Biography

Due to pure interest and love for the performing arts, Tianpu has dedicated much of his spare time participating in the creative and production processes. In 2017, Tianpu won the International Emmy Award for the short film he produced named The Peacemaker from Nanking, which he shot with his iPhone SE and a cheap selfie stick. In 2018, Tianpu produced his next short film named Banker by the Lake, which is in post-production stages and will enter for major film festival competitions immediately upon completion.

In addition to having a collegiate management background from a top business school, Tianpu understands the creative process, has extensive professional teamwork experience, and has long specialized in conducting and managing detail-oriented client- service work with multiple moving pieces. Tianpu is known for being able to work around production realities on tight budgets and elegantly navigate the enigmatic filming regulatory schemes to render works that most truly reflect artistic ideals. Such qualities have made Tianpu not only a magic-worker producer but also one that artists will find most comfortable to work with, knowing that he got their back.

Tianpu was born and raised in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China and moved to the U.S. in 2009. He has a B.S. in Economics (summa cum laude) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law. Tianpu is also a Tedx speaker (On Dream: What it is and Why it is Important (2015)) and a practicing lawyer in the State of New York.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tianpu Zhang