Acclaimed Hong Kong director Peter Chan and Huang Jianxin from the
Chinese mainland set up a film company Sunday with investment from
PolyBona in an attempt to promote the Chinese cinema. The company, titled "Cinema Popular", planned to make 15 films in
three years. The company's first film will be "Dark October" directed by Hong
Kong actor-director Teddy Chen. The film is scheduled to
start shooting in Shanghai in mid-March.

Peter Chan