Arclight builds Enterprise hothouse for scripts to shine light on China

Gary Hamilton transcends popcorn to feed his own vision of success in China - great scripts and English speaking local heroes.
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Image: Li Bingbing, star and a producer on Guardians of the Tomb, aka Nest. 

Gary Hamilton founded and ran sales company Beyond Films for twelve years. He left to create Arclight Films fifteen years ago, and spread to Los Angeles, Beijing and Hong Kong. His China shingle, Easternlight, is run by his wife, Ying Ye. All that time he has been a genre tragic, though he is known to criticise his  younger self for a little too much excitement and not enough audience savvy.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.