Industry | Film |
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Founded | 2008 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mark Gao (chairman) [1] |
Website | http://www.fundamentalfilms.cn |
Fundamental Films is a Chinese film production company and distributor based in Shanghai [2] [1] and founded in 2008. [3] In September 2016 it was announced the company had acquired a stake of 27.9% in French film company EuropaCorp, becoming the second-largest shareholder in the company. [4]
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