<P> Nestor Studios was Hollywood's first movie studio, founded on 27 October 1911 It was built by David Horsley for Nestor Motion Picture Company . It was then owned and operated by David Horsley and his brother, William Horsley . The first motion picture stage in Hollywood was built behind the tavern . Other East Coast studios had moved production to Los Angeles, prior to Nestor's move west . The California weather allowed for year - round filming and the ambitious studio operated three principal divisions under its Canadian - born general manager, Al Christie . Other filmmakers began opening studios in the Hollywood area . The Horsleys operated the Nestor Studios at the Sunset and Gower location until 20 May 1912, when the Universal Studios was formed, headed by Carl Laemmle . Nestor, along with several other motion picture companies, including Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures (IMP), was merged with Universal . </P> <P> The Cinema of China is one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese - language cinema together with the Cinema of Hong Kong and the Cinema of Taiwan . Cinema was introduced in China in 1896 and the first Chinese film, The Battle of Dingjunshan, was made in 1905, with the film industry being centered on Shanghai in the first decades . China is the home of the largest film studio in the world, the Hengdian World Studios, and in 2010 it had the third largest film industry by number of feature films produced annually . For the next decade the production companies were mainly foreign - owned, and the domestic film industry was centered on Shanghai, a thriving entrepot and the largest city in the Far East . In 1913, the first independent Chinese screenplay, The Difficult Couple, was filmed in Shanghai by Zheng Zhengqiu and Zhang Shichuan . As the Sixth Generation gained international exposure, many subsequent movies were joint ventures and projects with international backers, but remained quite resolutely low - key and low budget . Jia's Platform (2000) was funded in part by Takeshi Kitano's production house, while his Still Life was shot on HD video . Still Life was a surprise addition and Golden Lion winner of the 2006 Venice International Film Festival . Still Life, which concerns provincial workers around the Three Gorges region, sharply contrasts with the works of Fifth Generation Chinese directors like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige who were at the time producing House of Flying Daggers (2004) and The Promise (2005). It featured no star of international renown and was acted mostly by non-professionals . In 2012 the country became the second - largest market in the world by box office receipts . In 2014, the gross box office in China was ¥ 29.6 billion (US $4.82 billion), with domestic films having a share of 55% . The country is predicted to have the largest market in the world in 2017 or 2018 . China has also become a major hub of business for Hollywood studios . In 2013, China's gross box office was ¥ 21.8 billion (US $3.6 billion), the second - largest film market in the world by box office receipts whereas in 2014, China's box office gross was $4.8 Billion, being the second largest box office grosser in film industry . </P> <P> India is the largest producer of films in the world and second oldest film industry in the world which originated around about 103 years ago . In 2009 India produced a total of 2,961 films on celluloid; this figure includes 1,288 feature films . India is the country that produces more films annually and has the largest number of admissions . Indian film industry is multi-lingual and the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced and 5th largest in terms of revenue mainly due to having amongst the lowest ticket prices in the world . The industry is viewed mainly by a vast film - going Indian public, and Indian films have been gaining increasing popularity in the rest of the world--notably in countries with large numbers of expatriate Indians . Indian film industry is also the dominant source of movies and entertainment in its neighboring countries of South Asia . Largest film industry in India is the Hindi film industry mostly concentrated in Mumbai (Bombay), and is commonly referred to as "Bollywood", an amalgamation of Bombay, which produces around 20% of films in India . The other largest film industries are Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Kannada cinema, Malayalam cinema, and Bangla cinema (Cinema of West Bengal), which are located in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, and Kolkata, and are commonly referred to as "Kollywood" (Tamil), "Tollywood" (Telugu), "Sandalwood" (Kannada), "Mollywood" (Malayalam), and "Tollywood" (Bangla). The remaining majority portion is spread across northern, western, and southern India (with Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Assamese Cinema). However, there are several smaller centers of Indian film industries in regional languages centered in the states where those languages are spoken . Indian films are made filled with musicals, action, romance, comedy, and an increasing number of special effects . It encloses a number of several artforms like Indian classical music, folk music of different regions throughout the country, Indian classical dance, folk dance and much more . It is even the place for number of artists from the Indian subcontinent to showcase their talent . The Indian film industry produces more than 1000 films a year . "Bollywood" is the largest portion of this and is viewed all over the Indian Subcontinent, and is increasingly popular in UK, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Gulf countries and European countries . The largest film studio complex in the world is Ramoji Film City is located at Hyderabad, India, which opened in 1996 and measures 674 ha (1,666 acres). Comprising 47 sound stages, it has permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples . </P> <P> Egyptian cinema is the flourishing cinema of the Middle East . Since 1976, Cairo has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which is accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Association . Most of today's Egyptian movies and TV series are produced in the Egyptian Media Production City which is equipped with the latest equipment for shooting in outdoor and indoor studios . It includes about 64 high tech studios . Censorship, formerly an obstacle to freedom of expression, has decreased remarkably . The Egyptian cinema has witnessed a remarkable shift in terms of the taboos it may address . It has begun to tackle boldly issues ranging from sexual issues to heavy government criticism . The 1940s, 1950s and the 1960s are generally considered the golden age of Egyptian cinema . As in the West, films responded to the popular imagination, with most falling into predictable genres (happy endings being the norm), and many actors making careers out of playing strongly typed parts . In the words of one critic, "If an Egyptian film intended for popular audiences lacked any of these prerequisites, it constituted a betrayal of the unwritten contract with the spectator, the results of which would manifest themselves in the box office ." Since the 1990s, Egypt's cinema has gone in separate directions . Smaller art films attract some international attention but sparse attendance at home . Popular films, often broad comedies such as What A Lie!, and the extremely profitable works of comedian Mohamed Saad, battle to hold audiences either drawn to Western films or, increasingly, wary of the perceived immorality of film . </P>

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