The Executive Hour with Creative Executive, Eric Hsiao
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Eric Hsiao serves as Creative Executive at Justin Lin's Perfect Storm Entertainment, the production company behind such films and series as F9: The Fast Saga, Star Trek Beyond, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and HBO Max’s Warrior, where he has collaborated on the development of projects set up at studios including Universal, Paramount, Sony, Netflix, and Participant. Additionally, Eric oversees Perfect Storm's producing partnership with the Beijing-based film studio CMC Pictures (The Meg). Eric got his start as an assistant and agent trainee at UTA after graduating from NYU’s MBA/MFA producing program. A Bay Area native, Eric holds BAs in Mass Communications and Sociology from UC-Berkeley. Full Bio »
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We're back in the Writers' Room for the Executive Hour Webcast with Eric Hsiao at Perfect Storm Entertainment, the production company behind such films and series as F9: The Fast Saga, Star Trek Beyond, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and HBO Max’s Warrior, where he has collaborated on the development of projects set up at studios including Universal, Paramount, Sony, Netflix, and Participant.
Additionally, Eric oversees Perfect Storm's producing partnership with the Beijing-based film studio CMC Pictures (The Meg).
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A HUGE thank-you to Eric Hsiao for a wonderfully enlightening and informative "Executive Hour"! - Claude S.
Thanks Eric and Sam for a great session- very timely, exciting, and informative as I am just about to sign up for 5 Stage 32 pitch sessions!! - Vyjayanthi V.
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