中國與阿聯酋合建3億美元電影基金
A Chinese state-backed group has formed a $300m film fund with Image Nation Abu Dhabi, the media and entertainment company, to invest in movies and television programming produced in Hollywood, the United Arab Emirates and China.
一家中國政府支持的公司與阿聯酋媒體和娛樂公司“Image Nation阿布扎比”合作創建了一隻3億美元的電影基金，以投資於好萊塢、阿聯酋和中國出品的電影和電視節目。
Michael Garin, Image Nation’s chief executive, said the deal with China Intercontinental Communication Center would foster closer collaboration between Chinese and international media companies. “We want to find projects where Hollywood and Chinese partners can collaborate,” he said.
Image Nation首席執行官邁克爾.加林(Michael Garin)表示，與中國五洲傳播中心(China Intercontinental Communication Center)的協議將促進中國與國際傳媒公司的更密切合作。他表示：“我們希望找到好萊塢和中國合作伙伴能夠合作的項目。”
The deal builds on a recent $10bn strategic investment fund launched by China and the United Arab Emirates last year and is the first extension of that relationship into the media industry.
這項協議基於去年中國與阿聯酋啓動的一隻100億美元戰略投資基金，並且標誌着這種合作關係首次延伸至媒體行業。
Image Nation’s aim was “to build the foundations of a film and television industry” in the UAE, Mr Garin said. The agreement with CICC would also encourage the “exchange of talent” between China and the UAE with Hollywood and beyond. “They want to gain experience by investing in Hollywood.”
加林表示，Image Nation的目標是在阿聯酋“打造影視產業的基礎”。與五洲傳播中心的協議還將鼓勵中國和阿聯酋與好萊塢及其他地區的“人才交流”。“他們希望通過投資於好萊塢來獲取經驗。”
Image Nation’s latest project, The Circle, starring Tom Hanks and based on the novel by Dave Eggers, will be released next year. It has also produced documentaries such as He Named Me Malala.
Image Nation的最新電影項目《The Circle》由湯姆.漢克斯(Tom Hanks)主演，取材自戴夫.艾格斯(Dave Eggers)的小說，將於明年上映。該公司還製作了《他叫我馬拉拉》(He Named Me Malala)等紀錄片。
Mohamed Al Mubarak, Image Nation’s chairman, welcomed the “close historical relationship” between the UAE and China, saying Abu Dhabi had become the “anchor” for Chinese interest in the Middle East.
Image Nation董事長默罕穆德穆.巴拉克(Mohamed Al Mubarak)對阿聯酋與中國“一直以來的密切關係”表示歡迎，他表示，阿布扎比已成爲中國在中東興趣的“支柱”。
The CICC tie-up is a sign of increasing Chinese interest in filmed entertainment and comes amid a of flurry of Hollywood investment by Chinese companies.
Image Nation與五洲傳播中心結盟表明，中資對電影娛樂業的興趣日益上升，近來中國企業紛紛對好萊塢展開投資。
Hejing Culture, a group backed by the Chinese government and private investors, recently formed a $200m joint venture with Ingenious Media, a UK company that has invested in movies such as Avatar and Life of Pi, to co-produce independent films.
受到中國政府和私人投資者支持的Hejing Culture最近與英國的Ingenious Media組建了一家2億美元的合資企業，以共同製作獨立電影。Ingenious Media曾投資於《阿凡達》(Avatar)和《少年派的奇幻漂流》(Life of Pi)等電影。
Tang Media Partners, created by businessman Donald Tang and backed by Tencent, the Chinese internet group, recently acquired IM Global, a Hollywood film financier and sales agency, in a deal that also involved Li Ruigang’s China Media Capital and Huayi Brothers media group.
由商人唐偉(Donald Tang)創立、並受到中國互聯網集團騰訊(Tencent)支持的Tang Media Partners，最近收購了好萊塢電影融資和銷售代理公司IM Global，黎瑞剛的華人文化產業投資基金(China Media Capital，簡稱CMC)和華誼兄弟傳媒集團(Huayi Brothers Media Group)也參與了這筆交易。
WME-IMG this year struck a partnership with venture firm Sequoia Capital China and Tencent to expand the US sports and entertainment conglomerate’s Chinese business.
美國體育和娛樂巨頭WME-IMG今年與紅杉中國(Sequoia Capital China)和騰訊建立了合作關係，以擴大其中國業務。
The biggest Hollywood deal was struck by Dalian Wanda, the property and media group controlled by Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man. It paid $3.5bn for a controlling stake in Legendary Entertainment, which has produced films such as Godzilla and Pacific Rim.
中國與好萊塢最大規模的交易是由中國首富王健林控制的房地產和媒體集團大連萬達(Dalian Wanda)完成的。該集團斥資35億美元收購了傳奇娛樂(Legendary Entertainment)的控股權，後者製作了《哥斯拉》(Godzilla)和《環太平洋》(Pacific Rim)等電影。
The Image Nation-CICC deal also includes the creation of a China-focused programming strand on Quest Arabiya, a channel owned by Image Nation and Discovery Communications, as well as a training programme aimed at media talent in the UAE and China.
Image Nation與五洲傳播中心的交易還包括在Quest Arabiya上製作聚焦於中國的節目以及培養阿聯酋和中國媒體人才的培訓節目。Quest Arabiya是Image Nation和探索通信(Discovery Communications)擁有的電視頻道。
