Ann Hu

Ann Hu is a Writer, Producer and Director.

Among the earliest students from mainland China after the Cultural Revolution, Hu came to the United States to pursue higher education in 1979. After graduating from New York University and working in the New York headquarter of the then-Australian conglomerate Elders, Hu became their top profit generator in two years opening up the Asian Pacific business opportunities with the rest of the world.

Hu became a filmmaker in 1992. She took courses at NYU Film School and subsequently completed 4 feature films ever since. These films generated critical acclaim and commercial success internationally.

As Writer, Director and Producer, Ann Hu's 35mm debut Shadow Magic (2000) won both the Chinese Academy Award and Presidential Award in China, and attended numerous international festivals and won awards. The film premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony Classics in 2001. The film performed as one of the top box office hits in China that year.

Following Shadow Magic, Ann Hu co-produced and directed "Beauty Remains". The film was accepted at numerous film festivals and released internationally by Emerging Pictures in 2005 in the U.S. and around the world. Again, the film became the top box office performer of that period in China.

Hu’s latest film “Confetti” had a nationwide release in over 40 cities in the US in the fall of 2021, and was well received by critics and mainstream audiences. Consequently, Ann founded “Confetti World Foundation” and a “1000 Community Screenings Movement” to continue showing the film to various schools, universities, communities to raise awareness for the subject matter. Through Hu’s effort, New York State Senator Skoufis has proposed a new Bill to bring about the policy change in New York State.

Following the US success, Confetti Movement was recently launched in UK and has already engaged schools and universities as hosts to show the film to their audiences. A red carpet premiere at BAFTA, and a Parliament event to celebrate the official launch of the film in UK took place in the fall of 2022 with unprecedented media coverage and critical acclaim.

Hu has recently signed two major film deals to be writer/director on the subject of American politics.

Hu, is the founder/president of Media Assets Inc., an investment company involved in financing media projects, film productions, and other ventures.

Hu is a board member of NY/LA-based IndieCollect, also once served as a trustee at Film at Lincoln Center, NY; China Institute NY; and Today Art Museum in China.