Celestial Features to be Available for U.S. Online Download

HONG KONG, January 19: Celestial Pictures has inked a deal
with the online movie distributor Jaman Inc. that makes a range of titles from
the Shaw Brothers library of Chinese-language features available for online
download in the U.S. and Canada.

Jaman has licensed the online distribution rights to 50
titles from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers library, ranging from martial arts to
horror, and period dramas to action movies. Key titles to be distributed
include martial-arts classics such as Chang Cheh’s The Duel and The Legend Of The Fox, and Chu
Yuan’s The Sentimental Swordsman.

"Celestial Pictures is delighted to have created a
long-term relationship with Jaman, one of the innovators of online
entertainment and distribution in North America," said William Pfeiffer,
the CEO of Celestial Pictures. "Movies from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers
library are highly celebrated in North America, especially in the martial arts
genre, for which the Shaw Brothers set the quality benchmark. We are excited to
work with Jaman to provide the online community the gems of Hong Kong cinema,
making these legendary movies more accessible to audiences throughout North
America.”