Trinity Pictures co-makes two films with Chinese partners
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Trinity Pictures, India’s first franchise feature film studio, is planning two landmark Indo-China co-productions to be released in fiscal 2018, according to Eros International Media.
These are Kabir Khan’s travel drama The Zookeeper (working title) and Siddharth Anand’s cross-cultural romantic comedy Love in Beijing (working title), to be co-produced with China’s Peacock Mountain Culture & Media and Huaxia Film Distribution.
The two films are the first ever Indo-China co-productions set in both India and China and will have Han Sanping, former chairman of China Film Group, as their creative producer. Sanping has produced more than 300 films and 100 TV series, including Red Cliff, Karate Kid and Let the Bullet Fly
With the cast from both India and China — a leading Indian male actor and leading Chinese actress — Kabir Khan’s human drama, The Zookeeper, tells the journey of an Indian zoo keeper to China to find a panda to return to India with in order to save his zoo.
Siddharth Anand’s cross-cultural romantic comedy, Love in Beijing — also with an A-lister Indian actress and leading Chinese male actor — is based on an Indian girl who falls in love with a Chinese man.
Production costs for The Zookeeper by Kabir Khan are expected to be at about $25 million and Love in Beijing $15 million.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific companies are Trinity Pictures collaborating with in China for these film projects?
Which specific companies are Trinity Pictures collaborating with in China for these film projects?
Trinity Pictures is co-producing the films with Peacock Mountain Culture & Media and Huaxia Film Distribution. These Chinese partners are involved in the creation of both projects mentioned.
Q.What are the estimated production budgets for each of the two films being co-produced?
What are the estimated production budgets for each of the two films being co-produced?
The Zookeeper by Kabir Khan has an expected production cost of about $25 million. Love in Beijing is anticipated to cost around $15 million to produce.
Q.Who is involved as the creative producer for both of the planned Indo-China co-productions?
Who is involved as the creative producer for both of the planned Indo-China co-productions?
Han Sanping, the former chairman of China Film Group, is serving as the creative producer for both films. He has a notable background, having produced over 300 films.
Q.When are the two Indo-China co-productions scheduled for release?
When are the two Indo-China co-productions scheduled for release?
The two landmark Indo-China co-productions are planned for release in fiscal 2018. This timeline applies to both The Zookeeper and Love in Beijing.
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