About the Founders


Ying Liu (Writer/Director/Actor/Producer) grew up in Hangzhou, China, with homes in Beijing and Hangzhou currently. She was the only undergraduate student accepted to Harvard University directly from China in her year, and graduated with Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in Psychology.  While at Harvard, she published her photography work, sold her paintings, and starred in student films and theater productions.  She also founded Harvard Arts and Cultural Exchange and produced the Chinese New Year Extravaganza with 150% profit.  

After working successfully both in front of and behind the camera for several years in Hollywood and China, she was accepted into the prestigious Peter Stark Producing program at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.  She is currently the recipient of the Courtney and Steven J. Ross Fellowship, the Asian Pacific Alumni Association Scholarship, and the Peter Stark Special Project Grant.  

Ying’s superb taste and talent can be shown through her short films, writing and photography work.  Her bicultural background makes her a versatile storyteller and artist.  She is committed to making highly original and commercial films at the lowest cost possible, without compromising quality.  She hopes to make films across the globe with her husband Abram Hatch, starting with North America and China.   



Abram S. Hatch (Producer) started at major talent agency CAA (Creative Artists Agency) after graduating from Harvard University in Government.  

Moving to Warner Bros. TV, he rose quickly and became Director of Development for both Drama and Comedy.  He was a part of a team of 7 executives who built the company from a middle sized studio to the largest supplier of primetime TV programming, topping out with 32 series on the major networks in fall 2003.  During his tenure, he worked on the development of over 170 scripts and supervised the production of over 50 pilots, which resulted in over 20 series.  Highlights include: Nip/Tuck, Cold Case, The OC, Without A Trace, Everwood, George Lopez, and Smallville.  He was the sole executive on Nip/Tuck helping Warner Bros. expand into original series production for the cable market. 

Leaving the studio to be a producer, he then became VP of Television for feature film producer Larry Mark (Jerry Maguire, As Good as It Gets, I Robot, Finding Forrester, Riding in Cars with Boys).  There he helped the veteran movie producer transition into TV series development under a new Sony Pictures TV Overall Deal.  

He then served as VP of TV producer Darren Star (Sex and the City, Miss Match, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place) at Sony Studios.  Their TV show Runaway became the first drama series sold to the CW network.  Their second show Cashmere Mafia was bought by ABC for one of the most coveted prime time spots.  

Currently he is in negotiation with the Cartoon Network to produce original series for them.