Polybona Films
| Film distributor, production company | |
| Traded as | NASDAQ: BONA |
| Industry | Chinese cinema |
| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
Key people | Yu Dong |
| Products | film |
| Website | http://www.bonafilm.cn/index.aspx |
Beijing Polybona Film Distribution Co. Ltd. (simplified Chinese: 保利博纳电影发行有限公司; traditional Chinese: 保利博納電影發行公司), known simply as, Polybona Films and Bona Film Group, is a Chinese production company, involved in the production, co-production and distribution of films from China and Hong Kong. It is one of China’s largest share-holding film distribution companies.
It was nicknamed “the Chinese Miramax” by Screen International in 2005, and its CEO, Yu Dong, was selected as one of “the future’s most influential filmmakers” by The Hollywood Reporter in November 2006.[1]
Company
Founded in 1999, Polybona was the first domestic private firm to receive a film distribution license from the SARFT. In November 2003, it merged with the China Poly Group, a wealthy business conglomerate wing of the Chinese military, the People's Liberation Army, to form PolyBona Film Distribution.[2]
The company has distributed over 120 domestic and foreign films, including Confession of Pain, Protégé, The Myth, Initial D, and Dragon Tiger Gate, generating over RMB 1 billion (approximately US$ 130 million) in box office revenue, capturing over 20% of the overall market share for five years running.
It has also co-produced over 20 feature films including The Warlords, Red Cliff, Flash Point, and After This Our Exile.
In 2007, Variety recognized the successful growth of Polybona Films, and wrote highly about its transforming from Miramax to Paramount.
As of April 2015, the company was worth US$542 million.[3]
References
- ↑ Polybona Films - About Us
- ↑ Variety (Asia) Magazine
- ↑ Patrick Frater (April 9, 2015). "Chinese Media Stocks Stage Major Rally in U.S. and Asian Markets". variety.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.