PARIS and NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AMTD Group Inc. (“AMTD” or the “Group”), alongside The Generation Essentials Group (NYSE: TGE), a subsidiary of the Group under AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), jointly announced that TGE is making significant strides this year in the entertainment sector with multiple upcoming movie releases, including She’s Got No Name and My First of May, scheduled to debut in June and August, respectively.
Poster of She’s Got No Name
Over the past few years, TGE has established a strong track record in the film industry, with notable productions such as Shock Wave 2, The White Storm 3, Moscow Mission, The Goldfinger, A Gilded Game etc. One of the most recent TGE films, The Last Dance, received over 20 awards at various international film festivals and achieved over USD50 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing Chinese film and the third highest-grossing film in Hong Kong’s history.
In TGE’s upcoming movie projects: the first, She’s Got No Name, was selected for screening at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024 and has been recognized as one of the most highly anticipated suspense thriller movies in 2025. This movie features a top-tier cast, including Ziyi Zhang, Eric Wang, Jackson Yee, Ting Mei, Zanilia Zhao, Ray Lei, Mi Yang, Yuchang Peng, Chengpeng Dong, and Xian Li. It explores one of China’s four notorious criminal cases in 1945. The movie will be released in two parts, with the first part expected across China on June 21st.
The second upcoming film, My First of May, stars acclaimed actors Aaron Kwok, Paw Hee-ching, and Gigi Leung. It is a heartfelt story about a father and daughter rediscovering love and connection while navigating their painful past. This film further explores the theme of family bonding, a topic that was featured in the movie The Last Dance.
Looking ahead, TGE aims to further strengthen its presence in the movie and entertainment sectors. TGE has established a strategic partnership with Alibaba Pictures Culture across areas including film, entertainment, content, and fashion media. With a robust pipeline of upcoming projects, TGE anticipates greater synergies between the entertainment sector and its Global Media and Global Space businesses, generating significant economic value, strengthening its IP value, and enhancing its overall reputation.
About The Generation Essentials Group (formerly known as World Media and Entertainment Universal Inc.)
The Generation Essentials Group, jointly established by AMTD Group, AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) and AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD), is headquartered in France and focuses on global strategies and developments in multi-media, entertainment, and cultural affairs worldwide as well as hospitality and VIP services. TGE comprises L’Officiel, The Art Newspaper, movie and entertainment projects. Collectively, TGE is a diversified portfolio of media and entertainment businesses, and a global portfolio of premium properties.
About AMTD Group
AMTD Group is a conglomerate with a core business portfolio spanning across media and entertainment, education and training, and premium assets and hospitality sectors.
About AMTD IDEA Group
AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) represents a diversified institution and digital solutions group connecting companies and investors with global markets. Its comprehensive one-stop business services plus digital solutions platform addresses different clients’ diverse and inter-connected business needs and digital requirements across all phases of their life cycles. AMTD IDEA Group is uniquely positioned as an active super connector between clients, business partners, investee companies, and investors, connecting the East and the West. For more information, please visit www.amtdinc.com or follow us on X (formerly known as “Twitter”) at @AMTDGroup.
About AMTD Digital Inc.
AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD) is a comprehensive digital solutions platform headquartered in France. Its one-stop digital solutions platform operates key business lines including digital media, content and marketing services, investments as well as hospitality and VIP services. For AMTD Digital’s announcements, please visit https://ir.amtdigital.net/investor-news.
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Poster of My First of May
