2014 U.S.-China Film Summit & Gala Dinner
Date and time
Location
Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
506 S Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90071Refund Policy
Description
The Asia Society Southern California’s U.S.-China Film Summit is the premier U.S. event uniting Hollywood and Chinese film-industry leaders to discuss business collaboration and the latest market trends.
Featuring five insightful panel discussions, this year’s timely Summit will focus on trends in U.S.-Chinese co-production and examine new dynamics in cross-border entertainment, including film finance, development of television programs and the rapid convergence of old and new media in China. The Summit has more supporting organizations and partner events than ever.
Panel topics include:
- Transformers and Beyond: Inside the process of creating U.S.-Chinese tentpole films
- New Players: Fresh forces in cross-border film finance
- Serial Dreams: Opportunities and challenges for developing episodic programs for broadcast TV or digital distribution
- Content Convergence: How Baidu, Alibaba and Tencen are changing the world
- The C-Suite View: Big-picture strategies for U.S.-China film
The program will also feature individual presentations by:
- Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix
- Liang Xinjun, CEO, Fosun International which is investing $200 million in Studio 8, a production company launched by former Warner Bros. executive Jeff Robinov
- Charles Rivkin, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs and former CEO of Jim Henson Company
- Miao Xiaotian, President of the China Film Co-Production Corporation
For additional information including schedule and sponsorship opportunities please visit:
http://asiasociety.org/us-china-film-summit
For media inquiries please contact ChinaSummit@mprm.com
* Cancellation Policy: Registrations cancelled by October 29 will receive a full refund. Cancellations received after October 29 will receive a credit towards registration to a future Asia Society Southern California event.
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Asia Society is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future.
Established in Los Angeles in 1985, Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) is ideally situated at the gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. ASSC has played a pivotal role through creative programs and activities in increasing shared knowledge, enhancing dialogue and furthering cultural exchanges transcending regional boundaries.
As part of the global Asia Society, which was founded more than 60 years ago in New York City, ASSC has launched many creative initiatives and programs addressing current issues of importance across the fields of the arts, culture, policy, business and education.