China Film Group
Encyclopedia
China Film Group Corporation , abbreviated as CFGC, is the largest and most influential state-run film enterprise
in China
.
It is also the only importer of foreign films
in China and a major export
er of Chinese films
.
and television production, film distribution
and exhibition, film importation and exportation, cinema circuit management, digital cinema construction, print developing and processing, film equipment management, film
and TV CD
production, ancillary
products, advertising, property management
as well as real estate
. China Film group partnered with Crest Digital
in 2007, building a 15,000 square meter state-of-the-art DVD and CD manufacturing facility outside Beijing.
, China Film Import & Export Corporation, has been the sole government
-authorized importer of films. Another CFG subsidiary, China Film Co-production Corporation, is charged by the SARFT
to oversee and manage all Sino
-foreign co-productions.
China Film Group's film and TV production units include: the former China Film Corporation, Beijing Film Studio, China Youth Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation
, China Film Equipment Corporation, Movie Channel Production Center, Beijing Film & Video Laboratory and Huayun Film & TV Compact Disk Co., Ltd.
, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
, Kung Fu Hustle
, and Protégé
.
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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History
The predecessor China Film Corporation was established in 1949. In 1999, it became the conglomerate China Film Group Corporation built to develop and distribute films in the Chinese industry.It is also the only importer of foreign films
World cinema
World cinema is a term used primarily in English language speaking countries to refer to the films and film industries of non-English speaking countries. It is therefore often used interchangeably with the term foreign film...
in China and a major export
Export
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er of Chinese films
Cinema of China
The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Since 1949 the cinema of mainland China has operated under restrictions imposed by the Communist Party of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and...
.
Businesses
China Film Group is involved in a variety of businesses which include filmFilmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
and television production, film distribution
Film distributor
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing...
and exhibition, film importation and exportation, cinema circuit management, digital cinema construction, print developing and processing, film equipment management, film
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
and TV CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
production, ancillary
Ancillary
*Ancillary administration*Ancillary jurisdiction*Ancillary statistic*Ancillary data*Ancillary relief*Ancillary doctrine*Diacritic, an ancillary glyph added to a letter...
products, advertising, property management
Property management
Property management is the operation, control of ususally on behalf of an owner, and oversight of commercial, industrial or residential real estate as used in its most broad terms. Management indicates a need to be cared for, monitored and accountability given for its usable life and condition...
as well as real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
. China Film group partnered with Crest Digital
Crest Digital
Crest Digital is a privately owned company specializing in post production and DVD/CD replication. Crest Digital provides editing, DVD and Blu-Ray authoring, digital asset management, audio mixing, language dubbing and subtitling, and DVD/CD optical media replication services...
in 2007, building a 15,000 square meter state-of-the-art DVD and CD manufacturing facility outside Beijing.
Subsidiaries
For over a decade, China Film Group's subsidiarySubsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
, China Film Import & Export Corporation, has been the sole government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
-authorized importer of films. Another CFG subsidiary, China Film Co-production Corporation, is charged by the SARFT
State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television
The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television is an executive branch under the State Council of the People's Republic of China...
to oversee and manage all Sino
Sino
Sino may refer to:*Sino-, a prefix used to refer to China*Sino Group, a property development corporation based in Hong Kong** Sino Land, a subsidiary and listing company of Sino Group*Sino Centre, a shopping centre in Mong Kok, Hong Kong...
-foreign co-productions.
China Film Group's film and TV production units include: the former China Film Corporation, Beijing Film Studio, China Youth Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation
China Film Co-Production Corporation
China Film Co-Production Corporation , abbreviated as CFCC, is a Chinese film production company and distributor. It is a subsidiary of China Film Group Corporation...
, China Film Equipment Corporation, Movie Channel Production Center, Beijing Film & Video Laboratory and Huayun Film & TV Compact Disk Co., Ltd.
Films
Each year, China Film Group produces more than 30 feature-length films, 400 TV plays and 100 telefilms. Its films include The WarlordsThe Warlords
The Warlords, previously known as The Blood Brothers, is a 2007 epic war film directed by Peter Chan and starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Xu Jinglei. The film was released on December 13, 2007 simultaneously in most of Asia, except Japan...
, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon is a 2008 Hong Kong film loosely based on parts of the Chinese classical novel Romance of Three Kingdoms. It was directed by Daniel Lee with a reported budget of US$25 million...
, Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 action comedy film directed and produced by, and starring Stephen Chow. The other film producers were Chui Po-chu and Jeffrey Lau, while the screenplay was written by Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, and Tsang Kan-cheung...
, and Protégé
Protégé (film)
Protégé is a 2007 Singaporean-Hong Kong co-produced crime drama film written and directed by Derek Yee, starring Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo, Anita Yuen and Zhang Jingchu.-Plot:...
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