Award
In 1979, cartoonist Mohammad Nor Khalid (better known as Lat),
- launched Budak Kampung, a comic book based on his own life story as a village son.
- Five years later, the book was translated into Japanese. In 1998, Budak Kampung was made into a 26-episode TV series as a cooperative effort between ASTRO (Malaysia) Philippines Animated Studios Inc. (Philippines) and Matinee Entertainment (United States).
- A year later, an episode from the series entitled “Oh, Tok!” won a prestigious award for “Best TV series” for the 13-minutes and above category at the International Animation Film Festival in Annecy, France.
1 comment:
Dato' Lat,
Congratulations, this is a simple yet informative blog, just like your drawings. Thank you for your many cartoons which brought laughter and joy to families like mine. Not forgetting the good moral messages that is attached.
May you have a healthy and continuing prosperous life in Ipoh. It would be great if fans like me can meet up with you when we are in Ipoh.
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