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The inaugural season of the East Asia Super League, the startup basketball league featuring competition between clubs from across mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, is set to receive the reality TV treatment.
The groundbreaking long-form series will be directed by Korean filmmaker John H. Lee (Battle For Incheon: Operation Chromite). The recently launched Korean production outfit Studio Ignite! will produce, along with Ctrl Media, the production banner owned by NBA veteran and head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, Steve Nash, and Salty Pictures, the company established by Jonah Greenberg, former head of CAA China. Greenberg and Ctrl Media’s director Ezra Holland are credited as executive producers of the show, alongside Marc Iserlis in association with Third Culture Collective.
The producers say the series will explore the high-stakes drama on and off the court throughout the Easl’s inaugural...
The inaugural season of the East Asia Super League, the startup basketball league featuring competition between clubs from across mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, is set to receive the reality TV treatment.
The groundbreaking long-form series will be directed by Korean filmmaker John H. Lee (Battle For Incheon: Operation Chromite). The recently launched Korean production outfit Studio Ignite! will produce, along with Ctrl Media, the production banner owned by NBA veteran and head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, Steve Nash, and Salty Pictures, the company established by Jonah Greenberg, former head of CAA China. Greenberg and Ctrl Media’s director Ezra Holland are credited as executive producers of the show, alongside Marc Iserlis in association with Third Culture Collective.
The producers say the series will explore the high-stakes drama on and off the court throughout the Easl’s inaugural...
- 7/19/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producers on the 14 projects include Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo and acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle.
International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) has unveiled the 14 projects that have been selected for this year’s edition of the IFFAM Project Market (IPM).
Producers on the projects include Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, who is presenting Huang Junxiang’s creature feature Prisoners Of The Pacific; acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle, who is reteaming with Jenny Suen on comedy Peaches; and Camille Gatin (The Girl With All The Gifts), who is producing Wang Haolu’s adaptation of Alastair Reynolds’ short story Fellow Travellers.
Around one quarter of...
International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) has unveiled the 14 projects that have been selected for this year’s edition of the IFFAM Project Market (IPM).
Producers on the projects include Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, who is presenting Huang Junxiang’s creature feature Prisoners Of The Pacific; acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle, who is reteaming with Jenny Suen on comedy Peaches; and Camille Gatin (The Girl With All The Gifts), who is producing Wang Haolu’s adaptation of Alastair Reynolds’ short story Fellow Travellers.
Around one quarter of...
- 10/27/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The Iffam Project Market (Ipm) will return digitally this December for a fifth edition during the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (December 3-8) with projects produced by Cate Blanchett, Eric Khoo and Camille Gatin. Scroll down for lineup.
According to organizers, a total of 14 projects will comprise the “intensive program of presentations and meetings conducted digitally with members of the global industry from December 3rd – 5th”. The projects will be eligible for four cash awards (listed below).
Projects include acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle’s collaboration with director Jenny Suen on Cate Blanchett-produced comedy Peaches; Eric Khoo-produced Singaporean creature feature Prisoners Of The Pacific; sci-fi Fellow Travellers from The Girl With All The Gifts producer Camille Gatin; and The Dragon Returns, in which Bruce Lee is brought back from his staged death and retirement to save his old friend Chuck Norris from imprisonment.
There has been no recent word from Macao...
According to organizers, a total of 14 projects will comprise the “intensive program of presentations and meetings conducted digitally with members of the global industry from December 3rd – 5th”. The projects will be eligible for four cash awards (listed below).
Projects include acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle’s collaboration with director Jenny Suen on Cate Blanchett-produced comedy Peaches; Eric Khoo-produced Singaporean creature feature Prisoners Of The Pacific; sci-fi Fellow Travellers from The Girl With All The Gifts producer Camille Gatin; and The Dragon Returns, in which Bruce Lee is brought back from his staged death and retirement to save his old friend Chuck Norris from imprisonment.
There has been no recent word from Macao...
- 10/26/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The film received its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival.
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Tom Waller’s The Cave, which received its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival.
The Cave tells the true-life story of the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand in 2018. Four of the volunteer cave divers play themselves in the film, as does Thai engineer Nopadol Niyomka, who helped pump rainwater out of the cave. The boys and their coach are played by actors.
Thai-Irish independent filmmaker Waller’s previous...
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Tom Waller’s The Cave, which received its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival.
The Cave tells the true-life story of the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand in 2018. Four of the volunteer cave divers play themselves in the film, as does Thai engineer Nopadol Niyomka, who helped pump rainwater out of the cave. The boys and their coach are played by actors.
Thai-Irish independent filmmaker Waller’s previous...
- 10/6/2019
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Salty Pictures, the production and finance company headed by Jonah Greenberg, CAA’s former head in China, has unveiled a five-picture production slate in tandem with Thailand’s The Studio Park Prods. (Tspp), including a Chinese-language film together with Johnny Depp and his Infinitum Nihil partner Sam Sarkar.
Studio Park is a leading facilities provider and property developer in Thailand, backed by the Bbtv conglomerate. Its portfolio includes a recently built studio complex with five soundstages on the east side of Bangkok and equipment hire company Gearhead.
The group is now launching Tspp as a production services company that will assist inbound international productions. The agreement with Salty does not call for Tspp to invest, but sees the company provide services at preferential rates.
Since leaving CAA, Beijing-based Greenberg has begun development of 15 film projects. He is also an executive producer on Tom Waller’s “The Cave,” a Thai cave rescue film,...
Studio Park is a leading facilities provider and property developer in Thailand, backed by the Bbtv conglomerate. Its portfolio includes a recently built studio complex with five soundstages on the east side of Bangkok and equipment hire company Gearhead.
The group is now launching Tspp as a production services company that will assist inbound international productions. The agreement with Salty does not call for Tspp to invest, but sees the company provide services at preferential rates.
Since leaving CAA, Beijing-based Greenberg has begun development of 15 film projects. He is also an executive producer on Tom Waller’s “The Cave,” a Thai cave rescue film,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
More Hollywood actors are expected to appear in starring roles in Chinese films as China’s film industry continue to expand, with bigger productions looking to meet international standards and feed the growing appetite for domestic blockbusters.
So far, however, the top Hollywood stars joining the ensemble casts of these blockbusters have almost all been men. Opportunities for Hollywood actresses in China still remain largely unavailable because of the lack of suitable roles and limited genres. Agencies have been pushing for female starring roles, however, and Milla Jovovich has a role in upcoming action-thriller “The Rookies.”
According to Jonah Greenberg, who left his role as head of CAA China in February to launch a Beijing-based development and production company called Salty Pictures, the agency helped Jovovich get the role, originally written as a male. Such a successful gender-switch of a role in a Chinese film to accommodate a Western actress is a first.
So far, however, the top Hollywood stars joining the ensemble casts of these blockbusters have almost all been men. Opportunities for Hollywood actresses in China still remain largely unavailable because of the lack of suitable roles and limited genres. Agencies have been pushing for female starring roles, however, and Milla Jovovich has a role in upcoming action-thriller “The Rookies.”
According to Jonah Greenberg, who left his role as head of CAA China in February to launch a Beijing-based development and production company called Salty Pictures, the agency helped Jovovich get the role, originally written as a male. Such a successful gender-switch of a role in a Chinese film to accommodate a Western actress is a first.
- 9/25/2018
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
After seven years as head of CAA China, consummate Beijing insider Jonah Greenberg is branching out on his own.
Greenberg exited CAA in February to launch the Beijing-based boutique development and production company Salty Pictures. The transition from agent to producer is something of a homecoming for the 42-year-old executive. A fluent Mandarin speaker, Greenberg got his start in the Chinese industry producing local-language projects for Chinese film company Ming Productions in the early 2000s.
In 2005, Greenberg and fellow indie producer Peter Loehr were hired by CAA to establish Hollywood's first talent agency office in China with full-time representation....
Greenberg exited CAA in February to launch the Beijing-based boutique development and production company Salty Pictures. The transition from agent to producer is something of a homecoming for the 42-year-old executive. A fluent Mandarin speaker, Greenberg got his start in the Chinese industry producing local-language projects for Chinese film company Ming Productions in the early 2000s.
In 2005, Greenberg and fellow indie producer Peter Loehr were hired by CAA to establish Hollywood's first talent agency office in China with full-time representation....
- 3/21/2018
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jonah Greenberg departs to launch Salty Pictures.
CAA has promoted Daniel Manwaring to head of CAA China’s Motion Pictures group, based in the agency’s Beijing office.
Manwaring takes over from Jonah Greenberg, who is leaving to form local-language producer Salty Pictures. CAA’s media finance team will represent Greenberg and Salty Pictures.
Until recently Manwaring split his time between CAA’s La headquarters working with the media finance team, and the Beijing office, where he acted as bridge between the agency and the Chinese market.
He will continue to work with agents in Los Angeles and across the world to find opportunities for local and international clients. Manwaring joined CAA in 2012.
CAA’s established its Beijing office in 2005 and it represents celebrated filmmakers from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong such as Zhang Yimou, Jackie Chan, Lin Chi-ling, Fan Bingbing, and Donnie Yen.
The agency said on Monday evening (February 22) that to date the China motion...
CAA has promoted Daniel Manwaring to head of CAA China’s Motion Pictures group, based in the agency’s Beijing office.
Manwaring takes over from Jonah Greenberg, who is leaving to form local-language producer Salty Pictures. CAA’s media finance team will represent Greenberg and Salty Pictures.
Until recently Manwaring split his time between CAA’s La headquarters working with the media finance team, and the Beijing office, where he acted as bridge between the agency and the Chinese market.
He will continue to work with agents in Los Angeles and across the world to find opportunities for local and international clients. Manwaring joined CAA in 2012.
CAA’s established its Beijing office in 2005 and it represents celebrated filmmakers from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong such as Zhang Yimou, Jackie Chan, Lin Chi-ling, Fan Bingbing, and Donnie Yen.
The agency said on Monday evening (February 22) that to date the China motion...
- 2/6/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
CAA has made a change in the Beijing office. Daniel Manwaring has been named the head of agency’s China's Motion Pictures group replacing Jonah Greenberg who will now become a producer and a client. Manwaring has been with CAA since 2012 and was splitting his time between La and China. Now based in the agency's Beijing office, Manwaring will continue to work in close collaboration with agents in Los Angeles and elsewhere to build out opportunities for local and…...
- 2/6/2018
- Deadline
CAA has promoted Daniel Manwaring to head of the agency’s motion pictures group in China, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
He replaces Jonah Greenberg, who is launching production company Salty Pictures, which will focus on Chinese-language content and will be represented by CAA’s Media Finance team. Greenberg was a producer at Beijing-based Ming Productions before he joined CAA in 2005.
Manwaring, who joined the agency in 2012, will be based in CAA’s Beijing office. He previously had been splitting his time between there and the company’s Los Angeles headquarters, working closely with Media Finance and serving as a liaison...
He replaces Jonah Greenberg, who is launching production company Salty Pictures, which will focus on Chinese-language content and will be represented by CAA’s Media Finance team. Greenberg was a producer at Beijing-based Ming Productions before he joined CAA in 2005.
Manwaring, who joined the agency in 2012, will be based in CAA’s Beijing office. He previously had been splitting his time between there and the company’s Los Angeles headquarters, working closely with Media Finance and serving as a liaison...
- 2/6/2018
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CAA China, the new joint venture from Hollywood powerhouse Creative Artists Agency and China’s Cmc Capital Partners, has tapped former Special Olympics exec Mary Gu Shuhang as its chief executive officer. In her new role, Gu will work alongside Jonah Greenberg, who spearhead’s CAA China’s movie business, Roeg Sutherland, co-head of the agency’s Global Film Finance and Sales Group, and Daniel Manwaring, who leads CAA’s Chinese film finance practice. Gu is a veteran sports and entertainment executive who has held leadership positions including vice president of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games Executive Committee; and...
- 7/17/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Partnership to operate across entertainment and sports in Greater China.
CAA China, a partnership between the Us talent agency and China Media Capital (Cmc), has appointed Mary Gu Shuhang as CEO.
Gu will oversee CAA China’s efforts to expand its presence in Greater China across sports services, branded content, live events, television and music touring, as well as its motion pictures and film finance activities.
She will work closely with Jonah Greenberg, who continues to head CAA China’s films division, as well as Roeg Sutherland, co-head of CAA’s global film finance and sales group, and Daniel Manwaring, who spearheaded the agency’s film finance efforts in China.
Gu previously worked for Special Olympics International as regional president and managing director, East Asia. Prior to that she held various roles including vice-president on the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games executive committee. She was also president of the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
“In...
CAA China, a partnership between the Us talent agency and China Media Capital (Cmc), has appointed Mary Gu Shuhang as CEO.
Gu will oversee CAA China’s efforts to expand its presence in Greater China across sports services, branded content, live events, television and music touring, as well as its motion pictures and film finance activities.
She will work closely with Jonah Greenberg, who continues to head CAA China’s films division, as well as Roeg Sutherland, co-head of CAA’s global film finance and sales group, and Daniel Manwaring, who spearheaded the agency’s film finance efforts in China.
Gu previously worked for Special Olympics International as regional president and managing director, East Asia. Prior to that she held various roles including vice-president on the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games executive committee. She was also president of the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
“In...
- 7/17/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Cmc Capital Partners takes ‘minority strategic investment’ in agency.
CAA and Chinese media investment fund Cmc Capital Partners (Cmc) on Monday announced they have formed a partnership that includes the launch of CAA China.
Cmc has made a “minority strategic investment” in CAA and Cmc chairman Li Ruigang will join the CAA board.
The move will enable CAA to strengthen its ties to the region after it established an office in Beijing in 2005, which currently houses more than 24 employees.
Jonah Greenberg will continue to lead the agency’s China activities in film, while Roeg Sutherland, co-head of CAA’s Global Film Finance and Sales Group, will continue to lead the film finance business in the market.
CAA China will add additional senior management. The partnership will enable CAA to parlay its expanding operations in China and Cmc’s network and experience in entertainment and sports into opportunities in talent representation, endorsements, sports...
CAA and Chinese media investment fund Cmc Capital Partners (Cmc) on Monday announced they have formed a partnership that includes the launch of CAA China.
Cmc has made a “minority strategic investment” in CAA and Cmc chairman Li Ruigang will join the CAA board.
The move will enable CAA to strengthen its ties to the region after it established an office in Beijing in 2005, which currently houses more than 24 employees.
Jonah Greenberg will continue to lead the agency’s China activities in film, while Roeg Sutherland, co-head of CAA’s Global Film Finance and Sales Group, will continue to lead the film finance business in the market.
CAA China will add additional senior management. The partnership will enable CAA to parlay its expanding operations in China and Cmc’s network and experience in entertainment and sports into opportunities in talent representation, endorsements, sports...
- 4/17/2017
- ScreenDaily
The Mark Gordon Company and The Koch Company are partnering with Chinese studio Pegasus Media Group and China Film Group on the English-language Edge Of The World.
David Seidler and Jacqueline Feather wrote the action-filled transcontinental love story based on events from the 1930s when New York socialite Ruth Harkness went to China in search of her missing fiancé.
Seidler won the Oscar in 2011 for writing The King’s Speech.
Pegasus and China Film Group will finance the project and Gordon, Hawk Koch, and Jianjun “Jay” Sun will serve as producers.
Jeff Aghassi is on board as executive producer. Production is anticipated to start in China later this year.
CAA’s Jonah Greenberg brokered the project.
David Seidler and Jacqueline Feather wrote the action-filled transcontinental love story based on events from the 1930s when New York socialite Ruth Harkness went to China in search of her missing fiancé.
Seidler won the Oscar in 2011 for writing The King’s Speech.
Pegasus and China Film Group will finance the project and Gordon, Hawk Koch, and Jianjun “Jay” Sun will serve as producers.
Jeff Aghassi is on board as executive producer. Production is anticipated to start in China later this year.
CAA’s Jonah Greenberg brokered the project.
- 4/6/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
This story first appeared in the June 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. This summer, CAA marks 10 years of having an active office in Beijing and becoming the first U.S. talent agency with full-time representation in China. Leading the charge is Jonah Greenberg, 39, who has carved out a key role for the agency within China's booming entertainment industry. The married Greenberg, who lives in Beijing's scenic Chaoyang Park area, shepherds the careers of such Chinese A-listers as Zhang Yimou, the first mainland director to helm a U.
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- 6/18/2015
- by Clifford Coonan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This story first appeared in the Nov. 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. It was quiet the eclectic group that gathered at Toscana in Brentwood on Oct. 29 at the invitation of Chinese giant Alibaba for what one guest called "a nice, low-key" dinner. Mel Gibson joined TriStar's Tom Rothman, manager Rick Nicita and his wife, Paula Wagner. CAA agents Spencer Baumgarten and Beijing-based Jonah Greenberg, who runs CAA's China operations, were there. Imagine's Ron Howard and Brian Grazer stopped by for a drink. (Arnold Schwarzenegger was invited but did not attend.) By then, Jack Ma, Alibaba's founder, had
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- 11/5/2014
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated at 8:35 p.m. Pt CAA is losing its top agent in China, TheWrap has learned. Peter Loehr has been managing director of CAA in China since 2005. Loehr's associate, Jonah Greenberg, will head the office, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Also read: Dan Aloni, Christopher Nolan's Agent, Fired From CAA CAA declined to comment, but another person close to the situation told TheWrap that although Loehr does plan to leave, he is still with the agency. That person also told TheWrap that the office would be run by a team of agents. Loehr,...
- 3/16/2012
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
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