A former studio executive, Mr. Lizhi Chen has over a decade of experience working in the Chinese film industry. He has produced suspense thriller Hide and Seek and co-produced hit animation feature Big Fish and Begonia, since setting up his own production company Spire Media in October 2015. Most recently, he worked on Shadow, the Zhang Yimou-helmed period drama, as an associate producer.
Before founding Spire, Lizhi was Executive Vice President at Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (“VRPA”), co-managing its film development, production, marketing and distribution operations. He had been with the company since its establishment in 2011 and oversaw the production and releases of all VRPA titles during his tenure, including Keanu Reeves’s directorial debut Man of Tai Chi, the remake of Fuji Television’s classic Say Yes! and Stephen Chow’s blockbuster Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.
Prior to joining VRPA, Lizhi served as Marketing Director at Variety China and Marketing Manager at Warner Bros. Pictures’ China office. He also worked on Empire of Silver and CBS’s Survivor: China as an independent consultant.
Lizhi holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Texas. He is fluent in Mandarin and English.

Filmography
Shadow, 2018, 116’, Fiction, Associate Producer
Hide and Seek, 2016, 105’, Fiction, Producer
Big Fish and Begonia, 2016, 105’, Fiction/Animation, Co-Producer