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Edko Films Ltd.

Industry	Film
Founded	1986 in Hong Kong
Headquarters	Mid-level, Macdonnell Rd, 21-2 12 Wan Building, Hong Kong
Key people	William Kong (executive director)
Services	Film production, film distribution

Edko Films Ltd. (Chinese: 安樂影片有限公司) is a Hong Kong film production company and distributor.

History

Edko Films was founded in 1959 by Kong Cho-yee. In 1989, his son William Kong took the business over. In 1996, Edko opened the Broadway Cinematheque, a theatre specializing in showing art films.

Filmography

References

1. "Edko Films Ltd - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
2. "Bill Kong - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders". 26 September 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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4. Yang, Jeff (2009-07-22). "The rise and fall -- and rise? -- of Hong Kong cinema". SFGate. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
5. Walsh, Bryan (2005-10-03). "Bill Kong: Chinese Film Champion". Time. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
6. Wong & McDonogh 2001, pp. 100–101.
7. "木乃伊3：龙帝之墓（2008）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
8. "狼灾记（2009）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
9. "苏乞儿（2010）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
10. "海洋天堂（2010）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
11. "在一起（2010）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
12. "恋人絮语（2010）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
13. "最爱（2011）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
14. "转山（2011）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
15. "大追捕（2012）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
16. "第一次（2012）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
17. "寒战（2012）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
18. "北京遇上西雅图（2013）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
19. "初恋未满（2013）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
20. "风暴（2013）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
21. "等风来（2013）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
22. "归来（2014）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
23. "临时同居（2014）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
24. "黄飞鸿之英雄有梦（2014）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
25. "闯入者（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
26. "捉妖记（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
27. "滚蛋吧！肿瘤君（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
28. "一切都好（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
29. "我的特工爷爷（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
30. "北京遇上西雅图之不二情书（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
31. "寒战2（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 21, 2016.
32. "那年夏天你去了哪里（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 January 2017.
33. Frater, Patrick (3 February 2023). "Zhang Yimou's Record-Breaking 'Full River Red' Snapped Up by Edko, Veteran Producer Bill Kong Optimistic for Chinese Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
34. Frater, Patrick (April 25, 2024). "'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' Producer Bill Kong Aims to Reset Martial Arts Genre With 'The Furious,' Directed by Tanigaki Kenji (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

Cited literature

• Wong, Cindy Hing-yuk; McDonogh, Gary W. (2001). "Consuming Cinema: Reflections on Movies and Market-places in Contemporary Hong Kong". In Mathews, Gordon; Lui, Tai-lok (eds.). Consuming Hong Kong. Hong Kong Culture and Society. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-209-536-4. Retrieved 2024-04-20.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

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