Centro Digital Pictures Limited
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| Type | Privately held company |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, China |
| Key people | John Chu, Frankie Chung, Tommy Tom, Wai Kit Leung |
| Industry | Visual Effects CGI animation Post production Game design |
| Employees | 150 |
| Website | Centro.com.hk |
Centro Digital Pictures Limited is a visual special effects and animations company based in Hong Kong that provides visual effects for film, interactive media and video games, .
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[edit] History
Centro Digital Pictures was founded by John Chu in 1987. Initially specializing in post-production work, in 1998 they decided to co-produce The Storm Riders a film directed by Andrew Lau. They then went on to co-produce "A Man Called Hero" based on the manhua Chinese Hero. They also provided visual effects for Kill Bill for which they received a BAFTA nomination,[1], and Kung Fu Hustle, for which Centro provided visual effects.[2] The company also performed contract work for videogame company Ubisoft on the titles 187 Ride or Die and Splinter Cell.
[edit] Special effects filmography
- The Secret of the Magic Gourd (Baohulu de mimi, directed by Frankie Chung and John Chu, 2007)
- Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia, directed by Zhang Yimou, 2006)
- The Promise (Wu Ji, directed by Chen Kaige, 2005)
- Kung Fu Hustle (Gong fu, directed by Stephen Chow, 2004)
- Kill Bill volume 2 (directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2004)
- Kill Bill volume 1 (directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
- The Eye (Gin gwai, directed by The Pang Brothers, 2002)
- Chinese Odyssey 2002 (Tian xia wu shuang, directed by Jeffrey Lau, 2002)
- Shaolin Soccer (Siu lam juk kau, directed by Stephen Chow, 2001)
- Bangkok Dangerous (directed by the Pang Brothers, 1999)
- A Man Called Hero (Zhong hua ying xiong, directed by Andrew Lau, 1999), based on the manhua Chinese Hero
- The Storm Riders (directed by Andrew Lau, 1999)
- Waan ying dak gung (directed by Ma Chu Cheng, 1998)
- Boli zhi cheng (directed by Mabel Cheung, 1998)
- The Emperor and the Assassin (Jing ke ci qin wang , directed by Chen Kaige, 1998)
- The Storm Riders (Fung wan: Hung ba tin ha, directed by Andrew Lau 1998)
- The Soong Sisters (Song jia huang chao, directed by Mabel Cheung, 1997)
- Legend of Mad Phoenix (Naam hoi sap saam long, directed by Clifton Ko, 1997)
- Ta fa likit (directed by the Pang Brothers, 1997)
- The Emperor's Shadow (Qin song, directed by Xiaowen Zhou, 1996)
- Lost and Found (Tian ya hai jiao, directed by Chi-Ngai Lee, 1996)
- Thanks for Your Love (½ Chi tung chong, directed by Norman Law, 1996)
- Police Story 4: First Strike (Jing cha gu shi 4: Zhi jian dan ren wu, directed by Jackie Chan, 1996)
- The Umbrella Story (Ren jian you qing, directed by Clifton Ko, 1995)
[edit] Awards
[edit] Wins
Centro has been recognized with awards from many top industry organizations. So far Gong fu (Kung Fu Hustle) has been their most successful film, and has won a Hong Kong Film Award a Golden Horse Film Festival award and a Satellite Award. In 2002 they won a Golden Horse Award in Best Visual Effects for Gin gwai (The Eye).
[edit] Nominations
They have also been nominated for Hong Kong Film Awards in the area of Sound Design for Zhong hua ying xiong (A Man Called Hero), a BAFTA Award for Visual Effects due to their work on Kill Bill volumes 1 & 2, and a Hong Kong Film Award in Visual Effects for Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse of the Golden Flower).
