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AN episode of Malaysian TV programme Kampung Boy The Animated Series, based on characters created by cartoonist Datuk Lat, has emerged as one of the winners of the Annecy Awards 1999 in France.
Titled Oh, Tok!, the episode is from the first season of Kampung Boy which will make its debut over satellite broadcaster Astro's Malay channel Ria later this year.
Kampung Boy, which presents slices of Malaysian life, was one of seven finalists in the category of TV series of 13 minutes and more.
The other contenders were from Iran, Canada, Britain, Spain and the Dennis The Menace TV series from the US.
The Annecy Awards is presented at the Annecy Festival, the oldest and largest animation festival in the world. Nine-hundred and ninety-five films from 47 countries...