China Star Entertainment Limited and its subsidiaries (China Star or the group) is principally engaged in the production and distribution of films and television drama series that are based in Chinese dialect and many of which won various awards. The group also engaged in the provision of artists management services and post-production services.
Core operations:
The core operations of China Star comprise of (i) production of films, (ii) distribution and licensing of broadcasting rights over films that are produced by China Star to various channels including both local and overseas cinemas, distribution agents, VCD and DVD manufacturers and distributors, cable, satellite, pay and free television channels in Asia, North America and Europe, and hotel chains, (iii) provision of advertising and promotional services for films produced by China Star.
Achievement in the past:
In the past few years, China Star successfully re-organized as a well-established entertainment, multimedia, production and distribution enterprise. In the course of this development, China Star is striving hard to establish excellent reputation as a powerful film producer and international film distributor.
Since 2000, China Star has produced various films, of which most of them earned critical acclaim and scored a resounding success at the box office. In 2000, "Needing You" was the leading local film of the respective year having a box office of approximately HK$35.0 million. In 2001, the four most popular and successful films produced by China Star namely "Wu Yen", "Love On A Diet", "La Brassiere" and Master Q 2001" achieved a total of box office receipts of approximately HK$107.0, million, representing 38% of total box office receipts for top ten Chinese films in Hong Kong. China Star has proven to be the most recognized film producer in Hong Kong. In 2002, "My Left Eye Sees Ghosts", "The Lion Roars", "Mighty Baby" and "Fat Choi Spirit" achieved a total box office receipts of approximately HK73 million, make them four of the most successful local Chinese films of that year. In 2003, films produced by China Star won a number of the major awards at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards. "Running on Karma" was awarded the Best Film and the Best Screenplay, and Mr. Andy Lau was named the Best Actor with his role in the film. The awards Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress came to Miss Cecilia Cheung and Ms. Josie Ho with their respective performance in "Lost in Time" and "Naked Ambition". "Lost in Time" has also won the award of Best Original Film Score for the outstanding work by Mr. Peter Kam. Mr. Andy Ong, a new artist under China Star was also honored as the Best New Performer. In 2005,the film industry experienced a very hard time in the midst of the economic downturn and an influx of pirated films in VCD and DVD format and BT downloading. The total Chinese dialect films substantially decrease. China Star produced a total of 11 films, accounting for 18% of the 61 Hong Kong films produced in the year. Fantasia, the group's Chinese New Year blockbuster, recorded the second highest box office of all local films in 2004. In 2005, a high-quality film "Election" produced by the group received response. Apart form achieving outstanding results in ticketing and distribution, the film had won a number of top awards in the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards, including the Best Film Award, the Best Director's Award, the Best Script Play Award and the Best Actor's Award, fully recognized by the experts in the industry.
updated 14th July, 2006
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