China’s Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group and Hong Kong’s Media Asia Group announced a slate of new projects today at Filmart.
Among the new projects are Born Evil Seed by Time Still Turns The Pages director Nick Cheuk; crime thriller The Other One by Fung Chih Chiang (A Witness Out Of The Blue); and mystery thriller Behind The Scene, directed by David Lee Kwong Yiu and produced by Andrew Lau.
Alibaba Pictures president Li Jie and Media Asia Group CEO Yip Chai Tuck both attended the joint press conference held in Filmart’s Moonlight Theatre, which saw director Soi Cheang,...
Among the new projects are Born Evil Seed by Time Still Turns The Pages director Nick Cheuk; crime thriller The Other One by Fung Chih Chiang (A Witness Out Of The Blue); and mystery thriller Behind The Scene, directed by David Lee Kwong Yiu and produced by Andrew Lau.
Alibaba Pictures president Li Jie and Media Asia Group CEO Yip Chai Tuck both attended the joint press conference held in Filmart’s Moonlight Theatre, which saw director Soi Cheang,...
- 3/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
Chinese tech and media giant Alibaba is investing $640M (Hk$5Bn) into Hong Kong’s creative industries over the next five years.
The funding will come via multiple divisions in Alibaba’s Digital Media and Entertainment Group, including Alibaba Pictures and streaming platform Youku.
The plan, called the “Hong Kong Cultural and Art Industry Revitalisation Program,” is a joint initiative of Alibaba and leading Hong Kong production companies including Edko Films, Mandarin Motion Pictures, Media Asia, Universe Entertainment, One Cool Group, Shaw Brothers and Emperor Motion Pictures.
Beijing-headquartered Alibaba Pictures also said it would make Hong Kong its second headquarters. The film outfit will also fund scholarships for 20 filmmakers studying at the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film.
“Filmmakers who are rooted in the city’s culture, possess a blend of eastern aesthetics and international perspective will be the key to maintaining our distinctive competitiveness in the global motion picture market,...
The funding will come via multiple divisions in Alibaba’s Digital Media and Entertainment Group, including Alibaba Pictures and streaming platform Youku.
The plan, called the “Hong Kong Cultural and Art Industry Revitalisation Program,” is a joint initiative of Alibaba and leading Hong Kong production companies including Edko Films, Mandarin Motion Pictures, Media Asia, Universe Entertainment, One Cool Group, Shaw Brothers and Emperor Motion Pictures.
Beijing-headquartered Alibaba Pictures also said it would make Hong Kong its second headquarters. The film outfit will also fund scholarships for 20 filmmakers studying at the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film.
“Filmmakers who are rooted in the city’s culture, possess a blend of eastern aesthetics and international perspective will be the key to maintaining our distinctive competitiveness in the global motion picture market,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Hong Kong Filmart, Asia’s largest and longest-running content market, made a much-cheered return to physical form last year following a long, three-year absence throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2024, the emphasis will again be on regaining momentum, with organizer the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (Hktdc) expecting some 750 exhibitors from more than 25 countries, up about 7 percent from last year — but still down from the 888 exhibitors from 35 territories that attended in 2019. Buyers and sellers will also be hoping to ride the tailwind of Berlin’s European Film Market, which saw record attendance and a resurgence of indie dealmaking just three weeks ago.
Asia’s top sales agents typically hold back key titles from Berlin, or wait to close deals on their home turf at Filmart. Strong contingents from North America and Europe are making the trip to Hong Kong this year to buy and sell into and out of the region.
Asia’s top sales agents typically hold back key titles from Berlin, or wait to close deals on their home turf at Filmart. Strong contingents from North America and Europe are making the trip to Hong Kong this year to buy and sell into and out of the region.
- 3/10/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alibaba Pictures revealed to The Hollywood Reporter today that the company signed a new development agreement with Studio Ghibli earlier this month to produce a dedicated exhibition installed in Shanghai, slated to publicly open in 2024 using Alibaba's Damai event ticketing platform. The new agreement was signed by Ghibli producer and president Toshio Suzuki with Alibaba Pictures president Li Jie. The partnership, which includes the exhibition, is expected to lead to further projects such as animation productions for the Chinese market. Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film, The Boy and the Heron, was released in Japanese theaters on July 14, 2023 with its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023 and its initial U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 29. Special preview screenings kicked off in New York City and Los Angeles on November 22 ahead of the film's nationwide premiere on December 8 last year. Crunchyroll...
- 1/23/2024
- by Humberto Saabedra
- Crunchyroll
Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed Studio Ghibli is teaming up with Chinese entertainment company Alibaba Pictures to collaborate on new anime experiences and business initiatives in the greater China market. The two companies signed a strategic agreement to partner on potential animation productions and a major Studio Ghibli immersive exhibition that will launch in China in 2024. The agreement was signed in early January at a previously undisclosed meeting in Tokyo by Ghibli’s longtime lead producer Toshio Suzuki, considered Miyazaki’s right-hand man, and Alibaba Pictures president Li Jie.
The first Studio Ghibli immersive exhibition will take place in Shanghai, according to Alibaba. The Chinese tech giant will use its Damai live-events digital ticketing platform to power the attraction.
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki and Alibaba Pictures CEO Jie Li at Studio Ghibli’s offices in Tokyo.
“Enthusiastic fans and viewers will be treated to a captivating and immersive journey, submerging...
The first Studio Ghibli immersive exhibition will take place in Shanghai, according to Alibaba. The Chinese tech giant will use its Damai live-events digital ticketing platform to power the attraction.
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki and Alibaba Pictures CEO Jie Li at Studio Ghibli’s offices in Tokyo.
“Enthusiastic fans and viewers will be treated to a captivating and immersive journey, submerging...
- 1/23/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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