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-based
production company
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, operated by producer and screenwriter Fang Li. The company has produced several
independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...
s from directors such
Wang Chao,
Li Yu and
Lou Ye
Lou Ye (), born 1965, is a Chinese screenwriter- director who is commonly grouped with the " Sixth Generation" directors of Chinese cinema.
Films
Born in Shanghai, Lou was educated at the Beijing Film Academy. In 1993, he made his first film ''W ...
.
The company was founded in 2000 by Fang Li, as an outgrowth of his earth sciences technological company Laurel Industrial Company, Inc.
Controversies
Both ''Lost in Beijing'' and ''Summer Palace'' were banned from domestic distribution. With ''Summer Palace,'' Lou Ye and producer Nai An were banned from making films for five years by Chinese authorities.
With the banning of ''Lost'', on the other hand, the company and Fang were also faulted for distributing illegal and "pornographic" film clips on the Internet. Fang has claimed that these clips were derived from unlicensed copies, and that neither he nor the company can be faulted for their release online.
Productions
* ''
The Orphan of Anyang
''The Orphan of Anyang'' is a 2001 Chinese film from Sixth Generation writer-director Wang Chao. It is Wang's first feature film as director (he had previously served as an assistant director to Chen Kaige), and is based on a novel written by t ...
'' (2001, Wang Chao)
* ''
Day and Night'' (2004, Wang Chao)
* ''
Dam Street'' (2005, Li Yu)
* ''
Summer Palace
The Summer Palace () is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. It was an imperial garden in the Qing dynasty. Inside includes Longevity Hill () Kunming Lake and Seventeen Hole Bridge. It covers an expanse of , three-quarte ...
'' (2006, Lou Ye)
* ''
Lost in Beijing
''Lost in Beijing'' () is a 2007 Chinese drama film directed by Li Yu and starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Fan Bingbing, Tong Dawei, and Elaine Jin. It had its international premiere at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2007 ...
'' (2007, Li Yu)
* ''
Buddha Mountain'' (2010, Li Yu)
* ''
Double Xposure'' (2012, Li Yu)
* ''
The Continent
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'' (2014, Han Han)
* ''
Ever Since We Love'' (2015, Li Yu)
References
External links
Laurel Films(cn) from the
Internet Movie Database
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Film production companies of China
2000 establishments in China
Companies based in Beijing
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