Chinese cultural investment special effects production company "Base FX" Hollywood top special effects made in China

Chinese Culture today announced its investment in "Base FX" special effects production company, marking that Chinese culture has officially entered the core of Hollywood's top blockbuster production process. Chinese Culture also announced that it would jointly establish a film and television production company "Beishi Media" with Base FX to develop and produce top-level visual effects blockbusters for distribution in China and global markets.

As Star Wars sweeps the world, China's leading cultural media investment and operation organization-Chinese Culture Holding Group (referred to as "Chinese Culture" or "CMC") today announced its investment in "Base FX"---"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and the special effects production company of "Monster Hunt", the highest-grossing record-maker in Chinese film history, marking the official entry of Chinese culture into the core of Hollywood's top blockbuster production process. Chinese Culture also announced that it would jointly establish a film and television production company "Beishi Media" with Base FX to develop and produce top-level visual effects blockbusters for distribution in China and global markets.

Base FX, headquartered in Beijing, China, is the most powerful film and television special effects company in Asia. It has the largest film special effects team in China. It has production bases in Beijing, Wuxi and Xiamen, with a team of more than 450 people. Base won three Emmy Awards for HBO's "War of the Pacific","Empire of the Sea" and Starz TV's "Black Sail". In 2012, Base signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Industrial Light And Magic, Hollywood's most well-known film and television special effects production company and the special effects producer of the epic science fiction series Star Wars. In the future, it will continue to work closely with Industrial Light And Magic's San Francisco headquarters and its offices in London, Vancouver, and Singapore to produce special effects for more Hollywood blockbusters. In the just-released "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", BaseFX had 150 special effects artists participating in the special effects production of more than 400 shots.

Base FX has introduced Hollywood blockbuster production business to China through close cooperation with Industrial Light and Magic, Hollywood's leading film companies, well-known directors and producers, and provided international high-end creative and technical support for the works of China directors. Base FX has particularly outstanding strength in high-end biological characters, fluid and dynamic special effects, and realistic digital environments. It has rich experience and a large number of outstanding talents in the field of producing high-level visual spectacle blockbusters, and has been widely recognized by the industry. In addition to "Star Wars" and "Monster Hunt", Base FX also participated in the production of "Transformers 4" and "Pacific Rim". In 2015,"Captain America 2", which it participated in the production of, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. So far, more than 15,000 special effects shots in more than 150 films have been completed.

The "Beishi Media" project collaborated by Chinese Culture and Base FX includes China's first independently developed epic disaster visual spectacle blockbuster. It uses Hollywood blockbuster-level special effects to present the scene of human survival in the face of earth-shattering natural disasters, which will fill the gap in local films with such themes. In addition, Beishi Media will also launch a series of magic films based on historical stories and characters widely circulated in China, using virtual reality (VR) technology to give China's well-known literary and historical figures a new look with subversive creative techniques and world-class visual effects. The series will be distributed globally through partnerships with mainstream Hollywood film companies.

This investment is another eye-catching move in the layout of the film industry after Chinese Culture and Hollywood's largest film company, Warner Bros., established "Flagship Pictures" in a joint venture with Hollywood's largest film company, to jointly produce Chinese and English blockbusters for world distribution. In recent years, Chinese culture has quickly created a number of brand companies in the film industry that have attracted widespread attention from the industry, and has concluded a series of groundbreaking cooperative relationships with the world's most powerful companies. In addition to "flagship film industry", it has also successively established "Oriental DreamWorks" with Hollywood's largest independent animation company DreamWorks Animation, and established "IMAX China" with IMAX, the world's largest provider of giant screen film entertainment systems. Key areas such as overall film technology plans and film special effects connect with the world's top companies, creating a unique platform for the industrialization and systematic operation of China films, the cultivation of international talents, and the spread of China culture to the world through films.

Li Ruigang, chairman of Chinese Culture, said: "China is the fastest growing film market in the world and will soon become the world's largest film market. Seven of the top ten highest-grossing films ever made in the China market were driven by visual effects technology, and Base FX participated in three of them-"Transformers 4","Jurassic World" and "Monster Hunt." We have invested in Base FX and co-founded Beishi Media to develop and produce local original visual effects blockbusters in China. We are not only optimistic about the huge market potential of visual effects films in China and the world, but also believe that with the continuous innovation of technology, visual effects will continue to play a breakthrough role in promoting innovation in all aspects such as film themes, expression methods, and business models. Chinese Culture will work together with Base FX and Beishi Media, as well as its other film-related businesses to promote the great leap forward in China's special effects films, so that China's local original films will become at the forefront of the global film technology and film market as soon as possible."

Christopher Brambo, founder and CEO of Base FX, said: "We are eager to cooperate with investors with deep industrial accumulation and forward-looking vision such as Chinese culture in the global media and entertainment field. The joining of CMC will open a new chapter in the company's growth. Relying on CMC's strong industrial resources, operating experience, and financial support, the company will make comprehensive efforts in talent training, technology development, content development and production, etc., contributing to the progress of the film industry. own strength. We are fortunate to have witnessed and participated in the leapfrog development of China films, and we are also very happy to have the opportunity to bring internationally leading visual effects technology to China's film content creation, bringing an unparalleled movie-viewing experience to movie audiences in China and around the world."

About Base FX

Base FX is a three-time Emmy Award-winning visual effects and animation company. It has strong capabilities in high-end biological characters, fluid and dynamic effects, and realistic digital environments. Base FX has the largest film special effects team in China, with production bases in Beijing, Wuxi and Xiamen, with a team of more than 450 people. The company has established close cooperative relationships with mainstream companies, well-known directors and producers in the world. In 2012, it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Lucasfilm and Industrial Light and Magic to introduce the special effects production business of Hollywood blockbusters to China and provide international high-end creative and technical support for the works of China directors. In 2015,"Captain America 2", which the company participated in the production, was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Academy Award. So far, Base FX has completed tens of thousands of special effects shots in more than 150 films, and has leading technical advantages, rich production experience and excellent talent resources in the field of high-end visual spectacle blockbusters.

Editor: vian