China Film Group Corporation

China Film Group Corporation

Type	Film distributor, production company
Industry	Chinese cinema
Founded	February, 1999
Headquarters	Beijing, People's Republic of China
Key people	Han Sanping
Products	film
Website	group.chinafilm.com/

China Film Group Corporation (Chinese: 中国电影集团公司; pinyin: Zhōng​guó​ diàn​yǐng​ jí​tuán ​gōng​sī​), abbreviated as CFGC, is the largest and most influential state-run film enterprise in China.

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.^[1] It is also the only importer of foreign films in China and a major exporter of Chinese films.^[2]

Businesses

China Film Group is involved in a variety of businesses which include film 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Subsidiaries

For over a decade, China Film Group's subsidiary, 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.

Films

Each year, China Film Group produces more than 30 feature-length films, 400 TV plays and 100 telefilms. Its films include The Warlords, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, Kung Fu Hustle, and Protégé.

References

1. ^ http://www.chinafilm.com/gzzy/index_image/20070204/2110.html
2. ^ (Chinese) CFGC issues 500m yuan bond to finance digital movie_English_Xinhua
3. ^ China Film Group: Archer Entertainment Media Communications Incorporated
4. ^ http://www.www.chinatechnews.com/2007/04/13/5247-china-film-group-plans-new-dvd-manufacturing-facility}}

External links

• Official Website
• China Film Group issues 500-million-yuan bond to finance digital movie production
• About China Film Group^{[dead link]}
• China Film Group Taking Over Three WBIC Cinemas in China