Australian-Chinese co-production, ‘Guardians of the Tomb’. As part of the organisation’s Asia International Engagement Program, AACTA will host a China...
Kimble Rendall’s action-adventure 'Guardians of the Tomb' began its global roll-out in China last Friday. Released in 3D on about 6,000 screens, it drew in hordes of teenage girls, the target audience.
Only six films have been produced as official Australian-Chinese co-productions since the treaty came into effect in 2008, a state of arrested development which Mark Lazarus aims to change.
Chinese-American actress Juju Chan, hailed as a female Bruce Lee by her fans, is in negotiations to play the lead role in Pepper, an action-thriller scripted by Janice Eymann.
While the official co-production treaty between Australia and China entered into force in 2008, only a handful of official co-productions have been made so far.