The Frog Kingdom
The Frog Kingdom is a 2013 Chinese animated adventure drama film directed by Nelson Shin and Melanie Simka.
Premise
The story centers on the Frog Princess, who runs from home after her father, the Frog King, announces that she will marry whomever can win the most medals in a sporting event called the Froglympics. She dresses as a commoner and befriends a vendor named Rain and Little Ken, his tadpole sidekick. Rain trains the Princess for the Froglympics, and she falls in love with him. Because the Frog King is embarrassed that his daughter is not present, he trains a doppelgänger as her stand-in. Little Ken soon discovers that four contestants in the Froglympics are actually spies for Snake King, a ruthless leader planning to invade the Frog Kingdom.
Production
The Frog Kingdom was produced by the Jilin Animation Institute and its in-house animation company, Vixo. The film took five years to produce, and had a production team of 300 members, 80% of which were graduates from the Jilin Animation Institute. Additionally, hundreds of students contributed to the film's production. The film was directed by Nelson Shin and Melanie Simka, and produced by Zheng Liguo. It had a budget of. The film was released in China on December 28, 2013.
Reception
The film grossed worldwide. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2014 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.