Celestial Movies Scores Media Asia Slate

HONG KONG: Celestial Pictures has inked a new exclusive five-year output deal with Media Asia Distribution to bring a range of titles to its Celestial Movies channel in Southeast Asia.

The agreement, an expansion of a partnership that began in 2004, brings all new films produced by Media Asia from 2010 to 2014 to the Chinese-language movie channel. Celestial Movies will premiere Media Asia’s entire theatrical production in the next five years on its service in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia, covering cable, satellite, on-demand, Internet and mobile. Titles under the pact include The Legend of Chen Zhen (directed by Andrew Lau, starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi), Fire of Conscience (directed Dante Lam, starring Leon Lai and Richie Jen) and Reign of Assassins (produced by John Woo, starring Michelle Yeoh).

Ross Pollack, the CEO of Celestial Pictures, noted: “This deal exemplifies our commitment to bring our subscribers the very best in Chinese cinema. Our output deal with Media Asia ensures a steady stream of Chinese blockbusters to the channel. We also look forward to extending our alliance with more producers of Asian hit movies as we expand Celestial Movies across the region and beyond.”