LeVision Pictures is a Chinese film production and distribution company that was founded in 2011 as a subsidiary of LeEco, a Chinese conglomerate established by Jia Yueting. In 2018, the company was acquired by the Chinese property group Sunac and renamed Suniverse Film Entertainment. Its operations encompass film production, publicity, distribution, copyright management, and business development. In 2019, Suniverse Film Entertainment was integrated into the Sunac Culture Group, focusing on family entertainment content. The company has produced and/or distributed films such as The Expendables franchise, The Bullet Vanishes, and Tiny Times. Additionally, it holds the copyrights to several Chinese TV drama series, including Empresses in the Palace, Legend of Mi Yue, and Red Sorghum.
History
In 2011, Zhang Zhao, the former president of Enlight Pictures, founded Le Vision Pictures, where he served as chairman and CEO. Zhang Yimou joined the firm as a contracted movie and creative director in May 2013.[2]
In March 2014, director Lu Chuan joined the company. In its first two years, Le Vision introduced its "O2O Marketing System" business model.