Cmc Pictures has picked up multi-territory rights to ‘Shadow,” the Zhang Yimou-directed action drama that premiered this week at the Venice Film Festival.
The film continues its run this week at the Toronto Film Festival.The China-based Cmc Pictures has acquired rights in Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South Africa in a deal with Los Angeles-based Bloom.
Rights for North America, the U.K, Australia and New Zealand were previously licensed to WellGo USA.A unit of Li Ruigang’s China Media Capital, Cmc Pictures has until now been better known as an investor and sales agent than a distributor.
Other recent titles include “Wolf Warrior 2” and “Detective Chinatown 2.” “Cmc has established itself as a leader in the multi-territorial distribution of Chinese films,” said “Shadow” producer Ellen Eliasoph, president and CEO of Perfect Village Entertainment Group.The film is set in an ancient period
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