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BBC Studios and China’s Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co. have signed a co-production and co-distribution deal to create a 3D giant screen adaptation of the landmark natural history series Asia.
The project, tentatively titled Asia: Wildlife at the Extremes, will be available as a 40-minute giant screen, IMAX, CINITY option or 20-minute Dome version. The original natural history series Asia features a journey across vast deserts, rich seas and soaring mountains, exploring many of the animals that have adapted to survive in the continent’s most extreme environments.
BBC Studios and Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co. will co-distribute the film globally, with BBC Studios using SK Films to distribute on its behalf.
Jonny Keeling, head of the Natural History Unit at BBC Studios, said: “We are really excited to now expand our decade-long partnership with Orient International for giant screen films into co-production. Asia was much-loved by viewers in the U.K. and performed very well for our partners in China, as well as across the globe. We believe that Asia: Wildlife at the Extremes, as the bespoke giant screen adaptation of our landmark natural history series, will delight even more audiences in China.”
Wang Haitao, general manager of Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade, said: “Together with BBC Studios, we’ve brought seven giant screen films to China’s science museums, providing an immersive viewing experience to younger generations. We are pleased to partner with BBC Studios, who will bring their innovative production skills and compelling storytelling capabilities to natural history programming, and we can’t wait to immerse ourselves in this incredible continent on a giant screen.”
