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'''Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment''' (橙天嘉禾娛樂集團有限公司) is a film production, distribution, and exhibition company based in Hong Kong. Founded in 1970 as '''Golden Harvest''' (嘉禾娛樂事業集團有限公司) by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho (both former executives of [[Shaw Brothers Ltd.|Shaw Brothers]]) as well as Leung Fung, it dominated Hong Kong box office sales from the 1970s to the 1980s, supplanting [[Shaw Brothers Ltd.|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 Production|Concord Production]]), Jackie Chan ([[Golden Way Films|Golden Way Films]]), and Sammo Hung ([[Bo Ho Films Co., Ltd.|Bo Ho Films]]). In 1976, it acquired [[Panasia Films Limited|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''' (橙天嘉禾娛樂集團有限公司) is a film production, distribution, and exhibition company based in Hong Kong. Founded in 1970 as '''Golden Harvest''' (嘉禾娛樂事業集團有限公司) by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho (both former executives of [[Shaw Brothers Ltd.|Shaw Brothers]]) as well as Leung Fung, it dominated Hong Kong box office sales from the 1970s to the 1980s, supplanting [[Shaw Brothers Ltd.|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 Production Incl.|Concord Production]]), Jackie Chan ([[Golden Way Films|Golden Way Films]]), and Sammo Hung ([[Bo Ho Films Co., Ltd.|Bo Ho Films]]). In 1976, it acquired [[Panasia Films Limited|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. 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. 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. | ||