Increase works that depict rural life, Rais tells cartoonists
Published on: Monday, December 22, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: Animation artists and cartoonists are urged to increase their works which depict Malaysian rural life for the international audience.Social and Cultural Affairs Advisor to the Government Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said such works like those by famed cartoonist Lat through his 'Kampung Boy' cartoons could be a medium to promote the uniqueness and harmony of the plural society here."The twin cartoon characters Upin and Ipin also show life in the villages but nobody is bored by their many antics.
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"We need to have more animation works like that so that when people see them, they know it is our work," he said.Although these animation pieces portray village life, Rais said they should have commercial value so that they are not rejected by local and international audiences.He was commenting on the international recognition given to Lat, real name Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid, whose comic series 'Kampung Boy' was translated into Japanese recently.'Kampung Boy' won second place in Japan's Gaiman Award in the foreign comics category, beating off entries from other nations such as United Kingdom, Spain, China and South Korea.
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