“And we just launched our app on Vizio the number one American-based TV brand last month to reach more than 20 million US households.”īy easily satisfying a craving for at-home cinema during the pandemic, the app may help hasten changes in the future of film screening. “Our app now is available on iOS, Android app store with Airplay and Chromecast support,” said Gao. In 2019 the app launched its service in North America, aiming to bring quality Asian films to a worldwide audience via either producers/distributors or film festivals. His observation that only two thirds of the commercial films produced in China made it to theaters, because of low movie theater attendance, convinced him of the need for an app that delivers films directly to smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices.
Smart Cinema was founded in 2018 by Jack Gao, who served as senior vice president of China’s Wanda Cultural Industrial Group and as CEO of International Investments and Operations of Dalian Wanda Group, which built a cinema chain with 12,000 screens in 15 countries.