Meet Lynn Tang | Film Producer & Festival Coordinator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Lynn Tang and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Lynn, is there something you can share with us that those outside of the industry might not be aware of?
Getting an independent film distributed is incredibly difficult due to how the industry is set up. Large film studios have a monopoly which encourages distributers to select branded, reliable content over small-scale, innovative films. Streaming services don’t disclose viewership numbers for the shows they release, making it impossible for the creators to know how successful it is.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
My company, Maeya Culture Exchange Group, produces features about historically underrepresented groups. Our two most recent features, “On Matriarchy Lake” and “Tibetan Hearts” are romantic dramas featuring Chinese minority groups (Mosuo and Tibetans, respectively). “Tibetan Hearts” has won awards for cinematography at several film festivals and will next be screening at La Femme International Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Both of these films were shot on location with locals participating as members of the crew and cast. This was a rare opportunity to share their culture with the wider world. Political and geographic issues keep most western productions from filming in these regions, so our director had to work remotely with the on-set crew.

I joined the film industry 10 years ago to help a Chinese filmmaker promote their movie. Since then, Maeya has grown to run three international film festivals throughout California and has produced more than five feature films. It has not been an easy road. I knew no one in Hollywood at the beginning and had to build my company’s reputation from scratch.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Los Angeles is the center of the film industry, so there is no shortage of exciting activities. La Femme Film Festival, which focuses on promoting women filmmakers, will be screening my film “Tibetan Hearts” on October 21st.

Our next festival will be the Epic ACG Fest, located in Mountain View, California. This event focuses on animation and will include a film based on video game RAID: Shadow Legends by prolific director Jay Oliva (Trese, Justice League Dark). It will also feature several award winning Polish short films.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I was incredibly fortunate to work with director Brian Connors on our film “Senior Entourage”. He is very knowledgeable about the filmmaking process. Working with him taught me a great deal about being resourceful and adaptive in the face of challenges. He is also exceptionally well connected among Hollywood and was able to convince several big stars to work on our project, including Ed Asner, Marion Ross, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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