Peter Shiao
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Peter Shiao (Chinese: 萧培寰; pinyin: Xiāo Péiyuán; born 1967) is a media entrepreneur and film producer.[1] He is currently the founder and CEO of Orb Media Group, a company with offices in Los Angeles and Beijing, focused on producing, financing and marketing films and online games with transformational themes that unite the international and Chinese markets.[2] Since 2010, Peter has chaired the annual US-China Film Summit.
Career
Prior to Orb, Peter founded Ironpond,[3] a US and China based producer and financier affiliated with the China Film Group, co-founded Ionic Studios, and co-founded Celestial Pictures from which he produced “Restless”,[4] the first ever Hollywood-Chinese film co-production.
Before his career in media, Peter served as principal policy consultant in the California Legislature on the Entertainment Industry, Select Committee on the Pacific Rim and the Special Task Force.[5]
He was appointed as Chairman of entertainment and media of Asia Society Southern California in 2010.
References
- ^ "UCLA 2011 Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference". Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Orb Media Group".
- ^ "X Media Lab".
- ^ "Restless (1998 film)".
- ^ "Davidgibbons".