Nansun Shi

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Shi at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

Nansun Shi, born Shi Nan-Sun (Chinese: 施南生), is a Hong Kong film producer,[1] presenter and a former Senior Advisor for Media Asia Group. She has been in the film industry for nearly thirty years, and has contributed a lot to the Hong Kong cinema scene since the late 1970s.[2] Shi also is the wife of celebrated director Tsui Hark.

Life and career

Nansun Shi started working for television studios in 1975, involving herself in the publicity and programme departments. Her start as a producer arrived in 1978 when Karl Maka, Eric Tsang and Dean Shek formed Cinema City Studios. Shi is also known as the co-founder of Tsui Hark's production company Film Workshop Co. Ltd., a studio responsible for films such as the A Better Tomorrow, and Once Upon A Time in China film series. In April 2011, it was announced that she would be a member of the jury for the main competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nansun Shi". IMDb. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
  2. ↑ Lanuque, Arnauld (October 15, 2003). "Interview with 1st grade HK film producer Nansun Shi". Hong Kong Cinemagic (in English). hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
  3. ↑ "The Jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes". Cannes. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
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