LIMA International Licensing Awards with the other 6 global popularanimations such as Frozen, Masha and theBear, and Minions.,which are sponsored by the LIMA and generally consideredas the highest honor in licensing industry. The Future of Boonie BearsThe legend of this successful animated brandis still continuing. With over 7,500-minute content, Boonie Bears is still keepon moving. Its eighth TV series, BoonieBears: The Adventurers, is expected to premiere in 2017. In the new season of Boonie Bears, Logger Vick has quit his logging job and become atour guide, but he quickly meets the first and the most tremendous challenge ofthis career: a girl, who needs his help finding the tiger that used to be herchildhood companion. Briar and Bramble join the “finding tiger” team byaccident and their hilarious and wonderful adventure ensues…Aside from the new TV series, in the film department, “Boonie Bears: Entangled Worlds” will bereleased in early 2017. In the real world, the villainous henchmen- the threerobbers- have stolen innumerable treasures from the animation worlds. Thistime, they cast a greedy eye upon the deer clan’s treasure—the golden antler,in the Boonie Bears’ World. An archeologicalrobot, who is on a mission to protect the golden antler, is spotted and chasedby the three robbers, and then escapes to Pine Tree Mountain…In order to protect their homeland,it comes down to a war between the bear brothers and robots. Boonie Cubs is Coming SoonBesides new seasons and newfilms, a brand new spin-off of Boonie Bears,Boonie Cubsseries will bereleased in October 2016, which is an innovativeand exciting new series aimed at preschoolers aged 2 through 6. This series ismainly focused on the stories of younger version of the bear brothers and theirexperiences of growing up together in their childhood.The story starts from when a young Vick stumbles upon amysterious tunnel while he is chasing after young Briar and young Bramble. Hecan’t help himself as his instincts to explore the tunnel leads him on ajourney that marks the beginning of a fantastic adventure.In this brand new series, viewers are broughtinto a scenic kindergarten where they’ll see all the familiar characters fromPine Tree Mountain that they know and loved, in their younger years. There inthis class is the Young Briar, brave and brilliant, the timid but adorableYoung Bramble, smart Young Vick, who’s obsessed with his inventions, themischievous Prince Tiki, and their kooky but thoughtful teachers.Boonie Cubs will take you to a magical world where everything isnew, exciting and the world is wondrous. Follow the kids as they learn moreabout friendship and happiness. Without a doubt, there’s always roomfor growth internationally. We’re looking at expanding our brand recognitionacross the globe and bringing BoonieBears to all the children outside of China.;

Good news for animation enthusiasts! BoonieBears: The Big Top Secret will be released in Russia on August 1, 2016. OnJuly 28, it began to be shown at local theaters in Ukraine. After the films Boonie Bears: To the Rescue!, Boonie Bears: Homeward Journey, and Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter, FantawildAnimation will now bring a new blockbuster to audiences in the CIS regions,which marks another milestone in the expansion of its global footprints. Boonie Bears: The Big Top Secret Screened in Ukraine on July 28Boonie Bears Heading for Russian TheatersBoonie Bears: The Big Top Secret is the third 3D theatrical film Fantawild hasproduced, which centers around the themes of love, friendship, dreams, andresponsibility. It tells the story of Briar’s pursuit of vanity in the circusafter he leaves the forest due to the stress and pressures of everyday life. However,the upcoming risks and challenges teach him to understand what his inner desireis. Finally he overcomes all the difficulties and reunites with his forest friends.The film outlines the problems all of us experience in real life and aims toinspire the audience to reflect on their own life. Since its debut in China onJan 16th, 2016, Boonie Bears: The Big TopSecret has achieved great success at the box office. Encouraged by itsoutstanding performance at the domestic box office, Fantawild has exported thefilm to Russia to reach an even bigger audience. In fact, the Boonie Bears TV series and the firsttwo theatrical films, Boonie Bears: Tothe Rescue! and Boonie Bears: AMystical Winter, caught the attention of many Russian fans several yearsago. Among them, Boonie Bears: A MysticalWinter was screened in Russia at the beginning of this year. The pair ofcuddly bears captured the hearts of audiences, and the film received bigapplauses and high appraisals. Boonie Bears Highly Acclaimed by Global MarketFurthermore, the Boonie Bears theatrical filmshave also been distributed to more than 10 other countries and territories, includingTurkey, Russia, South Korea, the Philippines, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, andColumbia. Boonie Bears: To the Rescue! made quite the impression, snagging the firstplace at the Turkish box office on its 2nd week of release, grossing threetimes the box office earnings of the second place winner. The film was selectedfor the final contest of the “Annecy Cristal for Best Feature Film” and won theKids Jury Awards at MIP Junior International Pitch. Boonie Bears: To the Rescue! Screened in TurkeyIn 2015, Fantawild’s second film, Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter, brokethe box office record in China with 48 million USD. The box office success wasextended to the Russian and South Korean markets, which helped the film winmany awards including the nomination for Cine KidsAward in Busan International Film Festival. The film is expected to make itsway into the Turkish and Latin American markets soon. Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter Screened in RussiaThe Boonie Bears series have also proved themselves a big winner on the small screen. Up until now, the Boonie Bears TVseries have been sold to over 50 countries and territories, such as America,Turkey, Russia, Italy, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. Some programshave been broadcast on Disney, Netflix, Nickelodeon, and Sony channels, passingon the brand concept, “nature, environmental protection, health, and happiness”,to the whole world. Insisting on the “Go Global” Strategy It would not be possible for Fantawild to gainsuch success with the Boonie Bears series without its unremitting efforts inthe international market. Since it was established, Fantawild has insisted onthe strategy of going global and creating Chinese-English bilingual productions.It employs a team of high-caliber voice actors from western countries, whoguarantee the authentic flavor of English animated programs. Meanwhile, to meetthe needs of different regions, Fantawild has its animations dubbed intomultiple languages such as French and Spanish, which are well received byinternational distributors. Fantawild isalso an active participator in famous international exhibitions including MIFA,MIPCOM, NATPE, and ATF, through which Fantawild has cultivated a number of new clientsand made its products well known. Fantawild also sends product information toits steady clients and potential clients on a regular basis, as well asdelivering frequent updates and news via various international media outlets. So far, Fantawild has exported over 200 thousandminutes of animated programs to more than 100 countries and regions worldwide,covering America, Italy, and Russia. Fantawild’s animated programs have won alot of awards including the Kids Jury Awards at MIP Junior in Cannes, France, aPlatinum and a Gold Remi Awards at the WorldFest-Houston International FilmFestival, a Special Mention Award at the 22nd Cairo InternationalCinema and Arts Festival, and more. All of these honors and awards have furtherestablished Fantawild as an international brand. In the future, Fantawild will continueto spread positive energy and the spirit of happiness to every corner of theworld, and advance Chinese animation into more global markets. ;

  The IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) “Brass Ring Awards” ceremony was held on November 18th, 2015 in Orange County, Orlando, United States. Wuhu Fantawild Resort, China, took home the “Digital Marketing Campaign” award in the category of Marketing Excellence, while the performance "The Legend of Lady Meng Jiang” at Jinan Fantawild Oriental Heritage won “The Heartbeat Award” in the category of Live Entertainment Excellence. Daisy Shang, Vice President of Fantawild Holdings Inc. and General Manager of Fantawild International Limited, attended the ceremony and received the awards. IAAPA is the largest association in the international amusement and entertainment industry. It started the IAAPA Attractions Expo in 1918, which has now become an influential trade fair in the global entertainment industry with the “Brass Ring Awards” being the most authoritative in the field of amusement and theme park attractions. The “Brass Ring Awards” are given out to all projects and companies related to amusement parks and attractions. In the final run for the “Digital Marketing Campaign” award in the category of Marketing Excellence, Wuhu Fantawild Resort competed fiercely with San Diego Zoo Safari Park in the US and Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia, and finally got the award. Things didn’t go all that smoothly, though. The Legend of Lady Meng Jiang, a performance at Jinan Fantawild Oriental Heritage park, was originally nominated for awards in the “Live Entertainment Excellence” category, but it didn’t show on the winner’s list. However, when all the performance awards were being given out, clips of The Legend of Lady Meng Jiang were played on the screen. The host praised it as being amazing. The performance is based on a Chinese folktale, Tears of Lady Meng Jiang Toppled the Great Wall. The judges at the ceremony were touched by the wonderful performance, fabulous stage effects, and the story. Finally the host announced that The Legend of Lady Meng Jiang won “The Heartbeat Award”. This award was added especially, and the winner was selected by the organizer of the ceremony and the judges from all the works nominated for awards in the ceremony. Fantawild is the only company from the Chinese mainland to win awards at the “Brass Ring” Award Ceremony in 2015.  ;

NEWS correspondent from IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) Exhibition in Shanghai, which is the biggest entertainment and amusement exhibition in Asia, said that Shenzhen Huaqiang Group Co will spend nearly a thousand million dollars to build Wuhu Huaqiang Tour City in Anhui Province. Wuhu Huaqiang Tour City will become the biggest hi-tech theme park in China. It was introduced by some chief leader of Huaqiang Group Co. Wuhu Tour City cover an area of 1.3 million square meters, the total investment of the whole park is 7 billion RMB, amongst 2 billion RMB for the theme park and its supplementary facilities. The project involves three parts, including hi-tech theme park and its supplementary facilities, Eco-typed resident area and Wuhu northern commercial center. With theme park as the core and leading position, the whole project will open for business in 2007. Ranking as 182 among Top 500 civil corporations in China, Huaqiang Group Co Ltd develops hi-te;

    Shenzhen Hytechnology Inc., Hyvision Digital Film Inc. and Fantatech Development Inc. will jointly undertake the design and development of a large hi-tech theme park created for Wuhu Tour City project, which is invested by Shenzhen Huaqiang Group. The project is currently under smooth progress, and its overall planning and design is shouldered by Scott Wilsion, a UK-based planning and design firm.;

    Chongqing FantaWild Sci-Fi Theme Park is jointly invested and constructed by Fantatech Development Inc. and Beijing Century Golden Resources Group. The park, Chongqing Golden Resources Shopping Plaza and Golden Resources Hotel Chongqing    create a complex for shopping and recreation. Consisting of nine major attractions of the Milky Way Plaza, Dino-Rampage, the Space Station, the Origin of Life, Sky Sailor, the River of History, Mysterious West, Life Transportation and Kid's Zone, the theme park is highly interactive, intellectually productive and extremely enjoyable.;