Rising talents Chen Duling [pictured] and Song Weilong star.
Beijing-based Jetavana Entertainment is tapping into a new pop culture trend in China with cyberpunk fantasy Dream Breaker, starring hot young talents Chen Duling and Song Weilong.
Cult Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono is artistic consultant on the film, directed by Beijing Film Academy graduate Han Yan and produced by his partner in Octopus Garden, Chai Tao. The story follows a young girl who becomes trapped in an illegal Vr game while investigating the suicide of her father.
The film addresses a new youth trend in China, Er Ciyuan (literally two-dimensional), which is heavily influenced by sci-fi fantasy and Japanese manga and games.
“The Chinese audience is getting younger and changing very fast,” said Jetavana founder Ivy Zhong. “One of the reasons the box office slowed down this summer is that there were too many romantic dramas, which have been popular for the last few years, but now the...
Beijing-based Jetavana Entertainment is tapping into a new pop culture trend in China with cyberpunk fantasy Dream Breaker, starring hot young talents Chen Duling and Song Weilong.
Cult Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono is artistic consultant on the film, directed by Beijing Film Academy graduate Han Yan and produced by his partner in Octopus Garden, Chai Tao. The story follows a young girl who becomes trapped in an illegal Vr game while investigating the suicide of her father.
The film addresses a new youth trend in China, Er Ciyuan (literally two-dimensional), which is heavily influenced by sci-fi fantasy and Japanese manga and games.
“The Chinese audience is getting younger and changing very fast,” said Jetavana founder Ivy Zhong. “One of the reasons the box office slowed down this summer is that there were too many romantic dramas, which have been popular for the last few years, but now the...
- 11/5/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The biggest European film festival excludsively dealing with Asian cinema will open on Friday the 22nd of April with the South Korean blockbuster “The Tiger” and close with the Hong Kong thriller “The Bodyguard” on Saturday the 30th with the presence of the legendary Sammo Hung. Legendary director Johnnie To and composer Lim Giong will also attend.
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
- 4/21/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The 18th Feff will feature 50 titles in competition, including Lost In Hong Kong, Mojin: The Lost Legend and Ip Man 3, as well as a new Focus Asia market.Scroll down for full programme
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
- 4/13/2016
- ScreenDaily
Fox International Channels (Fic) unit Star Chinese Movies (Scm) has acquired TV and digital media rights to three of Beijing-based Enlight Media’s biggest current titles.
The three titles are action comedy Hollywood Adventures, written and produced by Justin Lin (Star Trek 3), coming-of-age drama The Left Ear, based on Rao Zueman’s popular novel; and comedy Lost In Hong Kong, which stars Zhao Wei and Xu Zheng.
Zhao Wei also stars in Hollywood Adventures along with Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei. The film is scheduled for wide China release on June 26. The Left Ear was a hit when it was released in China earlier this year and Lost In Hong Kong is scheduled for release in September/October.
The three titles will be available on Star Chinese Movies (Scm) linear, VOD and online catch-up service (Scm Play) after their theatrical releases in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
“We are excited to work with Enlight Pictures and thrilled...
The three titles are action comedy Hollywood Adventures, written and produced by Justin Lin (Star Trek 3), coming-of-age drama The Left Ear, based on Rao Zueman’s popular novel; and comedy Lost In Hong Kong, which stars Zhao Wei and Xu Zheng.
Zhao Wei also stars in Hollywood Adventures along with Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei. The film is scheduled for wide China release on June 26. The Left Ear was a hit when it was released in China earlier this year and Lost In Hong Kong is scheduled for release in September/October.
The three titles will be available on Star Chinese Movies (Scm) linear, VOD and online catch-up service (Scm Play) after their theatrical releases in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
“We are excited to work with Enlight Pictures and thrilled...
- 6/18/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Moviegoers were ready to kick the 2015 summer box office into high gear over the first weekend in May.
While it didn’t top it’s 2012 predecessor ($207.4M), Avengers: Age Of Ultron saw domestic ticket sales in the neighborhood of $187.7 million in it’s opening weekend.
Even SNL got in on the Avengers hoopla with this Black Widow/Ultron spoof.
Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Disney/Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ has assembled an amazing box office performance since its debut, grossing an estimated $627 million in 12 days of global release. Debuting at #1 in every market since beginning its international rollout on April 22, the film has generated an estimated $439 million at the international box office overall. Universal’s ‘Furious 7’ with a current worldwide gross of $1.429 billion, this week has become the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.”
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order,...
While it didn’t top it’s 2012 predecessor ($207.4M), Avengers: Age Of Ultron saw domestic ticket sales in the neighborhood of $187.7 million in it’s opening weekend.
Even SNL got in on the Avengers hoopla with this Black Widow/Ultron spoof.
Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Disney/Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ has assembled an amazing box office performance since its debut, grossing an estimated $627 million in 12 days of global release. Debuting at #1 in every market since beginning its international rollout on April 22, the film has generated an estimated $439 million at the international box office overall. Universal’s ‘Furious 7’ with a current worldwide gross of $1.429 billion, this week has become the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.”
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order,...
- 5/4/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Avengers: Age Of Ultron opens in the U.S. on Friday, May 1st and it has already made a splash at the Box Office worldwide.
Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “The global movie marketplace is on fire as Disney/Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ kicks off its monumental run as the top movie in the world this weekend with $201.2 million & placing first in all of the 44 territories in which it played. No less impressive, Universal’s ‘Furious 7′ crossed the $1 billion mark internationally on Sunday and with an astonishing $323 million in 15 days it becomes the highest-grossing film in history in China.”
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 26, 2015, are below.
1. Avengers: Age Of Ultron – Disney – $201.2M
2. Furious 7 – Universal – $88.M
3. Left Ear, The – Multiple – $27.M
4. Home – 20th Century Fox – $22.M
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – Sony – $20.8M
6. Age Of Adaline,...
Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “The global movie marketplace is on fire as Disney/Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ kicks off its monumental run as the top movie in the world this weekend with $201.2 million & placing first in all of the 44 territories in which it played. No less impressive, Universal’s ‘Furious 7′ crossed the $1 billion mark internationally on Sunday and with an astonishing $323 million in 15 days it becomes the highest-grossing film in history in China.”
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 26, 2015, are below.
1. Avengers: Age Of Ultron – Disney – $201.2M
2. Furious 7 – Universal – $88.M
3. Left Ear, The – Multiple – $27.M
4. Home – 20th Century Fox – $22.M
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – Sony – $20.8M
6. Age Of Adaline,...
- 4/27/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Fresh from a capital injection from Alibaba and a stellar year at the box office, Beijing-based Enlight Pictures has lined up a string of top Chinese filmmakers for its 2015 slate, including Xu Zheng, Zhang Yibai, Deng Chao and actress Zhou Xun.
The ambitious studio is also expanding its partnership with Justin Lin, who recently produced Hollywood Adventures, starring Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming, and next year will direct a 3D remake of Shaolin Temple for Enlight and Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Entertainment.
Lin is already planning a UK-set sequel to Hollywood Adventures, which is expected to start shooting next year.
Following the huge success of Lost In Thailand, Xu Zheng has directed a sequel, Lost In Hong Kong, in which he also stars with Zhao Wei and Bao Bei-er. Currently in post-production, the film is tentatively scheduled for an August release.
Zhou Xun is making her first foray into producing for Enlight with two projects...
The ambitious studio is also expanding its partnership with Justin Lin, who recently produced Hollywood Adventures, starring Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming, and next year will direct a 3D remake of Shaolin Temple for Enlight and Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Entertainment.
Lin is already planning a UK-set sequel to Hollywood Adventures, which is expected to start shooting next year.
Following the huge success of Lost In Thailand, Xu Zheng has directed a sequel, Lost In Hong Kong, in which he also stars with Zhao Wei and Bao Bei-er. Currently in post-production, the film is tentatively scheduled for an August release.
Zhou Xun is making her first foray into producing for Enlight with two projects...
- 3/23/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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