L'Est Films Group Int’l Co (EFG) is an entertainment industry company involved in movie distribution and production.
History
The company was founded by Chen Zhi-heng in 2008, who was selected as the Chinese cinema programmer of the Venice Film Festival in 2009. Before the company was officially registered, Chen had already distributed several movies in France under the name of L'est Films Group. The main activity of EFG includes movie production and distribution. Many well-known directors such as Wen Hai, Wan Ma-Cai-Dan and Zou Peng share partnerships with EFG. The movie Court House on the Horseback, directed by Liu Jie, which won the Best Feature Film Award in the Horizon Section of the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, was distributed by Chen in 2006.
In early 2009, EFG moved into both movie production and distribution fields.
In August 2008, the first work of EFG, Wo men (We), received a special mention in the "Horizons - 'Premio orrizonti'" section at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.
In 2008, Chen founded L'Est Films Group in Hong Kong.
