The story
Founded by Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw in 1924.1
Private company
Shaw Organisation
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Singaporean film distributor and movie-theatre chain
Shaw Organisation is a film distribution company and cinema chain founded by brothers Runme Shaw and Run Run Shaw who went to Singapore in the 1920s to expand their family business founded by Runje Shaw. The company originally operated as a distributor for the Shaw brothers' Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique) in Shanghai.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1924Founded1
- HeadquartersSingapore1
- Websitewww.shaw.sg
- Legal formPrivate Company Limited by Shares3
- LEI2549004RQX0J876GAL463
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered address1 Scotts Road, 228208 Singapore, Singapore3
- Registered withAccounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), 198803825M3
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Shaw Organisation is a film distribution company and cinema chain founded by brothers Runme Shaw and Run Run Shaw who went to Singapore in the 1920s to expand their family business founded by Runje Shaw. The company originally operated as a distributor for the Shaw brothers' Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique) in Shanghai.2
Leadership
Who has led Shaw Organisation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderRun Run Shaw1
- FounderRunme Shaw1
Products and brands
- movie theater
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1924Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.shaw.sg1
- X (Twitter)x.com/shawtheatres1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/shawtheatres1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/shawtheatres1
- WikipediaShaw Organisation
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7491188
Sources
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- 1WikidataShaw Organisation on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaShaw Organisation on Wikipedia
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