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Cinedigm, Crimson Forest Announce EXTRAORDINARY MISSION, KUNG FU TRAVELER And More In First Wave Of Titles For New Distribution Deal

Leading indie distributor Cinedigm announced a new partnership this week with Asian distribution label, Crimson Forest Films for a multi-year deal that will gage domestic releases across all home entertainment channels, including DVD/Blu-Ray/4K, digital platforms, cable and satellite VOD and broadcast television. With audiences in North America and select titles for international territories in their purview, the first film to release from their slate will be bomb disposal thriller Shockwave starring Andy Lau, which accrued $58 million dollars at the international box office, and eventually arrived on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital last week from Cinedigm.

Following suit is Alan Mak’s Hong Kong actioner, Extraordinary Mission, which Crimson Forest gave a limited release last Spring. Also in tow are Cheng Wei-Hao’s Taiwanese horror hit, The Tag-Along on February 6, 2018 through Digital and its bigger scale sequel in April on DVD, and actor and martial artist Tiger Chen’s sci-fi, Kung Fu Traveler, also in April.

Crimson Forest was formed in 2010 and is led by CEO, Jonathan Lim whose long-term film credits partly include Pali Road and period drama, The Jade Pendant. The announcement on Thursday cites their partnership will further underscores Cinedigm’s expanding library of Asian titles and broadcasting span, as well as its global profile and distribution potential following confirmation in November of Hong Kong-based Bison Capital’s Bision Entertainment Investment, Ltd, for its completed strategic investment in the firm.

“Jonathan has built a deep network of contacts across Asia. His experience and relationships with the major studios and producers within the territory give him the ability to source high quality releases,” said Yolanda Macias, Executive Vice-President of Acquisitions for Cinedigm. “Crimson Forest is quickly becoming the premium, go-to label for truly exciting genre pictures with strong production values and talent immediately recognizable to fanboys and fangirls everywhere. We could not be more thrilled to partner with Crimson Forest to bring these diverse pictures to discerning audiences.”     

“Cinedigm has a top shelf marketing team, direct sales relationships, and a strong infrastructure that will help us continue to grow both our film slate and the Crimson Forest brand, both in North America and on an international basis,” said Lim. “We look forward to a long and successful collaboration with them.” 

The deal was negotiated by Cinedigm’s Melody Fowler, Vice-President of Acquisitions, and Lim on behalf of Crimson Forest Films.

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Herman Yau’s SHOCK WAVE Reaches The U.K. On May 5

Furious 8 won the season with its billion dollar success coming into May. That didn’t stop Herman Yau’s new bomb disposal thriller, Shock Wave from hitting the top spot at the box office just this past weekend in China, thus lending an ample start for the film’s run as it hits screens overseas.

For this, you can learn more about the film at its official website for Cine Asia who are partnering with CMC Pictures for its U.K. screenings at the Odeon on Panton Street in London, and at The Printworks at 27 Withy Grove in Manchester. Andy Lau leads the cast with Jiang Wu, Song Jia, Philip Keung, Ron Ng, Wang Ziyi and Felix Wong starring.

Officer Cheung [Andy Lau], a senior inspector in the Hong Kong Police Force, is the most respected member of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit. Before rising through the ranks, Cheung worked undercover within a criminal gang, lead by a ruthless crimeboss notoriousnfor his expertise in explosives. 

After Cheung’s undercover work leads to the break-up of the gang and the arrest of the boss’s brother, the gang boss swears to take revenge on the man responsible for ruining him. Seven years on, after the criminal mastermind disappears without a trace, he returns to Hong Kong to wreak havoc. Explosive attacks begin breaking out across the city, escalating until a shocking hostage situation unfolds within one of the world’s busiest tunnels, the Cross-Harbour tunnel. With the city facing what seems to be an impossible to stop threat, it is only Cheung who has the skills needed to end the crime boss’s revenge spree.

Courtesy of Cine Asia/CMC Pictures

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SHOCK WAVE: Herman Yau’s Explosive New Thriller Gets A Teaser

With celebrated actor Andy Lau now on the mend after a bad spill off a horse in Thailand a little over a week ago, fans and moviegoers will still have plenty to look forward to in the coming months this year for the star’s film activity. Thus, we bring you the first teaser for Herman Yau’s Shock Wave, telling of an elite bomb disposal expert’s confrontation with a terrorist who has returned to Hong Kong to cause calamity.

Also starring are actor Wu Jiang and actress Jia Song with release details pending and otherwise plenty of time to envision a full trailer before then. As for all else, we here are pleased that Lau’s condition is stable and hope for a speedy and steady recovery.

Check out the teaser below!

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