DreamWorks to produce animation with Chinese partnersMarch 21, 2012 - 20:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A joint venture between DreamWorks Animation (DWA), producer of the Hollywood blockbuster "Kung Fu Panda," and its Chinese partners is scheduled to release its first animated film in 2016, the head of the U.S. studio said Tuesday, March 20. Oriental DreamWorks' first production will be 3-D-based and feature Chinese elements, Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DWA said on the sidelines of his two-day visit to the Shanghai-based joint venture. Katzenberg said there are seven proposals competing for the production. "It's a little early to be able to say which one of those seven will be our first film, but they're all inspired by, and based on, subjects that are known and familiar and unique to China," Katzenberg said. “Ultimately, Oriental DreamWorks will become a landmark entertainment center in Shanghai, combining live entertainment, retail space, cinemas and theaters, just like Broadway in New York and Hollywood in Los Angeles,” Katzenberg said. "We want to create uniquely for Shanghai. It should be a central place of Shanghai and it doesn't really exist to date," he said. The partnership was announced a month ago during Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S. The Chinese partners are three state-owned, Shanghai-based groups, China Media Capital, Shanghai Media Group and Shanghai Alliance Investment Limited, chinesefilms.cn reported. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |