Australia and New Zealand’s Via Vision Entertainment is expanding its media distribution business with the launch of its Imprint Asia label.
The brand will launch with a number of new films including Cui Rui and Liu Xiang’s box office hit “Lost In The Stars”, Larry Yang’s action comedy “Ride On” starring Jackie Chan and the sci-fi epic “The Wandering Earth 2” starring Andy Lau. In addition to the new releases, there will be ongoing classic releases with new restorations and extras produced for physical media collectors, including Chen Kaige’s “The Emperor and The Assassin” (1998) and “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), Tsui Hark’s “The Legend of Zu” (2001) and Kei Kumai’s “The Sea is Watching” (2002), co-written by Akira Kurosawa.
Established for over 15 years, Via Vision Entertainment is one of the largest independent distributors of film and television content in Australia and New Zealand. It distributes world cinema physical media under the Imprint label and one of its most popular titles is ‘Collaborations: The Cinema of Zhang Yimou & Gong Li (1988 – 2014)” box set.
Screen Australia has appointed Deirdre Brennan as CEO with effect from 8 January 2024. She succeeds Graeme Mason, who will leave the agency in early November after a decade in the role.
Brennan was most recently Chief Operating Officer at WildBrain, a global independent media entertainment company spanning content production, distribution, brands and licensing. Prior to that, Brennan worked at BBC Worldwide Australia as director of television, general manager and director of content. Her previous roles include Head of Children’s Television at ABC TV and General Manager of Universal Kids at NBC Universal.
