Chicago, Il – The semi-annual Asian Film Festival, Asian Pop-Up Cinema announce a special Fall presentation of Director Xie Fei’s first North American streaming series and Director Jun Lee’s new thriller Cloudy Mountain at a Chicago Drive-in.
The six-film mini-series streaming event, Xie Fei: A Retrospective will be hosted on Smart Cinema USA for both U.S. & Canadian audiences November 12-21, 2021. On November 13 at 5:00 pm, Asian Pop-Up Cinema will present Cloudy Mountain at ChiTown Movies Drive-in (2343 S. Throop). The latter event is sponsored by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago. Both events are free and RSVP is required.
Xie Fei was born in 1942 and is internationally known as one of the most prominent directors from China. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy of China and stayed as an educator with the school for 40 years by becoming a professor, Dean of the Director Department,...
The six-film mini-series streaming event, Xie Fei: A Retrospective will be hosted on Smart Cinema USA for both U.S. & Canadian audiences November 12-21, 2021. On November 13 at 5:00 pm, Asian Pop-Up Cinema will present Cloudy Mountain at ChiTown Movies Drive-in (2343 S. Throop). The latter event is sponsored by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago. Both events are free and RSVP is required.
Xie Fei was born in 1942 and is internationally known as one of the most prominent directors from China. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy of China and stayed as an educator with the school for 40 years by becoming a professor, Dean of the Director Department,...
- 11/1/2021
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Lim Kah-wai’s cooperation with Freddie Wong as producer and co-writer resulted in the latter’s most expensive and most mainstream production, one that truly stands out in the former’s filmography.
On the eve of her wedding anniversary, Hong Kong star actress Wen Menglin decides to fly to Shanghai, in order to surprise her husband, an art dealer, particularly since their busy schedules seem to leave very little time for them to be together lately. However, when she arrives in his flat, and after a rather strange “interaction” with the taxi driver, she is unpleasantly surprised to see another woman there, Cindy, his secretary. Although nothing inappropriate seems to be going on, she cannot get over her feelings of jealousy, and after him denying to go with her to Guilin, Guanxi province, 1,600 km away, where they spent their honeymoon ten years ago, she decides to go on her own.
On the eve of her wedding anniversary, Hong Kong star actress Wen Menglin decides to fly to Shanghai, in order to surprise her husband, an art dealer, particularly since their busy schedules seem to leave very little time for them to be together lately. However, when she arrives in his flat, and after a rather strange “interaction” with the taxi driver, she is unpleasantly surprised to see another woman there, Cindy, his secretary. Although nothing inappropriate seems to be going on, she cannot get over her feelings of jealousy, and after him denying to go with her to Guilin, Guanxi province, 1,600 km away, where they spent their honeymoon ten years ago, she decides to go on her own.
- 10/19/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Scott Christian Sava and Animal Crackers Ltd are partnering with Beijing Wenhua Dongrun Investment Co and China Film Co Ltd on their animated feature Animal Crackers. Odin’s Eye handles international sales at Afm.
Sava’s Blue Dream Studios produces the story of a family that inherits a rundown circus and discovers a box of magical cookies. Sava and Tony Bancroft co-direct and Sava and Dean Lorey co-write.
“Wenhua Dongrun Co and China Film Co have been amazing,” said Sava. “Their full support and trust has been more than any creator can ask for. It has truly been a wonderful experience.”
Joining Sava on the producer roster are George Lee and Marcus Englefield from Storyoscopic Films, James Thomason and Leiming Guan.
The financiers are executive producer Mu Yedong on behalf of Wenhua Dongrun Investment Co, China Film Co. Ltd board chairman La Peikang and Sam Chi for Landmark Asia.
Harry Mok, Michael Favelle, [link...
Sava’s Blue Dream Studios produces the story of a family that inherits a rundown circus and discovers a box of magical cookies. Sava and Tony Bancroft co-direct and Sava and Dean Lorey co-write.
“Wenhua Dongrun Co and China Film Co have been amazing,” said Sava. “Their full support and trust has been more than any creator can ask for. It has truly been a wonderful experience.”
Joining Sava on the producer roster are George Lee and Marcus Englefield from Storyoscopic Films, James Thomason and Leiming Guan.
The financiers are executive producer Mu Yedong on behalf of Wenhua Dongrun Investment Co, China Film Co. Ltd board chairman La Peikang and Sam Chi for Landmark Asia.
Harry Mok, Michael Favelle, [link...
- 11/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Scott Christian Sava is partnering with China’s Beijing Wenhua Dongrun Investment Co. and China Film Co. Ltd. on animated feature Animal Crackers. The film, about a family whose life is turned upside down when they inherit a rundown circus and a mysterious box of animal crackers, is being produced by Sava’s Blue Dream Studios.
Sava is co-directing with Tony Bancroft (The Lion King) and co-writing it with Dean Lorey (Arrested Development). George Lee and Marcus Englefield from Storyoscopic Films, James Thomason, and Leiming Guan are on board as producers. Wenhua Dongrun’s Mu Yedong, China Film board chairman La Peikang, and Landmark Asia’s Sam Chi are executive producing. Chinese co-producers are Han Lei and Wu Panpan.
Jaime Maestro (The Smoke Seller) has been tapped for overseas director for Blue Dream Studios Spain. Harry Mok, Michael Favelle, Nathalie Martinez, and Taylor Huang round out the team as exec producers.
Sava is co-directing with Tony Bancroft (The Lion King) and co-writing it with Dean Lorey (Arrested Development). George Lee and Marcus Englefield from Storyoscopic Films, James Thomason, and Leiming Guan are on board as producers. Wenhua Dongrun’s Mu Yedong, China Film board chairman La Peikang, and Landmark Asia’s Sam Chi are executive producing. Chinese co-producers are Han Lei and Wu Panpan.
Jaime Maestro (The Smoke Seller) has been tapped for overseas director for Blue Dream Studios Spain. Harry Mok, Michael Favelle, Nathalie Martinez, and Taylor Huang round out the team as exec producers.
- 11/5/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
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