Sun Chan is an U.S. educated Hong Kong writer/director.[1] Chan graduated with a MA degree in Economics from Yale University.[2]
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| Occupation | Writer - Director |
Sun Chan, who is also the vice president of Palette Pictures holds a MFA in screenwriting from the University of Southern California film school. Before starting his film career, he worked as a brand management specialist at Burson-Marsteller.
Career
editSun is a writer and producer of the feature film, Day of Redemption (Zao Jian Wan Ai), starring Zhou Yumin (aka Zai Zai, a member of the hugely popular Taiwanese group F4). Shortly after the theatrical release of his first feature film, Day of Redemption, more theaters had to be arranged to play the film in order to accommodate the audience.[3]
Sun Chan also wrote and directed IQIYI's original series The Substitute. The show aired on November 29, 2015, on the Chinese streaming service iQIYI. It received 4,320,000 hits within 4 hours of release, and 200 million hits by the time episode 15 was released.[4]
Prior to his creative ventures, Sun had studied economics at Yale University and worked as a brand management specialist at Burson-Marsteller.
Chan is the Head of Development and Production at Palette Pictures.[5]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Frater, Patrick (29 November 2015). "China's iQIYI Uploads Spy Action Show 'The Substitute'". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Sun Chan". IMDb. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ Xin, Liu (25 July 2013). "Day of Redemption: movie reheats career vs. love debate" (in Chinese). CRI.cn. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Web TV Series Industry Kicks off in 2015 'The Substitute' Stands out in iQIYI". Yule.com. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Palette Pictures - Team". PalettePictures.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.