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Central Motion Picture Corporation

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Central Motion Picture Corporation (中ちゅう影かげ股また份有限げん公司こうし, CMPC), also known as Zhong Ying (中ちゅう影かげ) was established in 1954. It was formed through the merger of the Agricultural Educational Film Company and Taiwan Film Corporation. Like the China Television Company and the Broadcasting Corporation of China, it was operated under the party of Kuomintang (KMT) as well as the government.

During its early years, CMPC's film production and activities were closely linked to the government’s policies. In 1974, CMPC constructed Chinese Culture and Movie Center (中ちゅう影かげ文化ぶんか城じょう), the largest outdoor production studio in Asia at the time. With its professional film production talents and facilities, CMPC produced many notable films and was the only comprehensive film production company in Taiwan.

In 2005, CMPC was privatized under the Chen Shui-bian administration. KMT withdrew from CMPC's controlling ownership. In 2009, Gou Tai-chiang [zh] became the chairman of CMPC. He revitalized the original film resources and restored the existing film post-production center by upgrading to digital photography, Dolby recording, digital editing, and digital printing. CMPC operates four cinemas throughout Taiwan, including Blossom Cinema (梅花ばいか數すう位い影かげ院いん), Pingtung Cinema (屏へい東ひがし影かげ城じょう), Taipei Wonderful Theatre (台北たいぺい真善美しんぜんび劇げき院いん), and Tainan Wonderful Theatre. (台たい南みなみ真善美しんぜんび劇げき院いん). Its film and television production studio is still in operation, while its CMPC Cultural and Creative Park closed in 2015.

History

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Taiwan Film Corporation Limited.

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Nineteen movie theaters run by the Japanese were put under the supervision of the Propaganda Committee of the Taiwan Provincial Administration after World War II when Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China. After the Taiwan Provincial Government was established in May 1947, these movie theaters were taken over by the KMT's Taiwan Provincial Party Branch to, adding one more theater, form Taiwan Film Corporation on October 1, 1947. Its main business was the operation of movie theaters and the distribution of films. On November 13, 1953, Taiwan Film Corporation completed the official registration as a company.

Agricultural Education Film Company

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The Agricultural Educational Film Company was established in March 1946, with the aim of promoting agricultural education assisted by electrical devices in the countryside and improving the knowledge level of farmers. Its headquarters was located in Chongqing, and its production studio was in Nanjing. The headquarters was moved to Nanjing in May, only to be relocated again to Taipei, Taiwan in August 1949. The production studio was rebuilt in the eastern district of Taichung City, which was originally the residence of Matsuo Okawa, the president of Taiwan News during the Japanese colonial period.[1] In November 1950, Agricultural Educational Film Company began its film production and made its first feature film, Nightmare Awakening (惡夢あくむ初はつ醒), in collaboration with the China Film Studio (中國ちゅうごく電でん影かげ製せい片へん廠しょう).[2] Chiang Ching-kuo, the chairman at that time, personally presided over the opening ceremony at the Taichung studio.[3]

Central Motion Picture Corporation (CMPC)

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The Agricultural Educational Film Company and Taiwan Film Corporation merged on September 1, 1954, to form the Central Motion Picture Corporation (CMPC) hoping to support domestic film production with boxoffice revenue. Tai An-kuo [zh] served as the first chairman, and Li Ye (李り葉よう) as the first president. Later that year, CMPC released its debut feature film, By the Hillside (梅うめ崗春回かい), followed by its first commissioned film Shan Di Gu Niang (山地さんち姑娘くーにゃん) on October 1, 1955. CMPC began accepting commissions to shoot Taiwanese language films (台たい語ご片へん)  in 1956, such as Craving for the Spring Wind (望もち春風しゅんぷう).[3] CMPC Taichung studio was burned down in a fire on July 17, 1959, when the Sanyuan Film Company was shooting there.[4] Consequently, CMPC decided to build a new studio in Shilin, Taipei, in 1960.[5]

CMPC's initial foray into color film production began with the production of Oyster Girl (蚵女) in 1963, which earned the Best Drama Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. This film not only marked the inception of CMPC's "Healthy Realism" approach but also paved the way for a new era in Taiwan cinema and presented a fresh cultural identity to the global audience.[6] In 1972, Koo Chen-fu became the chairman and planned to establish CMPC Studio. In January 1975, CMPC Studio was completed, occupying an area of 16,000 square meters. It was the largest professional outdoor shooting base in Asia at that time.[7]

CMPC made a series of patriotic films in the 1970s, when Taiwan suffered devastating setbacks of foreign relations, such as being expelled from the United Nations in 1975. Most of these films depict national heroes or heroic actions taken by soldiers or ordinary people against the Japanese during World War II, such as Everlasting Glory (英えい烈れつ千秋せんしゅう; 1974), Victory (梅花ばいか; 1976), and Eight Hundred Heroes (八はち百ひゃく壯士そうし; 1976).

Starting in 1982, CMPC began to produce small-budgeted films about contemporary life instead of genre films. Films such as In Our Time (光陰こういん的てき故事こじ; 1982), That Day on the Beach (海うみ灘なだ的てき一天いってん; 1983), Growing Up (小しょう畢的故事こじ; 1983), The Sandwichman (兒こ子こ的てき大だい玩偶; 1983), and Looking out at the Sea (看み海うみ的てき日子にっし; 1984), etc, and helped create the new wave of New Taiwan Cinema.

Present

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In 2005, the KMT party sold its shares of CMPC. Starting from 2009, Gou Tai-chiang [zh] was the chairman of the new CMPC and restored the post-production center. That same year, CMPC changed its name to Central Pictures Corporation. It placed all of its 947 films to the Chinese Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute for preservation.[3] It invested in and produced many films, including Jump Ashin! (翻こぼし滾たぎ吧！阿おもね信しん; 2011), Seediq Bale (賽さい德とく克かつ‧巴ともえ萊; 2011), Girlfriend Boyfriend (女おんな朋友ほうゆう‧男おとこ朋友ほうゆう; 2012), Zone Pro Site (總そう鋪しき師し; 2013), KANO (2014), and The Assassin (刺客しかく聶隱娘むすめ; 2015).

In July 2019, the former Taiwan Studio City, located in Wufeng District, Taichung City, was transformed into the "Central Taiwan Film Studios", which became the largest indoor soundstage and the only water tank shooting facility in Taiwan. It is operated by the Taichung City Government through a public-private partnership, with Central Pictures Corporation acquiring 15-year operation rights.

On August 23, 2021, Central Pictures Corporation and the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee signed an administrative settlement agreement. Central Pictures Corporation paid NT$950 million to the government for the understated assets of the company when it was sold in 2005. The copyrights of the 330 Taiwan films it owned were transferred to National Development Council and then donated to Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute in 2023.[8]

Company management

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Chairman
No. Name (Chinese/ English) In Terms Notes Ref.
1st 戴安國こく Tai An-kuo [zh] 1953–1959 Agricultural Educational Film Company underwent a reorganization. [9]
2nd 沈錡 Shen Chi [zh] 1959–1961
3rd 蔡孟堅けん Tsai Meng-jian 1961–1963 Promoted cooperation between CMPC and Japanese cinema. [10]
4th 沈劍虹にじ James Shen 1963–1965
5th 胡えびす健けん中ちゅう Hu Chien-chung 1965–1972
6th 辜振甫はじめ Koo Chen-fu 1972–1999 Established CMPC Studio.
7th 葉は潛せん昭あきら Yeh Qian-zhao 1999–2006 [11]
8th 蔡正元もと Alex Tsai 2006–2007
9th 林はやし麗うらら珍ちん Lin Li-chen [zh] 2007–2009
10th 郭かく台たい強きょう Gou Tai-chiang [zh] 2009–
General Manager
No. Name (Chinese/ English) In Terms[12] Notes Ref.
1st 李り葉よう Li Ye 1953–1958 Shortly after assuming office, Li Ye went to Hong Kong and brought back to Taiwan the 35mm film equipment that had been ordered from the United States in 1949. [9]
2nd 王おう星ほし舟ぶね Wang Shin-jou 1958–1959
3rd 李り潔きよし Li Jie 1959–1963
4th 龔弘 Gong Hong 1963–1972 CMPC began filming healthy realistic films and Qiong Yao Pian. [13]
5th 梅うめ長ちょう齡よわい Mei Chang-ling 1972–1977
6th 明あかり驥 Ming Ji 1977–1984
7th 林はやし登のぼる飛ひ Lin Teng-fei 1984–1990
8th 江こう奉たてまつ琪 Jiang Feng-chyi 1990–1995
9th 徐じょ立たて功こう Hsu Li-kong 1995–1996
10th 邱順清きよし Chiu Shun-ching 1996–2010
11th 林はやし坤ひつじさる煌 Lin Kun-huang 2010–
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Central Motion Picture Corporation

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