Bright Shadow Films

The following application materials are required for all modes of Sino-foreign co-production except stated otherwise.

Approval of co-production project

Application memorandum prepared by the Chinese party, stating among others Chinese and English names of the parties to the co-production, contact details of the parties, film title, brief description of the film, brief introduction to the main cast, production schedule and filming location;

Certificate of Incorporation (photocopy) and bank reference letter of the foreign party (original);

Introduction to the foreign party’s business activities and history in film production, as appropriate;

• Synopsis in Chinese;
• 5 sets of the screenplay in Chinese;
• Letter of intent or co-production agreement between the parties (photocopy);
• Name, citizenship, brief resume and role of the principal cast;\
• Name, citizenship and brief resume of principal crew, namely director, screenwriter, director of photography and art director.

Approval of completed film

• Completed film embodied in tapes or discs;
• Confirmation letter stating the actual investment made by the respective parties (not required for assisted production);
• 6 stills in electronic, discs or printed form.

• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• In need of cash, Hollywood looks to India, China
• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

Hey Guys, here is a few equipment available to rent these days, just check and let us know:

Arricam 35mm film cameras (3 perf) and accessories
Description

Arricam Studio (ST) 35mm silent motion picture camera with 3 perforation movement.
Camera noise level less than 20dB. 24V power. 35mm / Super 35mm. Forwards and backwards filming, 1-60fps. 11.2 to 180 degree continuous shutter. Temperature regime from -10 to +40 degrees. Weighs only 12 kg in hand-held / steadicam modes. Camera supports LDS technology. The world’s most advanced silent motion picture camera! (continue reading…)

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• In need of cash, Hollywood looks to India, China
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

Hey Guys, here is a quick update about our film “The people of Republic desire”

We are currently working on the audition, finalize the big roles in the film, it’s going quite well and we are hoping to finish everything soon, but we are also searching for the small role cast, if you have a Chinese face with fluent English, feel free to send us your bio with previous work, we would love to send you some info regarding the audition.

Crew: Same as the casting, we are finalize the main crew member these days, if you willing to join the production, here are the available position:

Intern: For both pre-prod and prod

Assistant for different department: Art, Location, Equipment, Logistic, Talent Management, etc

prdthemovie@brightshadowfilms.com

Pic From here

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• People’s Republic of Desire
• In need of cash, Hollywood looks to India, China
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

The People’s Republic of Desire hits Shanghai

Local film production company Bright Shadow Films is preparing to start filming on their debut feature-length film, The People’s Republic of Desire, an adaptation of Annie Wang’s 2006 novel. The shoot is scheduled for the middle of next month.

The novel has been dubbed a “Sex in the City for Chinese women” – centering on four female friends, just as in the TV show. “It’s about single women and love, but that’s not the only thing,” says Lucy Brydon, who co-wrote the script with Jenny Hammond. “It’s not quite so directly about romance – the book has a lot to offer in terms of Chinese culture as well.”

Although the original story is set in modern day Beijing, the film adaptation will be set in Shanghai. “Shanghai’s just a sexier city, no offense to Beijing,” Brydon says with a laugh. Author Wang was on hand during the adaptation process, and has given her approval of the treatment. “[Wang] kept tabs, but she didn’t have any strict guidelines. She’s a ball of energy – very smart, very cool,” says Brydon, also mentioning the challenge of adapting the book, which was originally comprised of columns, into a cohesive film narrative. “We basically started by taking all the dialogue and went from there,” she says.

Bright Shadow’s managing director Charlie Moretti, who will also act as the film’s producer, reveals – without giving too much away – that the film will be shot on location, all over the city, including scenes at “the Hyatt, 1933, Chinatown – all the famous landmarks that Shanghai residents will recognize.” The shoot will last six weeks, he says, beginning at the end of September and lasting through the fall.

Already attached to the project is UK actor Andrew Lincoln, who has previously appeared in 2003’s Love, Actually (which Moretti likens to PRD), Scenes of a Sexual Nature and numerous British TV shows. “It’s an ensemble piece – but Andrew is our male lead,” says Moretti, highlighting that the production will involve over 30 crew members. Also confirmed for the project is director Alexei Berteig and director of photography Mark Pugh. Bright Shadow is currently working to confirm several additional actors, including the film’s four female leads, who will be of Chinese descent.

The film will be shot in English, although Moretti confirms that there will be dubbing for a domestic Chinese release. Bright Shadow has big hopes for the film, with a multi-million RMB budget and plans for an international release. “We’re aiming for April 2010,” says Moretti. “[Coinciding with the Expo] is part of the point, but realistically, we always knew it would be in the second quarter April, and we want to release it as early as possible to get as many viewers as possible.”

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• In need of cash, Hollywood looks to India, China
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

We worked with 37 digital for this video, the video was made in 3D, we made all the sound in this video in 2 days, if you have a speaker, feel free to turn it louder and listen to the amazing work we have done, sametime you are welcome to visit Birght Shadow Films and watch this video with our German imported monitoring speaker.

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

If you haven’t heard of Spark 2009, you can actually take a look at this Wiki Page

Spark09 was a conference in Shanghai, China that defines its mission as “Igniting new ideas, opportunities and potential in 2009″. It was created due to the negative emotional effect the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009 had on businesses and individuals.

The presentations, each 20 minutes in length, covered the four areas of Humanity, Environment, Business, and Science. Topics included “How can a pig farmer save the world?”, “How can buildings defy gravity?”, and “How does cooking with spice save the panda?”. Speakers were from 51Give, Arup, Bayer, Frog Design, Haworth (company), IDEO, Microsoft, and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Spark09 was organised by ClarkMorgan which is a corporate training company with headquarters in Shanghai, China. All 19 talks of Spark09 are provided for free viewing online.

This year’s Spark meeting was hold in the tallest building of China : Shanghai World Financial Center

We are glad that we sponsored a meeting like Spark 09, and can’t wait to see the Spark 10.

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

Good News: Benjamin L’Hôtellier has won the best sound production award in China Cristal Award 2009!
Now if you are looking for a good sound engineer in China, Come to Bright Shadow Films!

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

Here is a video from our Client ” Soul Fire”, listen to what they say about us!

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

Arriving on foreign soil, where everyone speaks a different language and the tastes, smells and sights are all so unlike anything you are used to, can be a daunting experience. An experience that immediately hits expats on arrival in modern, cosmopolitan Shanghai.

Then magnify this feeling if you are starting a business. And more people are starting businesses because Shanghai is hot and its rapid rate of growth makes it a very desirable place to set up shop.

Four expats — from Canada, France, the United States, and Germany — explain how they started their own unique and successful companies. And an Australian is getting ready to start his own.

They are thrilled at the opportunities, while citing regulations as inevitable but not unsurmountable to those with drive, ingenuity and often a Chinese partner.

“My approach was a lot more speculative,” says Charlie Moretti, Bright Shadow Films managing director.

Starting his Shanghai-based film production company in 2004, the French producer explains, “I threw myself in at the deep end. Only buying a one-way ticket here, I thought, ‘I am at an age when I can take a risk so I may as well do it now in a place that is growing and where there is not yet much competition.”

Moretti has been invited to be in the “Who’s Who” guide to Shanghai and his company is starting to be recognized internationally as a small facilitator to the Chinese movie industry. (continue reading…)

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel

Now if you are looking forward to know what’s going on in Bright Shadow Films, there is a quicker way! We are now on Twitter, You can follow us on: http://twitter.com/brightshadow

• The Insider’s Guide to Shooting in China
• Production Equipment Rental List
• The People of Republic Desire Update-20090925
• People’s Republic of Desire
• What is a Sino-foreign co-production?
• Application materials for a Sino-foreign co-production
• Hong Kong Filmart launches documentary market
• Are you ready for 34th HK Film Festival
• Confucius (Kong ze)
• Showreel