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Writer | Directors | Producers<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\"Mark\n\tMARK V. WILEY<\/b>
\nExecutive Producer |\u00a0Writer
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Award-Winning Publisher and Martial Arts Hall of Famer and best-selling Author Mark Wiley has worked in media for 25 years. He has served in acquisitions, development, executive editor and publisher at companies including Tuttle Publishing, CFW Media, Via Media, and in 2013 founded Tambuli Media. He has been featured on the cover of international magazines and has had 900 articles and 15 books published and moved another 70 titles through publication. He has worked with the R4Films on \u201cJUN,\u201d appears in \u201cThe Martialist,\u201d was script editor for the Associated Producers Group film \u201cRevolution,\u201d and has contributed to the History Channel and Discovery Channel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"James\n\tJAMES LEW<\/b>
\nDirector | Producer
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Emmy Award Winner James Lew began his career on the \u201cKung-Fu\u201d\u00a0television series (1972). John Carpenter\u00a0handpicked James to be the head Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox’s now cult film,\u00a0\u201cBig Trouble in Little China\u201d\u00a0(1986). He has worked with Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kurt Russell, Kathleen Turner, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Charlie Sheen, and others.\u00a0Hit Parader Magazine<\/em>\u00a0dubbed him “The King of Big-Screen Martial Arts Villains.” In 2017, James won the Emmy for \u201cOutstanding Stunt Coordination in a Drama Series \u2013 Marvel\u2019s Luke Cage.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Bobby\n\tROBERT J. SAMUELS<\/b>
\nDirector
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Bobby Samuels began his film career in 1990. He became the first African American inducted into the Hong Kong Stuntman\u2019s Association and is the founder of the first western stunt team in Hong Kong. Bobby has worked in various capacities with Sammo Hung and Yuen Woo Ping. Recently, Bobby was inducted into the Action Martial Arts Hall of Honors for exemplary contribution to the martial arts film industry. He is president of R4Films.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Gine\n\tGINE LUI<\/b>
\n Producer | Line Producer
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New York film godmother Gine Lui has been in film and television since 1985. Her work is broad in her roles as producer, production manager, location manager and actor. She has worked on over 100 film and TV projects, including the record-smashing “Detective Chinatown 2,” \u201cSpider-Man 2,\u201d \u201cThe Corrupter,\u201d \u201cEmpire,\u201d \u201cSex & The City,\u201d \u201cDate Night,\u201d \u201cThe Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice,\u201d \u201cRevenge of the Green Dragons,\u201d \u201cJohn Wick 2,\u201d \u201cGhostbusters,\u201d \u201cOrange Is The New Black,\u201d \u201cNow You See Me Now You Don\u2019t,\u201d and many more. She is manager for many Chinese and Hong Kong-based action actors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Shing\n\tSHING KA<\/b>
\nProducer
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Shing Ka has spent his life and career straddling Eastern and Western cultures. His acting credits include: \u201cThe Manchurian Candidate,\u201d “Marvel’s Luke Cage,\u201d and the Martin Scorsese Executive Produced \u201cRevenge of the Green Dragons.\u201d Shing co-wrote and will be producing \u201cHeavy Shadows,\u201d a feature film set to begin filming in 2018 starring Jerry O\u2019Connell and Chaz Palmentieri. Shing is currently co-starring and producing \u201cSarah Q,\u201d featuring Burt Young and Sally Kirkland and reunites five \u201cSopranos\u201d actors. His next film as producer is \u201cGuardian.\u201d He also executive produced \u201cThe Summoning,\u201d recently released by Gravitas Ventures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Wing\n\tWING YEONG<\/b>
\n Production Supervisor
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Over the past 20 years, Wing Yeong has served as Location Scout on an amazing 35 films and television series. His locations have helped craft some of the most memorable scenes in hits such as: “John wick,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “The Corrupter,” “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,” and “New York New York,” “All Good Things,” and “Mozart in the Jungle.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Elizabeth\n\tELIZABETH MOY<\/b>
\nProduction Manager
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 <\/p>\n\tElizabeth Moy brings talent and energy to every film she works on. As a\u00a0Production Coordinator she has worked on “Finding Mr. Right” and “New York New York.”\u00a0 As a Location Assistant she has worked such films such as “Detective Chinatown 2,” John Wick: Chapter 2,” and “The Dark Tower.”\u00a0 In television, she has served as Location Assistant for “Iron Fist,” God Friended Me,” and “The Defenders.”\n\t\t\t\t\"Grapek\n\tJIM GRAPEK<\/b>
\n Associate Producer
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Jim Grapek has devoted his life\u2019s work to making a positive impact on the world around him — through his filmmaking and other means. Since opening Associated Producers, Inc. in Washington\u2019s National Press Building in 1986, Jim has written, produced, and directed hundreds of programs, including one of The Discovery Channel’s highest rated specials, \u201cThe Secrets of the Warrior\u2019s Power,\u201d a documentary on Chinese Kung Fu. Grapek also developed a slate of 3D IMAX\u2122 films with Academy Award\u00ae winning filmmaker Keith Merrill.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"28275878_10214178014619778_1526918769_o\"\n\tROBERT L. JEFFERSON, JR.<\/b>
\n Associate Producer
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Robert L. Jefferson, Jr., is an American writer and filmmaker, actor, and martial artist. After receiving formal training at New York University\u2019s Tisch film program, as well as at Philadelphia\u2019s prestigious Freedom Theatre. He furthered his training by apprenticing under Hong Kong action star and action director, Bobby Samuels, during which time he filled many different roles from production to camera department, stunt work and acting. Robert has worked with and for such talents Mos Def, Dru Hill, and the WWF. He has acted in several features, short films and plays. Also a capable editor he has also helped shape material for several live events as well being Chief Film Editor for R4. Robert\u2019s latest project, \u201cJun”, is yet another genre clashing action thriller set in the shadows of Philadelphia\u2019s seedy underbelly. Its unique blend of style, action, and gritty storyline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Caroline\n\tCAROLINE SINCLAIR<\/b>
\n Casting Director
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Caroline Sinclair, originally from London, is a noted New York City based casting director, with over two decades of casting film, television and theater. Her recent films credits include \u201cGotti,\u201d starring John Travolta and directed by Kevin Connolly, \u201cGreen Dolphin,\u201d with Justine Skye and Shiloh Fernandez and executive produced by Keanu Reeves, Michael Mailer’s \u201cBlind,\u201d with Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore, \u201cBad Hurt,\u201d directed by Mark Kemble and starring Ashley Williams, Theo Rossi and Michael Harney. Some past films include \u201cParty Girl,\u201d with Parker Posey and Liev Schreiber, \u201cThe Living Wake,\u201d with Jesse Eisenberg and \u201cThe House Is Burning,\u201d with Melissa Leo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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