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Flagship Entertainment Group

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Flagship Entertainment Group
IndustryFilm
Founded2015; 7 years ago (2015)
Headquarters
Hong Kong
Number of locations
3[1]
Area served
Worldwide[2]
Key people
Richard Fox[3]
Elaine Feng (President)[4]
Parent

Flagship Entertainment Group is a film production company based in Hong Kong and a joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and a China Media Capital–led consortium established in 2015 that includes TVB.

Previously, Warner was in a joint venture, the production and distribution company Warner China Film HG, with state-owned China Film Group and Hengdian Group, owner of Hengdian World Studios from 2006 to 2009.[5]

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A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and video. These groups consist of technical staff to produce the media, and are often incorporated as a commercial publisher. Generally the term refers to all individuals responsible for the technical aspects of creating a particular product, regardless of where in the process their expertise is required, or how long they are involved in the project. For example, in a theatrical performance, the production team has not only the running crew, but also the theatrical producer, designers and theatrical direction.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world.

Joint venture

Joint venture

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China Media Capital

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TVB

TVB

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Hengdian World Studios

Hengdian World Studios

Hengdian World Studios is a film studio located in Hengdian, a Chinese town in the city of Dongyang, Zhejiang Province. It is one of the largest film studios in the world. The movie studio is operated by the privately owned Hengdian Group founded by Xu Wenrong. Xu turned acres of farmland in central Zhejiang into one of the largest movie studios in Asia. Construction began in the mid-1990s and has been ongoing ever since with the possible recent addition of the replica of the Old Summer Palace. A film about extras working at the studio, I Am Somebody, was released in China in 2015.

History

Flagship Entertainment Group's establishment was announced in September 2015.[1] Talks to form the joint venture were confirmed to be under way in August 2015.[5] The company announced its first slate of 12 films in March 2016, with the first film scheduled for release in 2016.[2][3]

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Source: "Flagship Entertainment Group", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, November 9th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship_Entertainment_Group.

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  2. ^ a b c d e Patrick Frater, Shirley Lau (March 15, 2016). "Warner's Flagship Entertainment Unveils 12 China Movies". Variety. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
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  4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (June 23, 2016). "Warner Bros' Flagship Pictures China Sets Elaine Feng As President". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Frater, Patrick (August 25, 2015). "Warner Bros., China Media Capital Confirm Film Production Talks". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Makinen, Julie (March 17, 2016). "Sharks, volcanoes and romance: Warner Bros.' new China film venture plans a diverse slate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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  10. ^ Kit, Borys (May 16, 2016). "Chinese Star Fan Bingbing Joins Jason Statham in Monster Movie 'Meg'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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