Ivy Zhong has been a step ahead of China’s fast-changing entertainment sector for over a decade. After a stint at Hong Kong’s Phoenix Television, she joined media company Beijing Galloping Horse in 2003, eventually becoming vice chair and diversifying into feature filmmaking and signing top local talent like John Woo. Well before China’s corporate giants began buying Hollywood assets, Zhong orchestrated Galloping Horse’s 2012 takeover of visual effects house Digital Domain for $30.2 million. She earned a producer’s credit on Lionsgate’s Ender’s Game, in which Digital Domain owned a stake, before selling the company for $50 million a year later.
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- 2/12/2017
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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
My Best Friend Andersen will be based on the work of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen.
Denmark’s Zentropa is joining forces with Shu Huan’s Shengwei Media and Jetavana Entertainment for the first Sino-Danish co-production, My Best Friend Andersen.
Shu is the scriptwriter of box office hits Lost In Hong Kong (2015) and Lost In Thailand (2012), which have grossed $250m and $200m respectively, ranking them at number two and number four in terms of all-time box office of Chinese films.
My Best Friend Andersen explores the fairytale universe of acclaimed Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. The film is targeting young adults and family audiences in the Chinese market.
According to a statement: “Shu Huan’s vision is to renew the Chinese comedy genre, using fantasy elements from the fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen, and integrating the humoristic touch, which he is especially known for.”
Zentropa China CEO Rikke Ennis said: “This co-operation is ground-breaking. I believe...
Denmark’s Zentropa is joining forces with Shu Huan’s Shengwei Media and Jetavana Entertainment for the first Sino-Danish co-production, My Best Friend Andersen.
Shu is the scriptwriter of box office hits Lost In Hong Kong (2015) and Lost In Thailand (2012), which have grossed $250m and $200m respectively, ranking them at number two and number four in terms of all-time box office of Chinese films.
My Best Friend Andersen explores the fairytale universe of acclaimed Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. The film is targeting young adults and family audiences in the Chinese market.
According to a statement: “Shu Huan’s vision is to renew the Chinese comedy genre, using fantasy elements from the fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen, and integrating the humoristic touch, which he is especially known for.”
Zentropa China CEO Rikke Ennis said: “This co-operation is ground-breaking. I believe...
- 12/15/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Former Disney chief Dick Cook’s announcement of the launch of Dick Cook Studios, with $150m in Chinese financing, was one of several deals unveiled at the Beijing Film Market (Bfm), which wrapped on Monday night.
Cook said that Citic Guoan, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Citic, is investing $150m in the start-up studio.
“China is very important and this investment will serve as a significant building block in helping us reach our goals,” said Cook in a statement.
“It took us quite awhile to find the right partners that share our vision to create quality content and our passion of family entertainment through telling rich stories that will travel the globe. Citic Guoan is an extremely diverse company with many businesses that range from film and television, publishing, media, to sports, tourism and outsourcing services that will be of great benefit to both of our companies.”
Based in Los Angeles, Dick Cook Studios...
Cook said that Citic Guoan, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Citic, is investing $150m in the start-up studio.
“China is very important and this investment will serve as a significant building block in helping us reach our goals,” said Cook in a statement.
“It took us quite awhile to find the right partners that share our vision to create quality content and our passion of family entertainment through telling rich stories that will travel the globe. Citic Guoan is an extremely diverse company with many businesses that range from film and television, publishing, media, to sports, tourism and outsourcing services that will be of great benefit to both of our companies.”
Based in Los Angeles, Dick Cook Studios...
- 4/20/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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