L'Est Films Group Int’l Co (EFG) is an entertainment industry company involved in movie distribution and production.
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 March 2010, EFG co-produced the French movie China Shalom with the French director Emmanuel Sapolsky.
In February 2010, EFG co-operated with the French media company Le Don Films to make a movie styled series, officially entering into the TV market.
In August 2009, a new branch in Malaysia was opened to explore the market in Southeast Asia.
From December 2009, EFG not only distributes Chinese movies abroad, but movies in India, U.S.A., Japan and France as well.
In 2009, the movie Reconstructing Faith by Wen Hai was co-produced with the French company Films d'ici.
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.
2004: The Grassland, 3rd International Student Film & Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, Award for Best Short Film of Chinese students
2005: MAMA, 4th International Student Film & Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, Best Asian Student Work
2005: The Silent Holy Stone, 24th Vancouver International Film Festival, Dragons & Tigers Award Jury Special Mentions
2005: Floating Dust, 16th Festival international du documentaire de Marseille, Georges de Beauregard Prize
2006: Court House on the Horseback, 63rd Venice International Film Festival, Best Feature Film Award
2006: The Silent Holy Stone, 9th Shanghai International Film Festival Asian new unit, Best Director Award
2006: MAMA, 11th Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Special Mention
2006: MAMA, 2006 Busan Asian Short Film Festival, Apple Korea Award
2006: Dream Walking, 28th Cinéma du Réel documentary film festival Jury Prize
2008: Duck & Goose, 5th Japan Con-Can Movie Festival, Special Mention Award
2008: We, 65th Venice Film Festival Venice, Special Mention
2009: The Search, Bangkok International Film Festival 2009, Golden Kinnaree Awards The Special July Prize
2009: No Country for Chicken, 62nd Locarno International Film Festival, Film and Video Subtitling Prize
2009: Red River, 3rd Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul, Best Film Award
2009: Cucumber, Cinema Digital Seoul 2009 Film Festival, Movie Collage Award
2009: The Search, 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, Jury Prize
2009: Painted Skin, 28th Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Cinematography & Best Original Film Song
2009: A North Chinese Girl, 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival, FIPRESCI Award
2010: The High Life, 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Silver Digital Award and the |FIPRESCI Award
2001
Miss Jinxing by Zhang Yuan
Beijing Suburb by Hu Ze
2002
I Love You by Zhang Yuan
Jiang Jie by Zhang Yuan
2003
Green Tea by Zhang Yuan
Floating Dust by Wen Hai
In The Military Training Camp by Wen Hai
2004
The Grassland by Wan Ma-Cai-Can/Pema Tseden
2005
200420 by Wang Ao-fei
MAMA by Li Jia
2007
Glass Eye by Xu Yi-liang
The Silent Holy Stone by Wan Ma-Cai-Dan/Pema Tseden
Magellan by Li Jun-hua, Hyojeong Kim, Dubianhongwen
Duck & Goose by Bai Zhi-xun
Sunshine on her Shoulders by Zeng Xiao-xiao
Flower Seeds by Wei A-ting
73006 by Wang Ao-fei
Court House on the Horseback by Liu Jie
Brave Heart by Ye Kai
2008
Cucumber by Zhou Yao-wu
Red River by Zhang Jia-rui
Innocent as I was by Xiao Xiao
Secret Tunnel by Xi Xue-qing
Dream Walking by Wen Hai
We by Wen Hai
The Search Wan Ma-Cai-Dan/Pema Tseden
Karma by Wang Ming
Monologue by Wang Ao-fei
Yonder Land by Tian Li
Twilight Dancing by Shu Ya
Get on the Way by Jin Li-peng
No country for chicken by Huang Zhen
A piece of sound advice by Gilles Charmant
Painted Skin by Chen Jia-shang
2009
Legend of the Tang Empire by Jin Tie-mu
The Story of 3 Ports by Li Jun-hua, Hyojeong Kim, Dubianhongwen
2010
Take Out by Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
Monologue by Wang Ao-fei
200420 by Wang Ao-fei
73006 by Wang Ao-fei
A Piece of Sound Advice by Gilles Charmant
2011
Repair by WANG Zi-zhao
Ancient Capital by Li Ji
Born in Beijing by Zhang Tian-hui
2003
Die Other Where by Chen Zhi-heng
Genica by Chen Zhi-heng
2004
The Belgian Chocolate by Chen Zhi-heng
2009
A North Chinese Girl by Zou Peng
By the River by Yan Wen-xin
Crust by Wen Hai
2010
The High Life by Zhao Da-yong
Linin by Wen Hai
Reconstructing Faith by Wen Hai
2011
A Cruelties of Youth by Mao Mao
Empty Nest by Yan Wen-xin
Rain or Shine by Ariane Doublet, Wen Hai
Doclisboa 2008 - Made in China, 16-26 October 2008
Barcelona, Chinese City: Does Beijing still exist?, 14-31 January 2009
14ème Édition des Rencontres du Cinéma Documentaire, 6-13 June 2009
