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Author Topic: Martial Arts Film Festival Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-08-2002 09:56 PM                        Anyone on the board ever been a part of a Martial Arts film festival? Would you know which film company has the largest library of them? Thanks - any help would be appreciated.....  |  IP: Logged Joe Beres Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 606 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 12-08-2002 11:22 PM                     A lot of the Shaw Brothers' classics are going to be hard to find in the US. They tend to keep a tight hold on their prints. Most of the films of Jackie Chan and Jet Li are probably still unavailable thanks to Miramax. Golden Harvest (US) had some, but they have dissolved and some of their film holdings went to another company, the name of which escapes me at the moment. (It's something like PineTree. I'll keep thinking) Asian Media Access has a few titles. What kind of films do you have in mind? Are you putting together a festival?  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-09-2002 02:34 AM                        Now that I am in Vegas - I figured it is a possiblity. Yes - I am trying to put something together. I have spoke to so many people about film festivals - there is a lot of sponsorship money out there for these type of things. Since I am a huge martial arts fan - I wanted to see if I could pull it off.... We will see........... Some possible titles: Enter The Dragon Legend of Drunken Master Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Once Upon a Time in China -- I, II, and III Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Fists of Fury The Perfect Weapon Maybe spotlight a few directors, actors, and producers: Jet Li Jackie Chan John Woo Tsui Hark Bruce Lee Chuck Norris Jeff Speakman There is a million possiblities. I guess I could make it an asian film festival and throw some of the great John Woo/ Chow Yun Fat movies in there and some of Tsui Hark's directorial efforts. John Woo is my favorite director - Hard Boiled and The Killer are action classics.Jet Li is my favorite martial art film actor.  |  IP: Logged Joe Beres Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 606 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 12-09-2002 07:38 AM                     Tai Seng has an office in L.A. They will possibly have some films that will fit the bill as well. If you really want to put some effort in, you could try to import some prints from Hong Kong. Unfortunately, that may be the only way for you to get some of the titles you are looking for. That gets expensive really quickly though. Good luck!  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-09-2002 12:15 PM                     Yeah, Joe, Pinetree Productions, +1 310 203 8182. We had God of Gamblers II from them this past spring, I believe. --jhawk  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 12-09-2002 08:07 PM                        Chuck Norris is phiggidy phat!  |  IP: Logged

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