Berlin: Huanxi Media CEO Talks $600M Blockbuster ‘Full River Red,’ China’s Film Industry Recovery
If there’s a company that’s emblematic of the Chinese film industry’s nascent post-COVID rebound, it’s Huanxi Media. Co-founded in 2015 by veteran producer Dong Ping (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and former attorney Steven Xiang, the studio built its business around signing exclusive deals with some of China’s most bankable directors to produce big-budget tentpoles to release during the country’s most lucrative holiday periods. Read more The Hollywood Reporter
US-China firm Gold Valley Films launches ‘Little Emma’ at EFM
US-China animation studio Gold Valley Films (GVF) is to showcase upcoming feature Little Emma at the EFM. The first 50 minutes of the animation will be screened to buyers at the market in Berlin this week ahead of a planned delivery in Q2 this year. The film is directed by Leo Lewis and Isabella Blanco from a script by Sean Lamb. Read more Screen Daily
