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U.S.-China Film Summit Unites Hollywood & China

13 October 2011

Ron Hofmann

Presented by Asia Society Southern California on Tuesday, Nov.1
Los Angeles, CA – Following last year’s successful event, The Asia Society Southern California’s Entertainment & Media/Asia Initiative (EMAsia) will host the 2011 U.S.-China Film Summit on November 1 at the Landmark Theatres in Westwood, Los Angeles. Last year’s inaugural summit drew more than 550 entertainment industry professionals from Hollywood and China, including a special delegation of high-level Chinese filmmakers, executives and policymakers.

Sponsored by East West Bank and Loeb & Loeb LLP, the half-day summit begins at 2 p.m. with two panel discussions on U.S.-China film collaborations in financing, co-production, marketing and distribution. Featured moderator and speakers for the first panel – Finance & Business Update – include Steve Saltzman, partner at Loeb & Loeb; Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media; Dan Mintz, CEO of DMG; and Ivy Zhong, general manager of Galloping Horse. The second panel – Bridging the Creative Gap – will be moderated by Bennett Pozil, senior managing director-capital markets of East West Bank, with confirmed speakers: Tom DeSanto, producer of “Transformers” and “X-Men;” David Linde, former chairman of Universal Pictures and producer of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon;” and Dayyan Eng, director and producer of “Inseparable,” starring Kevin Spacey and Daniel Wu.
“For more than 15 years, Asia Society Southern California’s Entertainment & Media/Asia (EMAsia) Initiative has hosted a series of programs examining the entertainment and media industries in the U.S. and throughout Asia/Pacific,” said Thomas E. McLain, Chairman of Asia Society Southern California and a partner at Arnold & Porter LLP. “Through events such as this summit, we hope to enhance ongoing dialogue and meaningful collaboration across the Pacific.” Asia Society Southern California has been designated as the worldwide “center of excellence” in media and entertainment for the Asia Society.
Peter Shiao, chairman of the EMAsia initiatives for Asia Society Southern California and founder/CEO of Orb Media Group, will serve as the summit chair. “Last year we discussed the possibilities of how Hollywood and China can work together in the current global entertainment business,” said Shiao. “This year we’ll explore aligning both Hollywood’s and China’s interests as the market has seen more emerging east-west business platforms. We have brought together the most relevant newsmakers and thought-leaders in the industry to be a part of this dialogue.”
In addition to Orb Media Group, the summit is co-organized by Chinese American Film Festival, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) and Producers Guild of America. For program information and online registration (including media representatives covering the summit), please visit http://asiasociety.org/calendars/2011-us-china-film-co-production-summit. Registration deadline is October 31.
Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) is the leading non-profit, non-partisan, pan-Asian organization dedicated to strengthening relationships and promoting understanding among the people of Southern California and Asia/Pacific. Established in Los Angeles in 1985, and with a large and diverse Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) population throughout Southern California, ASSC is ideally situated at the gateway to Asia/Pacific. ASSC has played a pivotal role through creative programs and activities in increasing shared knowledge, enhancing dialogue and furthering cultural exchanges transcending regional boundaries.

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