Tony Yang (film producer)
Tony Yang | |
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Yang at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Known for | Lucky Lu, Blue Sun Palace |
Tony Yang (Chinese: 楊劼[1]) is an American film producer known for producing Lucky Lu (2025),[2] directed by Lloyd Lee Choi, and Blue Sun Palace (2024), directed by Constance Tsang, both of which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Yang was part of Variety's list of 10 producers to watch in 2025.[3]
Career
Yang originally was a pre-med student in college, but switched in his junior year to film.[3] He then attended Columbia University for his master's degree in creative film production.[3] At his time of graduation, he had helped produce 50 shorts.[3]
In 2023 he was selected for the Sundance Institute's producers' lab for the project Let The Sleepers Lie.[4]
In addition to Lucky Lu and Blue Sun Palace, Yang was an executive producer of the 2025 film Bunnylovr.[5]
References
- ^ 許逸群 (2024-05-20). "18天拍完！吳可熙《藍色太陽宮》坎城影展首映感動落淚". ETtoday Star News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (2025-05-12). "Lloyd Lee Choi's 'Lucky Lu' Lands French Distribution Ahead of Cannes' Directors' Fortnight Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ^ a b c d Tangcay, Angelique Jackson,Abigail Lee,Todd Longwell,Stuart Miller,Naman Ramachandran,Jenelle Riley,Jazz (2025-06-11). "Variety's 10 Producers to Watch: Class of 2025". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Grobar, Matt (2023-07-24). "Sundance Institute Sets Fellows For 2023 Producers Lab And Intensive". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ^ "Columbia Filmmakers Win Top Prizes at Sundance 2025 | School of the Arts". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-28.