Alibaba Pictures and Pasadena Community Foundation to Host Red Carpet Event Supporting Local Non-Profit Organizations
November 07 2017 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Event will feature winners of the ‘Big Heart
Small Film’ competition
Proceeds raised from this event will support
nine Pasadena and Los Angeles area non-profit organizations
Film competition judged by prominent
entertainment industry leaders
Alibaba Pictures Group Limited (“Alibaba Pictures”) and the
Pasadena Community Foundation (“PCF”) today announced that they
will co-host a major premiere event on Thursday, November 16 at the
Huntington Library’s Rothenberg Hall to raise awareness in the
Pasadena community and the Greater Los Angeles area and support
local non-profit organizations.
In January 2017, Alibaba Pictures and PCF announced a
partnership to support nine local non-profit organizations with the
launch of the ‘Big Heart Small Film’ short film competition. Nine
aspiring filmmakers were selected and matched with the non-profits
to create short films featuring the critical work of these
organizations and to raise awareness of the vibrant philanthropic
efforts in the Pasadena community. Winning finalists and their
films will be announced and honored at the event.
The competition was judged by a group of prominent
entertainment industry leaders including directors, Steven
Spielberg ("Jaws," "Jurassic Park"); John Lee
Hancock (“Saving Mr. Banks,” “The Founder”); and D.J.
Caruso (“Disturbia,” “Eagle Eye”); producer, Don
Hahn (“Beauty & the Beast”); actor and entrepreneur, Billy Zane
(“Titanic”); President, Alibaba Pictures Group Limited, Wei Zhang;
Head of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Producers
Program, Denise Mann; Chairman and CEO of East West Bank, Dominic
Ng; and John Horn (KPCC’s “The Frame”).
“We are very pleased to showcase these powerful stories of
‘doing good’ in Pasadena,” explains Jennifer DeVoll, CEO of
Pasadena Community Foundation. “At PCF, we’re a proud steward of
charitable funds that support good work in this community. Our
collaboration with Alibaba Pictures highlights the importance of
supporting what you love, where you live. We look forward to
celebrating the creativity of aspiring filmmakers and the
incredible stories of Pasadena organizations.”
“Alibaba believes in a culture of giving back to society and our
local communities,” said Wei Zhang, President of Alibaba Pictures
Group Limited. “Alibaba has launched or participated in many
charitable projects, covering education, environment, health,
anti-poverty, among others. When we named Pasadena as Alibaba
Pictures’ North American headquarters, we wanted to give back to
the community where we live and work. Our hope is that Big Heart
Small Film inspires other individuals to find causes they are
passionate about and to make an impact.”
The participating Pasadena non-profits and filmmakers include
(note, only the winning films will be shown on Thursday, November
16):
- Arroyo's & Foothills
Conservancy – Angela Liu
- Five Acres – Dmitry Kharchuk &
Xueru Tang
- Pasadena Playhouse – Xinxuan
(Demi) Zhong
- AbilityFirst – Eva Ye
- Flintridge Center – Jiayuan
Liu
- Huntington Senior Care Network – Muqing
Li
- Pasadena Police Activities League (PAL)
– Qingge Gao
- Professional Child Development
Associates – Siyu (Taro) Wei
- Union Station Homeless Services – Rui
Cui
For more information about the Big Hearts Small Film event and
competition, please visit: https://www.bigheartsmallfilm.org/.
About Pasadena Community Foundation
The Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) is a tax-exempt public
charity created by and for the people of Pasadena. Managing over
$70 million in charitable assets, PCF works with individuals,
families and organizations to establish philanthropic funds,
invests and builds endowment funds and provides grants to local
non-profits. PCF focuses on six areas of local interest: arts and
culture, education, environment, health, human services, and youth.
Dedicated to growth and posterity, PCF is Pasadena’s permanent
endowment for public good.
About Alibaba Pictures Group Limited
Alibaba Pictures, headquartered in Pasadena, is an
Internet-driven movie and television entertainment powerhouse. The
company’s operations integrate the full entertainment value chain,
including investment and financing, content sourcing and
production, promotion and distribution, as well as cinema services.
Alibaba Pictures has invested in the production of movies such as
Ferry Man, Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom and
Ao Jiao Yu Pian Jian. It has also invested in international film
projects such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,
Star Trek Beyond, Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation, and REAL
starring popular Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun. Alibaba Pictures has
also partnered with Skydance Media to finance and produce the
WWII-themed feature film Flying Tigers, for which renowned
Hollywood screenwriter Randall Wallace is on board write the
script. Meanwhile, it has an upcoming TV series and movie Swords of
Legends 2.
Alibaba Pictures is listed on both The Stock Exchange of Hong
Kong Limited (stock code: 1060) and the Singapore Exchange
Securities Trading Limited (stock code: S91). Alibaba Group is the
largest shareholder.
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Pasadena Community FoundationKathryn Mgrublian,
626-818-6543kmgrublian@gmail.comorAlibaba PicturesHannah
Dunning / Monique Sidhom415-618-8750 /
310-201-2040hdunning@sardverb.com / msidhom@sardverb.com
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