August First Film Studio

August First Film Studio
Company typeState-run film distributor, production company
IndustryChinese cinema
FoundedMarch 1951; 73 years ago (1951-03)
FoundersPeople's Liberation Army
Headquarters,
China
Key people
Huang Hong
Productsfilm
August First Film Studio
Traditional Chinese八一電影製片廠
Simplified Chinese八一电影制片厂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBāyī Diànyǐng Zhìpiànchǎng

August First Film Studio, or Bayi Film Studio (Chinese: 八一电影制片厂; pinyin: Bāyī diànyǐng zhì piàn chǎng), is the only military film studio in China. Founded on August 1, 1952, it is a comprehensive film studio with the production capacity of feature films, battlefield documentaries, military education films, news documentaries, national defense scientific research films, TV dramas and other films. The unit's main business area is located in Fengtai District, Beijing, and consists of Wang Zuo Film and Television Base and Hubei Film and Television Base.[1]

  1. ^ "八一电影制片厂2022年度面向社会公开招考文职人员预告 - 中国军网". www.81.cn. Retrieved 2022-11-17.