Janet Yang

Janet Yang

President at Janet Yang Productions

Lead Producer / 29 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Producer

Dark Matter (2008)

Producer

High Crimes (2002)

Producer

The Weight of Water (2001)

Producer

The People vs. Larry Flynt (1997)

Producer

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)

Executive Producer

The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Producer

South Central (1992)

Project Consultant

Empire of the Sun (1987)
Janet Yang is a prominent Hollywood producer with deep roots in China. Her award-winning film and TV credits include "The Joy Luck Club”, "The People vs. Larry Flynt”, “Dark Matter" and "Indictment: The McMartin Trial”. Most recently, Yang produced the international film, “Shanghai Calling", a romantic comedy shot entirely on location in Shanghai and played to great acclaim. Yang began her career bringing Chinese cinema into North America, and then representing the Hollywood studios to broker the first sale of American cinema into China. This in turn led to joining Steven Spielberg on the historic production of “Empire of the Sun”. Yang has been named one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood” by the Hollywood Reporter. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and the Committee of 100. Yang holds a B.A. from Brown University in Chinese studies and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

杨燕子女士身为好莱坞重要制片人有着深厚的中国根基。她的得奖电影电视作品包括《喜福会》、《性书大亨》、《暗物质》及《麦克马丁审判案》。最近杨女士制作了国际大片《纽约客@上海》。该片全部在上海取景，在影院及各大发行平台大享口碑。杨女士的职业生涯起步于将中国影片引入北美，并最先将美国电影引入中国。这也因此使杨女士参与制作了史蒂芬史匹尔伯格的历史影片《太阳帝国》。杨女士被《好莱坞报道》誉为“好莱坞50位最具影响力的女性”。她是美国电影艺术与科学学会和百人会的会员。杨女士拥有布朗大学中国研究的学士学位以及哥伦比亚大学的工商管理硕士学位。

Filmography:

DOCUMENTED, 2014 -- Executive Producer
ONE NIGHT SURPRISE, 2013 – Producer
SHANGHAI CALLING, 2012 – Producer
CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, 2010 – Producer
YEAR OF THE FISH, 2008 – Producer
DARK MATTER, 2007 – Producer
HIGH CRIMES, 2002 – Producer
THE WEIGHT OF WATER, 2002 – Producer
SAVIOR, 1998 – Producer
ZERO EFFECT, 1998 – Producer
THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, 1996 – Producer
KILILER: A JOURNAL OF MURDER, 1995 – Producer
INDICTMENT: THE MCMARTIN TRIAL, 1995 – Executive Producer
THE NEW AGE, 1994 – Co-Producer
THE JOY LUCK CLUB, 1993 – Executive Producer
SOUTH CENTRAL, 1992 – Producer
ZEBRAHEAD, 1992 – Executive Producer
EMPIRE OF THE SUN, 1987 – Production Advisor
EAST TO WEST: AMERICA THROUGH THE EYES OF CHINESE, 1984 – Producer

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Work History

  • Founder & President

    Manifest Films / Janet Yang Productions

    July 1996 - Present

  • Managing Director

    Tang Media Partners

    March 2016 - November 2016

  • Consultant

    The Walt Disney Company

    2012 - 2013

    Consultant on China business.

  • Consultant

    China Film Group

    2012 - 2013

    Consultant on China business.

  • Consultant

    Legendary Pictures

    2012 - 2012

    Consultant on China business.

  • Consultant

    DreamWorks Animation

    2011 - 2011

    Consultant on China business and China project.

  • Consultant

    Centerview Partners

    2011 - 2011

    Consultant on China business.

  • President

    Ixtlan Productions

    1989 - 1996

    Founded with writer/director Oliver Stone

  • Production Executive

    Universal Studios Hollywood

    1987 - 1989

    Primarily in charge of Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment

  • Consultant

    Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

    1986 - 1987

    On loan to Warner Brothers to work on Steven Speilberg’s EMPIRE OF THE SUN

  • Vice-President

    MCA Enterprises, Universal Studios

    1985 - 1986

    Charged with selling Universal, MGM/UA, and Paramount films to China

  • President

    World Entertainment

    1984 - 1985

    Sole Distributor/representative of Chinese films in North America

  • Editor / Translator

    Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

    1980 - 1981
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Education

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

    Columbia University

    1982 - 1984

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors in Chinese Studies / International

    Brown University

    1975 - 1978

  • Chinese Studies / East Asia Studies

    Harvard University

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