Centro Digital Pictures
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 The Centro Digital Pictures first logo, used from 1985 to 2012 | |
| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Visual effects CGI animation Post-production Game design |
| Predecessor | Centro TV Studio |
| Founded | 1985–2015 (original) 2018 (relaunch) |
| Founder | John Chu (Chinese: 朱家欣) |
| Defunct | 2015 (original) |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, China |
Key people | John Chu |
Number of employees | 150 |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/CentroMallSK |
Centro Digital Pictures Limited is a visual special effects and animations company based in Hong Kong that provides visual effects for film, interactive media and video games.
History[]
Centro (先濤) had a humble start as a post-production house for Hong Kong commercials way back to mid-1980s. Centro Digital Pictures was founded by John Chu in 1985. Initially specializing in post-production work, in 1998 they decided to co-produce The Storm Riders a film directed by Andrew Lau. They then went on to co-produce "A Man Called Hero" based on the manhua Chinese Hero. They also provided visual effects for Kill Bill for which they received a BAFTA nomination,[1] and Kung Fu Hustle, for which Centro provided visual effects.[2] The company also performed contract work for videogame company Ubisoft on the titles 187 Ride or Die and Splinter Cell. In 2012, Centro became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Deluxe Entertainment Services Group. In 2015, the company went offline and defunct for 3 years later. In 2018, the company brought back as CentroMallSK, and it is still going by today.
Special effects filmography[]
- Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg (ji qi xia, directed by Jeffrey Lau, 2009)
- City of Life and Death (Nánjīng! Nánjīng!, directed by Lu Chuan, 2009)
- (directed by Katsuhide Motoki, 2008)
- Run Papa Run (Yat kor ho ba ba, directed by Sylvia Chang, 2008)
- The Secret of the Magic Gourd (Baohulu de mimi, directed by Frankie Chung and John Chu, 2007)
- Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia, directed by Zhang Yimou, 2006)
- The Promise (Wu Ji, directed by Chen Kaige, 2005)
- Kung Fu Hustle (Gong fu, directed by Stephen Chow, 2004)
- Kill Bill volume 2 (directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2004)
- Kill Bill volume 1 (directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
- The Eye (Gin gwai, directed by The Pang Brothers, 2002)
- Chinese Odyssey 2002 (Tian xia wu shuang, directed by Jeffrey Lau, 2002)
- Shaolin Soccer (Siu lam juk kau, directed by Stephen Chow, 2001)
- Bangkok Dangerous (directed by the Pang Brothers, 1999)
- A Man Called Hero (Zhong hua ying xiong, directed by Andrew Lau, 1999), based on the manhua Chinese Hero
- The Storm Riders (directed by Andrew Lau, 1999)
- Waan ying dak gung (directed by Ma Chu Cheng, 1998)
- Boli zhi cheng (directed by Mabel Cheung, 1998)
- The Emperor and the Assassin (Jing ke ci qin wang, directed by Chen Kaige, 1998)
- The Storm Riders (Fung wan: Hung ba tin ha, directed by Andrew Lau 1998)
- The Soong Sisters (Song jia huang chao, directed by Mabel Cheung, 1997)
- Legend of Mad Phoenix (Naam hoi sap saam long, directed by Clifton Ko, 1997)
- Ta fa likit (directed by the Pang Brothers, 1997)
- The Emperor's Shadow (Qin song, directed by Xiaowen Zhou, 1996)
- Lost and Found (Tian ya hai jiao, directed by Chi-Ngai Lee, 1996)
- Thanks for Your Love (½ Chi tung chong, directed by Norman Law, 1996)
- Police Story 4: First Strike (Jing cha gu shi 4: Zhi jian dan ren wu, directed by Jackie Chan, 1996)
- The Umbrella Story (Ren jian you qing, directed by Clifton Ko, 1995)
Awards[]
Wins[]
Centro has been recognized with awards from many top industry organizations. So far Gong fu (Kung Fu Hustle) has been their most successful film, and has won a Hong Kong Film Award a Golden Horse Film Festival award and a Satellite Award. In 2002 they won a Golden Horse Award in Best Visual Effects for Gin gwai (The Eye).
Nominations[]
They have also been nominated for Hong Kong Film Awards in the area of Sound Design for Zhong hua ying xiong (A Man Called Hero), a BAFTA Award for Visual Effects due to their work on Kill Bill volumes 1 & 2, and a Hong Kong Film Award in Visual Effects for Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse of the Golden Flower).
References[]
- ^ Centro Digital Pictures Ltd Archived October 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Centro Digital Pictures Ltd Archived July 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Film production companies of China
- Hong Kong animation studios
- Computer animation
- Special effects companies
- Visual effects companies
- Entertainment companies established in 1985
- Privately held companies of China
- Film and video technology
- Digital media