Central Motion Picture Corporation
Central Motion Picture Corporation (
During its early years, CMPC's film production and activities were closely linked to the government’s policies. In 1974, CMPC constructed the largest professional outdoor shooting base in Asia at the time, called Central Pictures Culture City (
In 2005, CMPC was privatized under the Chen Shui-bian administration. KMT withdrew from CMPC's controlling ownership. In 2009, Gou Tai-chiang 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 (
History[edit]
Taiwan Film Corporation Limited.[edit]
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[edit]
The Agricultural Education Film Company was established in March 1946, with the aim of promoting 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 outside the Taiping Gate. 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 Education Film Company began its film production and made its first feature film, Nightmare Awakening (
Central Motion Picture Corporation (CMPC)[edit]
The Agricultural Education Film Company and Taiwan Film Corporation (
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 Asian Film Festival. This film not only marked the inception of CMPC's healthy realism approach (
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 (
Starting in 1982, CMPC began to produce small-budgeted films about contemporary life instead of genre films. Films such as In Our Time (
Present[edit]
In 2005, the KMT party sold its shares of China Film Corporation. Starting from 2009, Gou Tai-chiang was the chairman of the new CMPC and restored the post-production center. That same year, CMPC changed its Chinese name to
In July 2019, the former Taiwan Film Culture City located in Wufeng District, Taichung City, was transformed into the "Central Taiwan Film and TV Base," which became the largest indoor soundstage and the only water shooting base in Taiwan. It is operated by the Taichung City Government through a public-private partnership, with China Film Corporation acquiring 15-year operation rights.
On August 23, 2021, China Film Corporation and the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee signed an administrative settlement agreement. China Film 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[edit]
No. | Name (Chinese/ English) | In Terms | Notes | Ref. | |
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1st | 戴安 |
Tai An-kuo | 1953–1959 | Agricultural Education Film Company underwent a reorganization. | [9] |
2nd | 沈錡 | Shen Chi | 1959–1961 | ||
3rd | 蔡孟 |
Tsai Meng-jian | 1961–1963 | Promoted cooperation between CMPC and Japanese cinema. | [10] |
4th | 沈劍 |
James Shen | 1963–1965 | ||
5th | Hu Chien-chung | 1965–1972 | |||
6th | 辜振 |
Koo Chen-fu | 1972–1999 | Established CMPC Studio. | |
7th | Yeh Qian-zhao | 1999–2006 | [11] | ||
8th | 蔡正 |
Alex Tsai | 2006–2007 | ||
9th | Lin Li-chen | 2007–2009 | |||
10th | Gou Tai-chiang | 2009– |
No. | Name (Chinese/ English) | In Terms[12] | Notes | Ref. | |
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1st | 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 | Wang Shin-jou | 1958–1959 | |||
3rd | Li Jie | 1959–1963 | |||
4th | 龔弘 | Gong Hong | 1963–1972 | CMPC began filming healthy realistic films and Qiong Yao Pian. | [13] |
5th | Mei Chang-ling | 1972–1977 | |||
6th | Ming Ji | 1977–1984 | |||
7th | Lin Teng-fei | 1984–1990 | |||
8th | Jiang Feng-chyi | 1990–1995 | |||
9th | Hsu Li-kong | 1995–1996 | |||
10th | 邱順 |
Chiu Shun-ching | 1996–2010 | ||
11th | Lin Kun-huang | 2010– |
External links[edit]
Central Motion Picture Corporation
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