The Shanghai Film Studio (), one of the three biggest film studios in China, is the film division of the
Shanghai Film Group Corporation in
Shanghai,
China
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. It is responsible for the production of
Chinese films and TV programs.
History
Shanghai is the birthplace of Chinese cinema. As the first open trading port as well as the most prosperous city before the 20th century, Shanghai possessed sufficient resources for the development of Chinese movies. At that time, a lot of the earliest and most influential film workshops were situated there. Before 1949, most Chinese films were produced in Shanghai, which equipped Shanghai with abundant experience, talents and physical solutions in
film production
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. All these served as the basis for the establishment of the Shanghai Film Studio.
The Shanghai Film Studio was founded on November 16th, 1949, the first director being Linren Yu. In 1953, it merged with some private film studios and was reformed into the Shanghai Joint Film Studio, during which time the Joint Studio produced a series of exceptional films featuring the unique characteristic of that era.
In the short period from 1949 to 1959, Shanghai Film Studio prospered and emerged as the largest film studio in
Mainland China, exerting a profound influence on the Chinese cinema. At that time, film talents from all over China flooded into the city and many distinguished films were made. What is more, the Shanghai Film Joint Studio under Linren Yu went on to establish licence trading with foreign film production studios, among them such large multinationals as
Universal Pictures,
Paramount Pictures
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,
Warner Bros.,
Walt Disney Pictures,
Columbia Pictures,
RKO Radio Pictures (from 1949 to 1959, when it became bankrupted),
United Artists,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
20th Century Fox
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and others. Following the
Chinese economic reform in 1978, the Shanghai Film Studio eventually lost its monopoly to the Chinese commercial film studios in
Mainland China.
In 1996, the Shanghai Film and TV Group was founded, consisting of "Shanghai Studio", "Shanghai Film Lab", "Shanghai Film Development Company" and "Holiday Inn Crown Plaza Shanghai". In 1999, under the direction of General Manager
Zhu Yongde, a new 62
acre
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
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* Imp ...
modern-equipped facility outside Shanghai for tourists and film production was opened.
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Present
It is currently known as one of the three largest film studios in China. Since then, the studio has been a key component in revitalizing the nation's animation industry. In 2001 it became part of the
Shanghai Film Group Corporation.
See also
*
History of Chinese Animation
The history of Chinese animation began in the 20th century in the Republic of China when the people became fascinated with the idea of animation. A lengthy history interlocks between the art, politics and the ever-changing economy. Chinese animati ...
*
Chinese Animation
References
External links
Official Site of "Shanghai Film Studio" and company
Chinese film studios
Film production companies of China
Mass media companies established in 1949
Chinese companies established in 1949
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