South Australian filmmakers Jenny Walsh and Lesley Hammond.s Sneezing Baby Panda will get a wide release in Chinese cinemas.
Walsh and Hammond were filming a mother panda and her cub in China when the baby Panda sneezed and nearly blew the mother out of the enclosure.
Their video went viral, has had millions of hits and been featured on countless chat shows including Ellen. The pair decided to make a feature film to try to find Chi Chi, the baby panda in the clip.
The mockumentary follows an Australian zoologist, Marnie (Amber Clayton), who is on the hunt for a star attraction to help her struggling zoo. After seeing the sneezing baby panda video, she falls in love with the cuddly cub and realises Chi Chi could save her zoo. Marnie sets out on a journey to China to track down this elusive panda, and so begins an action-packed adventure.
Walsh and Hammond were filming a mother panda and her cub in China when the baby Panda sneezed and nearly blew the mother out of the enclosure.
Their video went viral, has had millions of hits and been featured on countless chat shows including Ellen. The pair decided to make a feature film to try to find Chi Chi, the baby panda in the clip.
The mockumentary follows an Australian zoologist, Marnie (Amber Clayton), who is on the hunt for a star attraction to help her struggling zoo. After seeing the sneezing baby panda video, she falls in love with the cuddly cub and realises Chi Chi could save her zoo. Marnie sets out on a journey to China to track down this elusive panda, and so begins an action-packed adventure.
- 4/1/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
South Australian filmmakers Jenny Walsh and Lesley Hammond.s Sneezing Baby Panda has been released in Chinese cinemas.
Walsh and Hammond were filming a mother panda and her cub in China when the baby Panda sneezed and nearly blew the mother out of the enclosure.
Their video went viral, has had millions of hits and been featured on countless chat shows including Ellen. The pair decided to make a feature film to try to find Chi Chi, the baby panda in the clip.
Last week the film secured a theatrical release in China. through a Chinese entertainment industry group/conglomerate,. to be followed by a gradual roll-out across the three biggest cinema chains in China, China Film Group, Wanda Cinemas and Dadi Cinemas. It was filmed in Sichuan Province (the area that was struck by an earthquake several years ago) and other provinces including Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Anhui and Tibet.
Walsh and Hammond were filming a mother panda and her cub in China when the baby Panda sneezed and nearly blew the mother out of the enclosure.
Their video went viral, has had millions of hits and been featured on countless chat shows including Ellen. The pair decided to make a feature film to try to find Chi Chi, the baby panda in the clip.
Last week the film secured a theatrical release in China. through a Chinese entertainment industry group/conglomerate,. to be followed by a gradual roll-out across the three biggest cinema chains in China, China Film Group, Wanda Cinemas and Dadi Cinemas. It was filmed in Sichuan Province (the area that was struck by an earthquake several years ago) and other provinces including Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Anhui and Tibet.
- 4/1/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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