Anne Hu is an NYC-based, Taiwanese American, award-winning director, writer, actress, and editor in narrative film and TV. She
completed Netflix's first Original Series Directors Development Program in 2022. Her previous short “Cake” was accepted into 38 festivals, earned 9 awards, and was featured in The Washington Post. “Lunchbox” has already screened in a number of festivals in the US, winning awards from Cleveland International, DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon and Cinena Columbus.
“Lunchbox” is screening at New Filmmakers Los Angeles
The narrative unfolds in a number of axes, with one taking place in the present and the rest in the past. Using her deceased immigrant mother's recipe book, Taiwanese American Shirley makes zongzi, turnip cake, and hand-cut noodles. Each meal evokes a different memory from her childhood, all of which are quite negative though. The first one reminds her of going to elementary school and the kids making fun...
completed Netflix's first Original Series Directors Development Program in 2022. Her previous short “Cake” was accepted into 38 festivals, earned 9 awards, and was featured in The Washington Post. “Lunchbox” has already screened in a number of festivals in the US, winning awards from Cleveland International, DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon and Cinena Columbus.
“Lunchbox” is screening at New Filmmakers Los Angeles
The narrative unfolds in a number of axes, with one taking place in the present and the rest in the past. Using her deceased immigrant mother's recipe book, Taiwanese American Shirley makes zongzi, turnip cake, and hand-cut noodles. Each meal evokes a different memory from her childhood, all of which are quite negative though. The first one reminds her of going to elementary school and the kids making fun...
- 5/17/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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It took an extra year (thanks to the pandemic), but the inaugural cohort from the Netflix Series Director Development Program is finally celebrating its completion.
Nine directors hoping to expand their opportunities in episodic work — nominated by a creative executive at the streamer and ultimately selected by Netflix exec producers — have spent the past two years participating in a part-time program that involved weekly classes and a dozen training sessions as well as hands-on experience and directing assignments on a Netflix show. Three participants did not direct an episode through the program as a result of the pandemic and what Netflix described as other “unforeseen circumstances,” but all were paid DGA scale, and also received stipends, travel and accommodations for shadowing assignments.
“The Netflix Original Series Directors Development Program aims to be the gold standard in the industry,” said the workshop’s director and lead mentor,...
It took an extra year (thanks to the pandemic), but the inaugural cohort from the Netflix Series Director Development Program is finally celebrating its completion.
Nine directors hoping to expand their opportunities in episodic work — nominated by a creative executive at the streamer and ultimately selected by Netflix exec producers — have spent the past two years participating in a part-time program that involved weekly classes and a dozen training sessions as well as hands-on experience and directing assignments on a Netflix show. Three participants did not direct an episode through the program as a result of the pandemic and what Netflix described as other “unforeseen circumstances,” but all were paid DGA scale, and also received stipends, travel and accommodations for shadowing assignments.
“The Netflix Original Series Directors Development Program aims to be the gold standard in the industry,” said the workshop’s director and lead mentor,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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