Tag "Shanghai Media Group"

Gary Wang Launches New Toon Studio in Beijing

March 13, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Gary Wang, the man behind on-line video venture Tudou has unveiled a new Beijing-based animation studio to focus on domestic feature projects. Wang, who sold his online venture to Youku, told The Wall Street Journal that he is hiring L.A. and San Francisco directors, storyboard artists and senior animators to [...]

DWA Sets China Facility; Will Co-Produce ‘Kung Fu Panda 3'

August 7, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

DreamWorks Animation is heading east. The company announced a joint venture called Oriental DreamWorks, which will establish itself at a new complex in Shanghai called the “Dream Center” and will be the co-production home of the upcoming feature Kung Fu Panda 3. The company will focus on film and TV [...]

DreamWorks Opts for Shanghai Base

June 19, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Oriental DreamWorks, the new joint venture from DreamWorks Animation and a Chinese state-backed consortium, will be the flagship company at a new high-tech media center being developed in Shanghai’s West Bank Media Port, according to Variety. Chen Chengquan, chief of the district’s culture bureau, made the announcement at a news [...]

DreamWorks To Unveil Joint Venture Plans in China

February 15, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image

DreamWorks Animation has announced it will be partnering with two state-owned Chinese media companies—Shanghai Media Group and China Media Capital—with details of the landmark joint venture to be revealed Friday, according to The Financial Times. The three companies will build a studio in Shanghai for the purpose of developing film, TV [...]