Knowledge (XXG)

Asia Film Company

Source 📝

517: 222: 36:(1877-1960), and was the first company to produce dramatic films in China. They were all short films, which were the fashion at the time. The studio made four films in 1909 in Shanghai and 47:
Brosky left Shanghai in 1912 and sold his assets to two other Americans, Yashell and Suffert. They continued the work of the company, collaborating with the Xinmin theatre company, led by
485: 588: 583: 215: 593: 73:. Brodsky left China in 1917 and briefly worked in Japan before returning to the United States where he became a theatre owner and changed his name to Borden. 573: 554: 497: 208: 603: 598: 174: 578: 547: 303: 373: 124: 258: 390: 268: 608: 283: 540: 380: 454: 253: 248: 426: 358: 69: 348: 443: 263: 368: 323: 91: 33: 464: 459: 448: 363: 145: 333: 67:, Hong Kong's first film studio, Huamei (Chinese-American), in 1913, which made a single film, 318: 298: 278: 170: 96: 37: 524: 400: 385: 288: 243: 480: 56: 353: 313: 273: 104: 100: 82: 52: 48: 567: 308: 200: 141: 343: 328: 395: 338: 86: 60: 293: 64: 190: 431: 421: 29: 523:
This article about a film production company or film distributor is a
95:
in 1913, the first feature-length film made in China, which was about
437: 516: 204: 165:
Zhang, Zhen (2005). "Asia Film Co". In Richard Abel (ed.).
528: 486:
List of Chinese film-production companies before 1949
32:
in 1909 by Russian born Jewish American businessman
473: 409: 236: 20:was the first film production company in China. 151:. Chinese University of Hong Kong. p. 294. 81:The company's productions mainly consisted of 55:. The company was dissolved in 1914, when the 548: 216: 8: 589:Mass media companies disestablished in 1913 555: 541: 223: 209: 201: 136: 134: 28:The Asia Film Company was established in 584:Mass media companies established in 1909 116: 594:Chinese companies established in 1909 160: 158: 146:"A Brief History of Hong Kong Cinema" 7: 513: 511: 169:. Taylor & Francis. p. 39. 63:. Brosky went on to co-found, with 574:Film production companies of China 527:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 231:Film production companies of China 14: 515: 191:"100 Years of Hong Kong Cinema?" 604:1909 establishments in Shanghai 599:1913 disestablishments in China 304:Golden Princess Film Production 40:, the only surviving one being 374:Shanghai Animation Film Studio 125:"香港記憶 | Hong Kong Memory" 1: 259:Beijing Galloping Horse Group 391:Tianjin Maoyan Culture Media 269:China Film Group Corporation 167:Encyclopedia of Early Cinema 284:EDKO (Beijing) Distribution 625: 510: 381:Sil-Metropole Organisation 494: 455:United Photoplay Service 254:Beijing Enlight Pictures 249:August First Film Studio 427:Great Wall Film Company 359:Puzzle Animation Studio 70:Zhuangzi Tests His Wife 579:Mass media in Shanghai 349:Perfect World Pictures 444:Northeast Film Studio 264:Changchun Film Studio 59:caused a shortage of 44:, shot in Hong Kong. 42:Stealing a Roast Duck 369:Shanghai Film Studio 92:The Difficult Couple 465:Xinhua Film Company 460:Wenhua Film Company 449:Tianyi Film Company 364:Shanghai Film Group 609:Film company stubs 334:Le Vision Pictures 536: 535: 505: 504: 417:Asia Film Company 324:L'est Films Group 319:Imar Film Company 299:Fundamental Films 279:DMG Entertainment 176:978-0-415-23440-5 97:arranged marriage 18:Asia Film Company 616: 557: 550: 543: 519: 512: 401:Xstream Pictures 386:Tencent Pictures 289:Fantasy Pictures 244:Alibaba Pictures 225: 218: 211: 202: 195: 194: 187: 181: 180: 162: 153: 152: 150: 138: 129: 128: 121: 624: 623: 619: 618: 617: 615: 614: 613: 564: 563: 562: 561: 508: 506: 501: 490: 481:Cinema of China 469: 405: 232: 229: 199: 198: 189: 188: 184: 177: 164: 163: 156: 148: 140: 139: 132: 123: 122: 118: 113: 103:and written by 79: 57:First World War 34:Benjamin Brosky 26: 12: 11: 5: 622: 620: 612: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 566: 565: 560: 559: 552: 545: 537: 534: 533: 520: 503: 502: 495: 492: 491: 489: 488: 483: 477: 475: 471: 470: 468: 467: 462: 457: 452: 446: 441: 435: 429: 424: 419: 413: 411: 407: 406: 404: 403: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 377: 376: 371: 361: 356: 354:Polybona Films 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 316: 314:Huayi Brothers 311: 306: 301: 296: 291: 286: 281: 276: 274:Cinema Popular 271: 266: 261: 256: 251: 246: 240: 238: 234: 233: 230: 228: 227: 220: 213: 205: 197: 196: 182: 175: 154: 142:Fonoroff, Paul 130: 115: 114: 112: 109: 105:Zhang Shichuan 101:Zheng Zhengqiu 99:, directed by 89:. It produced 78: 75: 53:Zhang Shichuan 49:Zheng Zhengqiu 25: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 621: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 571: 569: 558: 553: 551: 546: 544: 539: 538: 532: 530: 526: 521: 518: 514: 509: 500: 499: 493: 487: 484: 482: 479: 478: 476: 472: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 450: 447: 445: 442: 439: 436: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 414: 412: 408: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 375: 372: 370: 367: 366: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 309:Heyi Pictures 307: 305: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 241: 239: 235: 226: 221: 219: 214: 212: 207: 206: 203: 192: 186: 183: 178: 172: 168: 161: 159: 155: 147: 143: 137: 135: 131: 126: 120: 117: 110: 108: 106: 102: 98: 94: 93: 88: 84: 76: 74: 72: 71: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 45: 43: 39: 35: 31: 23: 21: 19: 529:expanding it 522: 507: 496: 416: 344:Pearl Studio 329:Laurel Films 185: 166: 119: 90: 80: 68: 46: 41: 27: 17: 15: 440:(China Sun) 396:Wanda Media 339:MZ Pictures 85:and comedy 83:actualities 568:Categories 111:References 61:film stock 294:Fly Films 65:Li Minwei 38:Hong Kong 498:Category 474:See also 451:(Unique) 432:Mingxing 422:Diantong 144:(1988). 30:Shanghai 410:Defunct 24:History 438:Minxin 434:(Star) 237:Active 173:  87:shorts 149:(PDF) 77:Films 525:stub 171:ISBN 51:and 16:The 570:: 157:^ 133:^ 107:. 556:e 549:t 542:v 531:. 224:e 217:t 210:v 193:. 179:. 127:.

Index

Shanghai
Benjamin Brosky
Hong Kong
Zheng Zhengqiu
Zhang Shichuan
First World War
film stock
Li Minwei
Zhuangzi Tests His Wife
actualities
shorts
The Difficult Couple
arranged marriage
Zheng Zhengqiu
Zhang Shichuan
"香港記憶 | Hong Kong Memory"


Fonoroff, Paul
"A Brief History of Hong Kong Cinema"


ISBN
978-0-415-23440-5
"100 Years of Hong Kong Cinema?"
v
t
e
Alibaba Pictures
August First Film Studio

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.