The Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off on a triumphant note Friday night in China’s commercial capital as the country’s film industry threw open its doors to the global film community.
This year’s edition of China’s most prestigious cinema event is the first in over three years that is easily accessible to the outside world after the past three festivals were either canceled, put online or simply very difficult to attend because of the country’s strict Covid-19 travel restrictions. The festival also happens to be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, as well as arriving at a moment when China’s commercial film industry is finally regaining some momentum after the long years of the pandemic.
“Each section of this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival is fully back offline, and we are more than thrilled to meet all guests in-person again,” says Wenquan He,...
This year’s edition of China’s most prestigious cinema event is the first in over three years that is easily accessible to the outside world after the past three festivals were either canceled, put online or simply very difficult to attend because of the country’s strict Covid-19 travel restrictions. The festival also happens to be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, as well as arriving at a moment when China’s commercial film industry is finally regaining some momentum after the long years of the pandemic.
“Each section of this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival is fully back offline, and we are more than thrilled to meet all guests in-person again,” says Wenquan He,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Some 16 titles were showcased at a packed launch in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures (Emp) presented a massive line-up of 16 titles at Filmart, including actor Nicholas Tse’s directorial debut New Police Story 2 and a further two action films also led by Tse.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first New Police Story, which was directed by the late filmmaker Benny Chan. The new feature reunites the original cast, including Tse, Jackie Chan and Charlene Choi, from the original film. Chan will produce for Tse who will direct for the first time.
The film is set to enter production this year,...
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures (Emp) presented a massive line-up of 16 titles at Filmart, including actor Nicholas Tse’s directorial debut New Police Story 2 and a further two action films also led by Tse.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first New Police Story, which was directed by the late filmmaker Benny Chan. The new feature reunites the original cast, including Tse, Jackie Chan and Charlene Choi, from the original film. Chan will produce for Tse who will direct for the first time.
The film is set to enter production this year,...
- 3/15/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The hilarious family animated film Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank, from Paramount Pictures, is available now to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. The exciting action-adventure stars Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais and Samuel L. Jackson.
Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank also stars Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Cathy Shim and Kylie Kuioka.
A down-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs!
Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank is directed by Rob Minkoff,...
Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank also stars Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Cathy Shim and Kylie Kuioka.
A down-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs!
Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank is directed by Rob Minkoff,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
'Lion'. (Photo: Mark Rogers)
On the final leg of its international journey.Lion opened in Chinese cinemas last Thursday, generating a decent sum which suggests a leggy run..
The Garth Davis-directed drama rang up $US1.47 million in four days, ranked fifth in a market dominated by Transformers: The Last Knight, which scored $124.7 million in three days.
On Sunday the biopic starring Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara sold more than 101,000 tickets from 7,200 screenings, pocketing $460,000, at an average ticket price of $4.57.
That brings the worldwide total for the See-Saw Films production to more than $140 million, of which $51.7 million came from the Us.
Lion was launched at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival, where eight-year-old Pawar promoted the film. ."I am happy, as I've done a good job,. he said after the festival screening.
Prakash Gupta, India.s consul general of India told the China Daily...
On the final leg of its international journey.Lion opened in Chinese cinemas last Thursday, generating a decent sum which suggests a leggy run..
The Garth Davis-directed drama rang up $US1.47 million in four days, ranked fifth in a market dominated by Transformers: The Last Knight, which scored $124.7 million in three days.
On Sunday the biopic starring Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara sold more than 101,000 tickets from 7,200 screenings, pocketing $460,000, at an average ticket price of $4.57.
That brings the worldwide total for the See-Saw Films production to more than $140 million, of which $51.7 million came from the Us.
Lion was launched at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival, where eight-year-old Pawar promoted the film. ."I am happy, as I've done a good job,. he said after the festival screening.
Prakash Gupta, India.s consul general of India told the China Daily...
- 6/25/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Hit by a downturn in local box-office growth, leading Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers Media Co. reported last week that it had suffered its first decline in net profit since going public on the Shenzhen stock exchange eight years ago.
In an annual report released Tuesday, Huayi said net profit for 2016 was Rmb 808.1 million ($117 million), down 17 percent from the year prior. The company, which is headed by brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, also saw a 9 percent year-on-year slide in its film and entertainment business revenues.
"This year we've experienced substantial regression both in...
In an annual report released Tuesday, Huayi said net profit for 2016 was Rmb 808.1 million ($117 million), down 17 percent from the year prior. The company, which is headed by brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, also saw a 9 percent year-on-year slide in its film and entertainment business revenues.
"This year we've experienced substantial regression both in...
- 4/3/2017
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The CEO of China's largest privately held film firm, Huayi Brothers Media Corp, says he’s eager to "renew and deepen” his company’s cooperation with Robert Simonds' Stx Entertainment. Huayi's James Wang told Bloomberg over the weekend that — with their landmark three-year co-production and distribution deal due to expire in early 2018 — he wants to expand the relationship “beyond slate financing." The companies have held in-depth discussions about further investment and…...
- 3/27/2017
- Deadline
Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers Media is looking to expand its collaboration with Robert Simonds’ Stx Entertainment, despite the recent clampdown by Beijing regulators on China-Hollywood dealmaking.
"We'd like to renew and deepen our cooperation with Stx beyond slate financing," Huayi co-founder and CEO James Wang Zhonglei told Bloomberg in an interview published Monday. "Stx has a lot of plans in television and multimedia. They also have a lot of new ideas for the Asian market. We have had a lot of contacts in this regard."
Huayi signed a landmark three-year deal with Stx in 2015 to co-produce and co-finance most of...
"We'd like to renew and deepen our cooperation with Stx beyond slate financing," Huayi co-founder and CEO James Wang Zhonglei told Bloomberg in an interview published Monday. "Stx has a lot of plans in television and multimedia. They also have a lot of new ideas for the Asian market. We have had a lot of contacts in this regard."
Huayi signed a landmark three-year deal with Stx in 2015 to co-produce and co-finance most of...
- 3/27/2017
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Japanese director wrote The Masque Of The Black Death before his death in 1998.
China’s Huayi Brothers Media has unveiled an ambitious slate of new projects, including The Masque Of The Black Death, based on an unfilmed script written by Japan’s most influential filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa.
Kurosawa started writing the script in 1975 after directing Dersu Uzala as an adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story, The Masque Of The Red Death. He completed the script before his death in 1998, but it never went into production.
The Poe short story follows a prince and his noblemen attempting to hide from a deadly epidemic behind the walls of a castle. The courtiers hold an elaborate masquerade, as a distraction from the devastation outside, but the Red Death itself turns up as a guest.
Huayi Brothers is collaborating on the project with Chen Kuo-fu’s Ckf Pictures. Speaking a press conference in Beijing, Chen and Huayi...
China’s Huayi Brothers Media has unveiled an ambitious slate of new projects, including The Masque Of The Black Death, based on an unfilmed script written by Japan’s most influential filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa.
Kurosawa started writing the script in 1975 after directing Dersu Uzala as an adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story, The Masque Of The Red Death. He completed the script before his death in 1998, but it never went into production.
The Poe short story follows a prince and his noblemen attempting to hide from a deadly epidemic behind the walls of a castle. The courtiers hold an elaborate masquerade, as a distraction from the devastation outside, but the Red Death itself turns up as a guest.
Huayi Brothers is collaborating on the project with Chen Kuo-fu’s Ckf Pictures. Speaking a press conference in Beijing, Chen and Huayi...
- 3/2/2017
- by [email protected] (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Feng Xiaogang’s satire and has set an October 7 release.
Fan Bingbing, Guo Tao and Da Peng star in the film about a village woman accused of being an adulterer who embarks on an annual ‘journey of petition’ to Beijing to prove that her divorce was a sham and redeem her reputation.
The film is based on Liu Zhenyun’s 2012 novel I Did Not Kill My Husband and received its world premiere in Special Presentations last Thursday (Sept 8). It next screens to the public on Friday and will open wide in China on September 30.
Sparkle Roll Media Corporation presents the I Am Not Madame Bovary alongside Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Beijing Skywheel Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Pictures and Zhejiang Dongyang Mayla Media, with Qi Jianhong, Wang Zhongjun, Song Ge, Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang.
Zhang Dajun produced I Am Not Madame Bovary and Wang Zhonglei, Zhou Maofei, [link...
Fan Bingbing, Guo Tao and Da Peng star in the film about a village woman accused of being an adulterer who embarks on an annual ‘journey of petition’ to Beijing to prove that her divorce was a sham and redeem her reputation.
The film is based on Liu Zhenyun’s 2012 novel I Did Not Kill My Husband and received its world premiere in Special Presentations last Thursday (Sept 8). It next screens to the public on Friday and will open wide in China on September 30.
Sparkle Roll Media Corporation presents the I Am Not Madame Bovary alongside Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Beijing Skywheel Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Pictures and Zhejiang Dongyang Mayla Media, with Qi Jianhong, Wang Zhongjun, Song Ge, Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang.
Zhang Dajun produced I Am Not Madame Bovary and Wang Zhonglei, Zhou Maofei, [link...
- 9/11/2016
- by [email protected] (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Stx Entertainment have announced the July home media release dates and details for the first-person Pov action thriller Hardcore Henry:
Press Release: Universal City, CA, May 26, 2016 – Brace yourself for one of the most unflinchingly original wild rides when the adrenaline-fueled action hit Hardcore Henry arrives on Digital HD on July 12, 2016 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on July 26, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Stx Entertainment. Filled with non-stop action and thrilling adventure, Hardcore Henry is the first film shot completely in first-person shooter perspective. The Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD feature even more explosive thrills with deleted scenes and commentary with the director and actor/producer. Be the first to own Hardcore Henry, starring Sharlto Copley (Chappie, District 9, Elysium), and immerse yourself in an exciting new world as you become the title hero!
You remember nothing. Mainly because you’ve just...
Press Release: Universal City, CA, May 26, 2016 – Brace yourself for one of the most unflinchingly original wild rides when the adrenaline-fueled action hit Hardcore Henry arrives on Digital HD on July 12, 2016 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on July 26, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Stx Entertainment. Filled with non-stop action and thrilling adventure, Hardcore Henry is the first film shot completely in first-person shooter perspective. The Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD feature even more explosive thrills with deleted scenes and commentary with the director and actor/producer. Be the first to own Hardcore Henry, starring Sharlto Copley (Chappie, District 9, Elysium), and immerse yourself in an exciting new world as you become the title hero!
You remember nothing. Mainly because you’ve just...
- 5/26/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release The Boy on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand beginning May 10th, and we’ve been provided with two Blu-ray prize packs to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive:
(1) Blu-ray / Digtial HD combo pack copy of The Boy. (1) The Boy T-shirt (1) The Boy candle
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email [email protected] with the subject “The Boy Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on May 10th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Press Release: “Universal City, California, March 9, 2016 – A young American woman uncovers the menacing nature of the English family she cares for in The Boy, a terrifying...
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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive:
(1) Blu-ray / Digtial HD combo pack copy of The Boy. (1) The Boy T-shirt (1) The Boy candle
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email [email protected] with the subject “The Boy Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on May 10th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Press Release: “Universal City, California, March 9, 2016 – A young American woman uncovers the menacing nature of the English family she cares for in The Boy, a terrifying...
- 5/4/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Former Oriental DreamWorks executive Joe Aguilar has been appointed to head Huayi Brothers Wink Animation, a newly-launched subsidiary of China’s Huayi Brothers Media Corp.
The Shanghai-based subsidiary will focus on the development and production of global animation and CG movies. Aguilar will serve as CEO, while Markus Manninen, visual effects supervisor of The Croods, Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 3, has been appointed artistic director.
Wink Animation will focus on the Chinese domestic market in its first year, then develop four global animations every year. It expects to release its first movie in 2017.
Aguilar was previously chief producer at DreamWorks Animation and chief creative officer and head of studio at Oriental DreamWorks. He oversaw the Chinese version of Kung Fu Panda 3, which is the highest-grossing animation ever in China with box office of more than $140m.
In a statement, Huayi Brothers vice chairman and president Wang Zhonglei said that: “according to the experience of the...
The Shanghai-based subsidiary will focus on the development and production of global animation and CG movies. Aguilar will serve as CEO, while Markus Manninen, visual effects supervisor of The Croods, Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 3, has been appointed artistic director.
Wink Animation will focus on the Chinese domestic market in its first year, then develop four global animations every year. It expects to release its first movie in 2017.
Aguilar was previously chief producer at DreamWorks Animation and chief creative officer and head of studio at Oriental DreamWorks. He oversaw the Chinese version of Kung Fu Panda 3, which is the highest-grossing animation ever in China with box office of more than $140m.
In a statement, Huayi Brothers vice chairman and president Wang Zhonglei said that: “according to the experience of the...
- 3/14/2016
- by [email protected] (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The Qingdao government and Wanda Group are introducing a package of incentives to encourage productions to shoot at Wanda’s Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis.
At a summit held in Qingdao today, Wanda announced the launch of a $163m (RMB1bn) fund, which will offer grants to film and TV productions that mostly shoot at the studios. Wanda said it would invest in the fund, although fund management details are currently under discussion.
In addition, the Huangdao District Government will offer financial subsidies to production companies registered at the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis. The subsidies will be granted at up to 10% of the production company’s annual revenue.
The Qingdao government is also rolling out a number of other policies to encourage banks and other financial institutions to launch loan products tailored to the needs of film and TV producers; implement a loan-related risk compensation mechanism for the industry; and facilitate Ipo financing for film and TV programme...
At a summit held in Qingdao today, Wanda announced the launch of a $163m (RMB1bn) fund, which will offer grants to film and TV productions that mostly shoot at the studios. Wanda said it would invest in the fund, although fund management details are currently under discussion.
In addition, the Huangdao District Government will offer financial subsidies to production companies registered at the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis. The subsidies will be granted at up to 10% of the production company’s annual revenue.
The Qingdao government is also rolling out a number of other policies to encourage banks and other financial institutions to launch loan products tailored to the needs of film and TV producers; implement a loan-related risk compensation mechanism for the industry; and facilitate Ipo financing for film and TV programme...
- 10/8/2014
- by [email protected] (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Former Warner Bros film chief Jeff Robinov is reportedly in talks with China’s Huayi Brothers Media Corp to secure financing for a new venture that will produce five films a year.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Beijing-based studio is among a group of Us and international investors that are close to finalising a deal to finance the company’s films.
Robinov is also expected to close a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to cover marketing and distribution of the slate. He has also been in talks with Twentieth Century Fox. A financing deal with Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik is now thought to be off the cards.
Huayi has been in talks with Us studios and execs for several years and is seen as a likely contender to make a big Hollywood investment. So far, none of the new generation of Chinese studios has made a significant investment in Us production, although Wanda Group...
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Beijing-based studio is among a group of Us and international investors that are close to finalising a deal to finance the company’s films.
Robinov is also expected to close a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to cover marketing and distribution of the slate. He has also been in talks with Twentieth Century Fox. A financing deal with Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik is now thought to be off the cards.
Huayi has been in talks with Us studios and execs for several years and is seen as a likely contender to make a big Hollywood investment. So far, none of the new generation of Chinese studios has made a significant investment in Us production, although Wanda Group...
- 3/6/2014
- by [email protected] (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Former Warner Bros. chief Jeff Robinov is negotiating to create a company that would produce roughly five movies annually, largely with money from Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Media, people familiar with the plan said Wednesday. Huayi Brothers, a publicly traded film production and record label founded 20 years ago by brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, is in discussions with other financiers who would also bankroll Robinov, whose films would likely be distributed by Sony. Insiders say a deal for as much as $300 million from a variety of sources -- some from investors in the U.S. and some from investors abroad --
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- 3/5/2014
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Huayi Brothers, one of mainland China’s leading private media corporations, made its first steps in establishing a foothold in Taiwan by striking a “long-term strategic alliance” with Taiwan’s Atom Cinema and Honto Productions, as the two companies announced plans to collaborate in the making of eight television and film projects. Appearing at the launch celebrating Atom and Honto’s link-up in Taipei, Huayi Bros. International Media president Wang Zhonglei said he wanted to expand his company’s reach across the Taiwan Straits because of his high regards over the “unrestrained” and “diversified” films made by Taiwanese filmmakers -- an innovation and
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- 11/20/2012
- by Clarence Tsui
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update: The announcement was made today in Beijing by Tull and Huayi Brothers CEO Wang Zhongjun, and Huayi Brothers President, Wang Zhonglei. Legendary East’s films will be developed as co-productions with Huayi Brothers, who will distribute the movies in China. Distribution in all other parts of the globe is anticipated to be handled by Warner Bros Pictures, because of its longstanding relationship with Legendary Entertainment. Legendary East initially plans on producing one to two event-style films for worldwide audiences annually beginning in 2013. The announcement also marks Legendary Entertainment’s formal entrance into the Chinese marketplace. According to Tull's statement, Legendary East will be led by an experienced management team with significant experience working with Hollywood studios as well as with Western and Chinese entertainment companies. The Legendary East senior executive team will be comprised of Thomas Tull, Executive Chairman; Kelvin Wu, Chief Executive Officer; and Joel Chang, Chief Financial Officer.
- 6/9/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Meet Wang Zhongjun, China's 50-year old film and television mogul, 1/2 of Huayi Brothers Media which he founded with his youngest brother Wang Zhonglei in 1994. (Ergo, CNN's Harvey Weinstein comparison.) Originally doing advertising commissions, the company morphed into a film production company in 1998 and has grown to become perhaps China's most influential film producer with over 50 films released, most of them huge box office hits in China. The company also produces numerous TV shows and represents most of China's top acting talent. Now Wang's Huayi Brothers Media are planning on building almost 200 cinemas this year in [...]...
- 5/10/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
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Hulu: Hulavision, the similarly-titled streaming tech company, is suing both NBC Universal and video-sharing partner Hulu, who they say ripped off their idea for online television. It all dates back to 2006, when Hula presented their business model to NBCU execs--allegedly. Fast-forward to today, and it's Hulu sans-avision-suffix that's one of the most popular video-services online and featuring Alec Baldwin in advertisements. NBC says the lawsuit is frivolous, especially since Fast Company reported that the technology came from a Chinese start-up the company acquired.
Netflix: Tired of swatting tennis balls and boxing your friends on the Wii? Well, now you can sit back and relax. Netflix announced recently it had finally started shipping discs that allow subscribers to stream movies on the popular Nintendo console. If you haven't reserved a copy for you Wii, make sure to get in line here.
Hulu: Hulavision, the similarly-titled streaming tech company, is suing both NBC Universal and video-sharing partner Hulu, who they say ripped off their idea for online television. It all dates back to 2006, when Hula presented their business model to NBCU execs--allegedly. Fast-forward to today, and it's Hulu sans-avision-suffix that's one of the most popular video-services online and featuring Alec Baldwin in advertisements. NBC says the lawsuit is frivolous, especially since Fast Company reported that the technology came from a Chinese start-up the company acquired.
Netflix: Tired of swatting tennis balls and boxing your friends on the Wii? Well, now you can sit back and relax. Netflix announced recently it had finally started shipping discs that allow subscribers to stream movies on the popular Nintendo console. If you haven't reserved a copy for you Wii, make sure to get in line here.
- 3/26/2010
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
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