Jacob Chang (張之亮)

Korea's CJ Announces First Chinese Co-production

Source | 2007/10/02 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Industry heavyweight CJ Entertainment's President KIM Joo-sung has unveiled the first film project partnership with China Film Group Corp (CFGC), easily the largest movie group in China. The announcement follows on the heels of memorandum of understanding between the two companies, signed in June of 2007. The Korea-China co-production will be a martial arts epic called Thangka, based on a Tibetan Buddhist painting of the same name.

The film is about a Tang Dynasty princess who was married to a Tibetan king and introduced Chinese culture in Tibet. It will be directed by Jacob Chang ("A Battle of Wits)" from a script by Liu Heng, whose Assembly is opening PIFF this year. Shooting is slated for March of next year with a released date in China planned for the Lunar New Year 2009. CJ hopes to complete about two films a year with CFGC.

The two companies, along with Sony Pictures USA, My Space China and Hong Kong studios Media Asia and Emperor Motion Pictures, have also announced ...| More

CJ to Make Film with China

Source | 2007/09/28 | 0 comments | Permalink |

CJ Entertainment has agreed to launch a joint project with China.

The president of CJ says that he signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing with the chief of China's largest film agency, the China Film Group, on the jointly invested production of the film 'Thangka' and another project aimed at fostering young Chinese filmmakers.

The film is about a historical Tang dynasty princess married to a Tibetan king who introduced Chinese culture to Tibet.

'A Battle of Wits' diretor Jacob Chang will produce the film alongside the playwright of 'Assembly', the opening film of this year's Pusan International Film Festival.

Filming will start in March with a planned 2009 release.

The other project to discover and nurture young Chinese filmmakers will be organized by the China Film Group and participated in by CJ, Sony Pictures of the US, Media Asia of Hong Kong and Emperor Pictures....| More

AHN Seong-gi Successful in China

Source | 2007/01/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

AHN Seong-gi stars opposite Hong Kong star Andy Lau in the epic "A Battle of Wits". The film was released in China about a month before the end of 2006, but still managed to become the most successful film at the box office in the second part of the year. The film also enjoys commercial and critical success in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Battle of Wits is a co-production between Korea, Hong Kong, China and Japan. Besides AHN, Korean contributions to the project are made by the actor CHOI Si-won and the studio Boram Entertainment. CJ Entertainment distributes the film in Korea from January 11.

AHN Seong-gi received favorable criticism from the Chinese media for his Chinese language acting role. He plays a general, leading an army of a powerful kingdom to invade another nation.

Andy Lau stars in the lead role. His character comes to the rescue of the peaceful invaded country. While the pan-Asian star Lau was in Korea to promote the film together with AHN and CHOI, heexpressed his inte...| More