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.
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 |
Yang was part of Variety's list of 10 producers to watch in 2025.[3]
Career
editYang 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
edit- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 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.