Mediacorp Raintree Pictures (simplified Chinese: 星霖电影; traditional Chinese: 星霖電影; pinyin: Xīnglín Diànyǐng) was a film production company based in Singapore. The company, a division of Mediacorp Group, was established on 1 August 1998. It financed The Truth About Jane and Sam, produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and directed by Derek Yee. This film garnered a Best New Performer nomination at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards for its lead actress, Fann Wong from Singapore.
The company closed down in 2012.
History
Incorporated on 22 July and established on 1 August 1998, Raintree Pictures was Television Corporation of Singapore's (TCS) subsidiary to produce films.[1] Its first chief executive officer, Daniel Yun, was vice president of Productions 5 at TCS, Channel 5's production unit.[1]
Raintree Pictures co-produced many films with other countries, including The Eye, The Eye 2 and Infernal Affairs II with Hong Kong. Some of its films have won awards, such as the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer for actress Megan Zheng's performance in Homerun. In 2002, its satirical film I Not Stupid held the top position at the weekend box office chart in Singapore. It was later released in other countries such as Malaysia, Hong Kong and China.
Films
Referencias
- ^ a b Tong, Kelvin (8 de agosto de 1998). "¿Tienes una historia? Sube a bordo de Raintree" . The Straits Times . pág. 3. Recuperado el 2 de febrero de 2024 – vía NewspaperSG .
Enlaces externos
- Sitio web oficial
- Sitio web de Mediacorp
- Establecimientos en Singapur desde 1998
- Mediacorp
- Empresas de producción cinematográfica de Singapur
- Empresas de medios de comunicación masiva fundadas en 1998.
- Disoluciones de establecimientos en Singapur en 2012
- Las empresas de medios de comunicación masiva se disolvieron en 2012.