Ann Hu

Writer producer and director Ann Hus 35mm debut Shadow Magic 2000 won both the Chinese Academy Award and Presidential Award in China for Best film among other international prizes The film premiered at the 2000 Sundance film Festival and released by Sony Classics in 2001 Among the earliest students from mainland China after the Cultural Revolution Hu came to the United States to pursue a higher education in 1979 After receiving a degree in Business Administration from New York University and achieving unusual success as a business woman Hu decided to become a filmmaker In 1992 she took courses at the NYU Film School and subsequently completed a 16mm narrative film Dream and Memory which generated critical acclaim internationally in 1994 Hu is currently developing her next film projects as international coproductions She is also working on a TV talk show which is expected to air both in China and America