Philip Lee(II)
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Art Department
Philip Lee, a renowned producer for many years, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Directing from the College of Arts at Nihon University in Japan, a Diploma in Management of Executive Development from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master of Fine Arts in Producing from The American Film Institute (AFI), and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was the recipient of The Mary Pickford Foundation Scholarship at AFI.
He ran the Production Department at Salon Films Hong Kong in the 90's. While at Salon Films, he was the Asian unit production manager on more than 20 Hollywood films and numerous television productions, including Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story, M. Butterfly and Around the World in Eighty Days (TV Series).
Following his studies in the United States, Philip returned to Asia and received Associate Producer or Line Producer credits on important films such as CHEN Kaige's The Emperor and the Assassin, Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Yimou's Hero, Ronny Yu's Fearless, Jan de Bont's Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Hong Kong Unit), and Rob Minkoff's Forbidden Kingdom.
In 2008, he line produced the Hong Kong portion of Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight. In 2012, he was responsible for raising the equity, as the Executive Producer, that enabled the production of Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis' Cloud Atlas. The film outgrossed Warner's domestic release in China alone.
In 2015, he formed Facing East Entertainment, an Asian, European and US based next generation global financing and production company, with Markus Barmettler. Together, they produced and financed/co-financed many acclaimed films, including The Revenant, Assassin's Creed and The Captain. In 2023, they financed and produced In The Land of Saints and Sinners, the Robert Lorenz film, which is an official selection in The 80th Venice international Film Festival, as well Michael Gracey's Better Man. Next on the slate is the Untitled Peter Greenaway film. Philip is also producing a Broadway musical Farewell My Concubine, which is based on the novel of the same name by Lilian Lee.
He ran the Production Department at Salon Films Hong Kong in the 90's. While at Salon Films, he was the Asian unit production manager on more than 20 Hollywood films and numerous television productions, including Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story, M. Butterfly and Around the World in Eighty Days (TV Series).
Following his studies in the United States, Philip returned to Asia and received Associate Producer or Line Producer credits on important films such as CHEN Kaige's The Emperor and the Assassin, Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Yimou's Hero, Ronny Yu's Fearless, Jan de Bont's Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Hong Kong Unit), and Rob Minkoff's Forbidden Kingdom.
In 2008, he line produced the Hong Kong portion of Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight. In 2012, he was responsible for raising the equity, as the Executive Producer, that enabled the production of Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis' Cloud Atlas. The film outgrossed Warner's domestic release in China alone.
In 2015, he formed Facing East Entertainment, an Asian, European and US based next generation global financing and production company, with Markus Barmettler. Together, they produced and financed/co-financed many acclaimed films, including The Revenant, Assassin's Creed and The Captain. In 2023, they financed and produced In The Land of Saints and Sinners, the Robert Lorenz film, which is an official selection in The 80th Venice international Film Festival, as well Michael Gracey's Better Man. Next on the slate is the Untitled Peter Greenaway film. Philip is also producing a Broadway musical Farewell My Concubine, which is based on the novel of the same name by Lilian Lee.
