In-Ah Lee
Encyclopedia
In-Ah Lee is a German
film producer based in Los Angeles
, California
.
Prior to establishing LeeLee Films with writer/director Grace Lee
, In-Ah Lee was head of production at the German-based Reverse Angle Production owned by Wim Wenders
and his partner Peter Schwartzkopff. There, she was production executive on Wenders' The Soul of a Man (Cannes 2003), part of an Emmy-nominated seven-film series The Blues
, executive produced by Martin Scorsese
. She was also the executive producer at Wim Wenders Productions for commercials and music videos for clients such as Audi
, Barilla, and Afri-Cola
. Her producing credits include Don't Come Knocking
, written by and starring Sam Shepard
and directed by Wim Wenders (Cannes 2005, Competition) and Land of Plenty
, also directed by Wenders and co-produced by Indigent and IFC Films
(Venice 2004, Competition), as well as Grace Lee's Best of the Wurst and The Grace Lee Project (SXSW 2005).
In-Ah Lee was raised and educated in Hamburg
, Germany, where she graduated from Law School in 1992. She worked for the Hamburg based television production company SPIEGEL TV where she directed and produced long form interview programs, documentary features and talk shows. She moved to Los Angeles in 1998 where she worked for Ridley Scott
Associates, a commercial production house with director Marcus Nispel
.
She recently produced The Way I Spent the End of the World
for Romanian director Catalin Mitulescu
(Cannes 2006, Un Certain Regard
, Best Actress Award), Grace Lee's American Zombie in Los Angeles, and Arvin Chen's Au Revoir Taipei
, which won the NETPAC Asian Film Award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival. She joined with producers Philipp Steffens, Lynn Schmitz and Thomas Brettschneider to form Green Sky, a Cologne
-based production house specializing in international coproductions and German independent cinema. Her upcoming projects includeCrumpacker and the Man from the Letter by Kazuo Ohno
and Whirrrrrr by award winning cinematographer Phedon Papamichael
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
film producer based in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Prior to establishing LeeLee Films with writer/director Grace Lee
Grace Lee
Grace Lee is a Korean television host and radio disc jockey working in the Philippines. She is the third Korean expatriate to appear prominently in Philippine television, after Sandara Park, Sam Oh and Ryan Bang...
, In-Ah Lee was head of production at the German-based Reverse Angle Production owned by Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...
and his partner Peter Schwartzkopff. There, she was production executive on Wenders' The Soul of a Man (Cannes 2003), part of an Emmy-nominated seven-film series The Blues
The Blues (film)
The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a different director explores a stage in the development of the blues...
, executive produced by Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
. She was also the executive producer at Wim Wenders Productions for commercials and music videos for clients such as Audi
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
, Barilla, and Afri-Cola
Afri-Cola
Afri-Cola is a cola soft drink produced in Germany. The trademark Afri-Cola was registered in 1931 by the company F. Blumhoffer Nachfolger GmbH. The same company also produced Bluna, an orange soft drink. Today the brand belongs to the Mineralbrunnen Überkingen-Teinach AG...
. Her producing credits include Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking is a 2005 film, a comedy-drama road movie directed by German director Wim Wenders and written by Wenders and actor/playwright Sam Shepard. The two had previously collaborated on the film Paris, Texas...
, written by and starring Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
and directed by Wim Wenders (Cannes 2005, Competition) and Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty (2004 film)
Land of Plenty is a 2004 drama film directed by Wim Wenders starring Michelle Williams and John Diehl. The title of the film comes from the song "The Land of Plenty", written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson, which was used in the movie.-Plot:...
, also directed by Wenders and co-produced by Indigent and IFC Films
IFC Films
IFC Films is an American film distribution company based in New York, owned by AMC Networks. It distributes independent films and documentaries under the IFC Films, Sundance Selects and IFC Midnight. It operates the IFC Center....
(Venice 2004, Competition), as well as Grace Lee's Best of the Wurst and The Grace Lee Project (SXSW 2005).
In-Ah Lee was raised and educated in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany, where she graduated from Law School in 1992. She worked for the Hamburg based television production company SPIEGEL TV where she directed and produced long form interview programs, documentary features and talk shows. She moved to Los Angeles in 1998 where she worked for Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
Associates, a commercial production house with director Marcus Nispel
Marcus Nispel
Marcus Nispel is a German–American feature film director and producer, and formerly a director of television commercials and music videos. Many of his films have been remakes, all of which have met with a negative critical reception....
.
She recently produced The Way I Spent the End of the World
The Way I Spent the End of the World
The Way I Spent the End of the World is the feature-length film debut of Romanian director Cătălin Mitulescu. It was released on September 15, 2006.-Synopsis:...
for Romanian director Catalin Mitulescu
Catalin Mitulescu
Cătălin Mitulescu is a Romanian film director. He graduated from the UNATC in Bucharest in 2001.He is best known for the short film Trafic , which won him the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and for the debut feature The Way I Spent the End of the World , which was screened...
(Cannes 2006, Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
, Best Actress Award), Grace Lee's American Zombie in Los Angeles, and Arvin Chen's Au Revoir Taipei
Au Revoir Taipei
Au Revoir Taipei is a 2010 Taiwanese romantic comedy film set in Taipei. Au Revoir Taipei is called "One Page Taipei" in Chinese which means one night or one page in Taipei. Au Revoir Taipei is Arvin Chen's feature directorial debut...
, which won the NETPAC Asian Film Award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival. She joined with producers Philipp Steffens, Lynn Schmitz and Thomas Brettschneider to form Green Sky, a Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
-based production house specializing in international coproductions and German independent cinema. Her upcoming projects includeCrumpacker and the Man from the Letter by Kazuo Ohno
Kazuo Ohno
was a Japanese dancer who became a guru and inspirational figure in the dance form known as Butoh. It was written of him that his very presence was an "artistic fact."...
and Whirrrrrr by award winning cinematographer Phedon Papamichael
Phedon Papamichael
Phedon Papamichael is a cinematographer and film director.Born in Athens, Greece, Papamichael came to the United States at age six when his father went to work as a production designer for John Cassavetes. He studied photography and art at the University of Munich, graduating with a degree in Fine...
.