CCTV9英语新闻：邵逸夫：功夫电影教父（在线收听）

Run Run Shaw was also a film pioneer and considered the inventor of the iconic kung fu film genre. His media empire stretched from Hong Kong to Hollywood. The colourful mogul, whose flagship Shaw Brothers Studio helped shape Asian cinema in the 20th century. He’s also credited with influencing the films of a number of Hollywood directors including Quentin Tarantino.

Shaw Brothers Studio has produced around 1,000 films...and his studio’s kung fu movies became genre-defining. Despite his successes he famously missed signing Bruce Lee following failed talks over the star's fees. The studio, which mostly produced Chinese-language films, dominated Hong Kong’s "Movie Town", and bred local directors - some of whom would become stars in Hollywood, such as John Woo.

In 1967 Shaw helped found Hong Kong broadcaster TVB, whose sitcoms, variety shows and soap operas became immensely popular throughout southeast Asia. Mega-stars such as Chow Yuen-fat, Tony Leung, Stephen Chow and Andy Lau all had their big breaks on TVB television dramas in the 1980s before switching to movies.