Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures took its first step into the gaming business today by launching the first-ever game application for a Chinese movie. It was developed with leading independent Chinese game developer, Art Coding. Available from today, My Kingdom Game can be played via the game’s website or downloaded for free from Apple’s iTunes store (for iPhones and iPod Touches. An iPad compatible version will be released later). Through a simple, casual rhythm-based game, the … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Celestial enters new frontier
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Shaolin meets Africa
Hong Kong – Shaw Brother’s classic Kung Fu movies are landing in Africa, following a landmark deal between Celestial Pictures and Sony Max, Sony Pictures Television’s 24-hour action and reality channel in Africa. The deal gives exclusive cable and satellite broadcast rights to Sony Max for a package of titles from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers Film Library. Sony Max, which launched in February 2011 on digital pay TV platform Multichoice, currently has 3.3 million subscribers … [Read more...] about Shaolin meets Africa
Celestial Pictures expands Channels and Digital Media Business with two new appointments
Hong Kong - Celestial Pictures has appointed Justin Weng as vice president, game development and licensing and Keith Mak as director, channel distribution, signaling the company’s entry into the social games business and the expansion of its channels business. Working from Celestial Pictures’ Beijing office and reporting to CEO Ross Pollack, Weng will be in charge of developing social games based on Celestial Pictures’ Shaw Brothers Film Library as well as the Company’s … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures expands Channels and Digital Media Business with two new appointments
Celestial Pictures expands its reach in Indonesia with AORA
Hong Kong - Celestial Pictures has signed a carriage deal with AORA, a newly launched national satellite television provider in Indonesia. With the addition of Celestial Movies (CM) to AORA’s basic package, audiences can now access the latest Chinese and Asian blockbuster films along with AORA’s lineup of international pay-TV channels. In reaching an agreement with Celestial Pictures, AORA becomes the fourth platform in Indonesia to carry CM, following Indovision, Telkomvision and … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures expands its reach in Indonesia with AORA
Shaw Brothers launches remake screenplay competition
Celestial Pictures announced the launch of a programme to cultivate new Chinese filmmakers. Entitled the ‘New Directors Workshop’, the project aims to discover and nurture the next generation of Chinese filmmakers through mentorships and production opportunities. Phase one of the program,e is a screenplay competition to remake selected Shaw Brothers classics. The competition is a collaboration between Celestial Pictures, Beijing Film Academy (BFA) and Youth Film Studio (YFS) and is … [Read more...] about Shaw Brothers launches remake screenplay competition
Celestial Classic Movies lands in Indonesia
Hong Kong - Celestial Pictures announced a carriage deal with Indonesian satellite pay-TV operator PT. Cipta Skynindo (Skynindo) for two of Celestial's pay-TV channels. From this month, Skynindo will add Celestial Movies (CM) and Celestial Classic Movies (CCM) to their basic package. This deal represents Celestial Classic Movies' first carriage in Indonesia and its fourth territory in Asia after Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam. CCM is a 24-hour movie channel screening Chinese cinematic gems, … [Read more...] about Celestial Classic Movies lands in Indonesia
