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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment is a film production, distribution, and exhibition company based in Hong Kong. Founded in 1970 by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho (both former executives of [[Shaw Brothers Pictures Ltd. (Hong Kong)|Shaw Brothers]]) as well as Leung Fung, it dominated Hong Kong box office sales from the 1970s to the 1980s, supplanting [[Shaw Brothers Pictures Ltd. (Hong Kong)|Shaw Brothers]] as Hong Kong's dominant film studio at the time and played a major role in introducing Hong Kong films to the Western market, especially those by Bruce Lee ([[Concord Productions (Hong Kong)|Concord Productions]]), Jackie Chan ([[Golden Way Films (Hong Kong)|Golden Way Films]]), and Sammo Hung. In 1976, it acquired [[Panasia Films Limited (Hong Kong)|Panasia Films Limited]] from Andrew G. Vajna (later co-founder of [[Carolco Pictures]]). Golden Harvest has also produced a number of films with Jet Li and Donnie Yen. Golden Harvest also produced ''The Cannonball Run'' and the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' trilogy in the United States. | '''Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment''' is a film production, distribution, and exhibition company based in Hong Kong. Founded in 1970 by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho (both former executives of [[Shaw Brothers Pictures Ltd. (Hong Kong)|Shaw Brothers]]) as well as Leung Fung, it dominated Hong Kong box office sales from the 1970s to the 1980s, supplanting [[Shaw Brothers Pictures Ltd. (Hong Kong)|Shaw Brothers]] as Hong Kong's dominant film studio at the time and played a major role in introducing Hong Kong films to the Western market, especially those by Bruce Lee ([[Concord Productions (Hong Kong)|Concord Productions]]), Jackie Chan ([[Golden Way Films (Hong Kong)|Golden Way Films]]), and Sammo Hung. In 1976, it acquired [[Panasia Films Limited (Hong Kong)|Panasia Films Limited]] from Andrew G. Vajna (later co-founder of [[Carolco Pictures]]). Golden Harvest has also produced a number of films with Jet Li and Donnie Yen. Golden Harvest also produced ''The Cannonball Run'' and the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' trilogy in the United States. | ||
In 2004, Li Ka-shing and EMI became shareholders of the company. In 2007, Raymond Chow sold the company to Chinese businessman Wu Kebo, who owns the China-based Orange Sky Entertainment Group. In early 2009, Golden Harvest merged with Orange Sky and was renamed Orange Sky Golden Harvest (橙天嘉禾娛樂集團有限公司). From 2009 to 2011 it was operated by Kelvin Wu King Shiu who become the CEO of the company. At that time Golden Harvest announced their relaunch and previewed a new trailer set for movies in 2010. | In 2004, Li Ka-shing and EMI became shareholders of the company. In 2007, Raymond Chow sold the company to Chinese businessman Wu Kebo, who owns the China-based Orange Sky Entertainment Group. In early 2009, Golden Harvest merged with Orange Sky and was renamed Orange Sky Golden Harvest (橙天嘉禾娛樂集團有限公司). From 2009 to 2011 it was operated by Kelvin Wu King Shiu who become the CEO of the company. At that time Golden Harvest announced their relaunch and previewed a new trailer set for movies in 2010. | ||
==Golden Harvest== | ==Golden Harvest== | ||
===1st Logo (1970-1972)=== | ===1st Logo (1970-1972)=== | ||
{{Gallery|mode=packed|height=150|GH (1970).jpg| | {{Gallery|mode=packed|height=150|GH (1970).jpg| | ||
|Golden Harvest (1970).jpg| | |Golden Harvest (1970).jpg| | ||
|Dyali Scope (1970).jpg|}} | |Dyali Scope (1970).jpg|}} | ||
'''Nicknames''': "GH Shield", "Warner Bros. Rip-Off", "Wheat Bros.", "Chinese Warner Bros. Shield" | '''Nicknames''': "GH Shield", "Warner Bros. Rip-Off", "Wheat Bros.", "Chinese Warner Bros. Shield" | ||
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|GH (1971).jpg| | |GH (1971).jpg| | ||
|Dyali Scope (1971).jpg|}} | |Dyali Scope (1971).jpg|}} | ||
'''Nicknames''': "GH Shield II", "Warner Bros. Rip-Off II", "Wheat Bros. II", "Chinese Warner Bros Shield II" | '''Nicknames''': "GH Shield II", "Warner Bros. Rip-Off II", "Wheat Bros. II", "Chinese Warner Bros Shield II" | ||
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'''Editor's Note''': None. | '''Editor's Note''': None. | ||
===4th Logo (1978-January 23, 2003)=== | ===4th Logo (1978-January 23, 2003)=== | ||
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|GH (1978) -4.jpg| | |GH (1978) -4.jpg| | ||
|1980s GH.jpg| | |1980s GH.jpg| | ||
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'''Nickname''': "The Rectangle G" | '''Nickname''': "The Rectangle G" | ||
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===5th Logo (2002-2009?)=== | ===5th Logo (2002-2009?)=== | ||
[[File:Golden Harvest (2002).jpg| | [[File:Golden Harvest (2002).jpg|350px|center]] | ||
'''Nicknames''': "Writing GH on Golden Plate", "Golden Harvest GH" | '''Nicknames''': "Writing GH on Golden Plate", "Golden Harvest GH" | ||
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'''Editor's Note''': TBA | '''Editor's Note''': TBA | ||
==Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co.== | ==Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co.== | ||
===(2009- )=== | ===(2009- )=== | ||
[[File:Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co, Ltd. (2010).png|center]] | [[File:Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co, Ltd. (2010).png|center]] | ||
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