The company was founded by Chen Zhi-heng in 2008 , who was selected as the Chinese cinema programmer of the Venice Film Festival in 2009 . Before the company was officially registered , Chen had already distributed several movies in France under the name of L'est Films Group . The main activity of EFG includes movie production and distribution . Many well-known directors such as Wen Hai , Wan Ma-Cai-Dan and Zou Peng share partnerships with EFG . The movie '' Court House on the Horseback '' , directed by Liu Jie , which won the Best Feature Film Award in the Horizon Section of the 63rd Venice International Film Festival , was distributed by Chen in 2006
63rd Venice International Film Festival
63rd Venice International Film Festival
L'est Films Group