Oriental DreamWorks

Shanghai Oriental DreamWorks Film & Television Technology Co., Ltd.

Native name	上海东方梦工厂影视技术有限公司
Type	Private company
Industry	Film industry
Founded	August 6, 2012 (2012-08-06)[1]
Headquarters	Xuhui District, Shanghai[1], China
Key people	Guenther Hake, CEO[2]
Owner	DreamWorks Animation (45%) China Media Capital Shanghai Media Group Shanghai Alliance Investment (55%)
Number of employees	250 (2014)[3]
Website	www.oriental-dreamworks.com

Oriental DreamWorks (Chinese: 东方梦工厂) is a Chinese/American film production company, founded in 2012 by DreamWorks Animation and Chinese investment companies. The company will mainly produce Chinese-themed animated and live action films and their derivatives for distribution within China and worldwide.

History

On February 17, 2012, DreamWorks Animation announced a joint venture with China Media Capital, Shanghai Media Group and Shanghai Alliance Investment to build a Shanghai based family entertainment company named Shanghai Oriental DreamWorks Film & Television Technology Co., Ltd. or Oriental DreamWorks for short. The new venture is expected to develop and produce original Chinese animated and live action content for distribution within China and worldwide. The company will also produce live entertainment content, theme parks, games and consumer products. Oriental DreamWorks, owned 45% by DWA and 55% by the Chinese partners,^[4] launched on August 6, 2012,^[1] with the cash and intellectual capital worth $350 million.^[5] To produce animated films, 37 Entertainment, a Chinese animation studio with 175 employees, which had already worked on some of DWA's television productions, has been acquired.^[6]

Beside producing its own content, Oriental DreamWorks acts also as a distributor for DWA's productions. Releasing The Croods in 2013, ODW became the first company in 20–30 years that got a license to import Western films.^[7]

The studio's first animated feature film, Kung Fu Panda 3, is scheduled to be released in 2016,^[8] and will be made in co-production with DWA, with 1/3 of the film being produced in China.^[6] The studio's first original film will follow in 2018.^[9]

The studio has also partnered with China Film Group Corporation and National Film Capital to produce live action film based on the best-selling Chinese book series, The Tibet Code. The film, which is described as "China's Indiana Jones", will be shot in China and will feature Chinese actors.^[10]

Productions

Feature films

• Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) (co-production with DreamWorks Animation)
• Untitled original film (2018)^[9]
• The Tibet Code (TBA)^[10]

Dream Center

Part of the deal with the Chinese partners is also an entertainment and culture complex called Dream Center. Built in Shanghai with an investment exceeding $2.7 billion,^[5] it will feature series of theatres, cinemas, shopping areas, galleries, hotels, restaurants and the world's largest IMAX screen, and is expected to open in 2016.^[1]

References

External links

• Official website
• Oriental DreamWorks at the Internet Movie Database

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