Picture’s Up Media 上畫影視 is a film production company based on the west coast of Metro Vancouver, BC Canada. We specialize in producing fiction and nonfiction contents for the international market, with a special focus on Asia and North America. Sitting at the nexus of east and west, in this complex and ever-changing world of technology and socio-political dynamics, we have one simple and clear goal: to create engaging and compelling stories that can express the diverse voices of our time.
Let’s meet our creative team.
Let’s meet our creative team
an award-winning producer and cinematographer, founded Picture’s Up Media in 2016 with the passion and goal to create quality films and TV programs that are marketable in both Asia and North America. Over nearly a decade of working as videographer and content producer at the Shaw TV station in Canada has given him an insider’s understanding of the North American media industry. Jian Ping was also Line Producer for the Canadian Screen Award-winning docudrama ‘Tricks on the Dead’. He is currently working on an international co-production documentary series about the life of Dr. Norman Bethune as Executive Producer, Producer and Cinematographer. His latest production The World is Bright is the nominee for Best Cinematography and the winner of the Best Director and the Best Canadian Feature Award at the 2019 Vancouver Asian Film Festival.
His commercial productions have been broadcasted on national television networks.
a Canadian media producer whose documentary films often focus on stories of migration and the social dynamics of communities through history. Paterson has worked in the Film and TV industry for almost 20 years and has written, produced and directed many award winning documentaries and commercials for broadcasts, including CBC, Knowledge Network, TVO, Bravo! Canada, Fairchild TV, Omni TV Rogers, Guangdong Television (GDTV China), CCTV 10 China, and TV5. In 2013 Paterson received four Canadian Screen Award nominations for the documentary From C to C: Chinese Canadian Stories of Migration. The film was also awarded a Leo Award for best documentaryprogram.
Paterson’s 2015 documentary series Tricks on the Dead: The Story of Chinese Labour Corps in WWI produced through his own company Rare Earth Media is a Canada-China-France co-production slated for broadcast with Omni TV and CCTV 10 China. The one-hour English version of the film has won the 2015 Leo Award for Best 1 Hour Documentary, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. The 95-minute feature length version was selected by the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival and won the Must-See BC Award. It also officially selected by the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival and won the Best International Co-production. At the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards, Tricks on the Dead: The Story of Chinese Labour Corps in WWI received 4 nominations: Best History Documentary Program, Best Photography in a Documentary Program, Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Program, Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research, and won the Best Photography in a Documentary Program, Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Program.
has been crafting award-winning motion pictures for 25 years, shooting feature films, television series, documentaries and commercials across North America, Europe, Asia and the South Pacific.
Pieter immigrated to Canada from Greece, gaining a degree in Literature and Fine Arts and working as a photojournalist in Toronto. Transitioning from print and stills into cinematography, Pieter is currently based in Vancouver. His favourite film projects are international documentaries that both entertain and galvanize positive change – filming in countless places around the world while also immersing himself within the hub of Hollywood North film production.
Well-respected by productions and crew – Pieter enjoys giving back; in recent years, IATSE Local 669 has enlisted him to teach camera workshops to his fellow members throughout Western Canada. He’s also taught cinematography and film production at the University of British Columbia.
Pieter’s love of cinematography comes from discovering the character of real locations with naturalistic lighting, inspired camerawork and thoughtful collaboration with directors. Deeply-grounded in traditional 35mm film, Pieter’s insight with modern digital-film cameras, technology and post workflow has carved him a creative niche, reflected by cinematography awards for TV series “Secret Files of the Inquisition” and feature films “Hitn- Strum” and “3 Days in Havana”.
Pieter’s recent collaborations include working with Director X shooting “Centre Stage Dance Camp” for Sony Pictures and working with Xiaolu Xue on the Chinese cross-cultural hits “Finding Mr. Right” and “Book of Love”.
a filmmaker and multimedia artist, is the writer and director of The World is Bright, an award-winning feature length documentary. Born in Beijing China and based in Vancouver Canada, Ying’s major interests are taboo and controversial stories related to global migration and intercultural communication. Ying’s first feature film Sisters was inspired by her sister’s real life story. This 84-minute docu-drama exposed for the very first time the life of Chinese women who suffer from eating disorders. Ying was also the Executive Producer of Tricks on the Dead: The Story of Chinese Labour Corps in WWI a Canada-China-France co-production that won two 2016 Canadian Screen Awards (Best Cinematography, Best Production Design), the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival Audience Must See Award, and the 2015 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival Best International Production award.
DIGITAL MEDIA
Significant increase of media consumption across the globe is happening in digital formats. The increase has provided consumers with more access to the digital media content for information, entertainment and social activity at any time. The increase has enabled businesses to reach out to more customers with the digital media content. This could drastically affect their financial standings. Driven by our passion for engaging and innovative cinematic storytelling, we approach the production of commercials in a unique way. We specialize in creating commercials that have high production value, reasonable budget, compelling human story, and diverse cultural sensibility. In addition, we also serve businesses for any corporate video requests.
PRODUCTIONS
The World is Bright
- Length: 90 min feature film
- Genre: documentary
- Language: English & Mandarin with English subtitles
- Release date: 2019
Synopsis: In the early 1990s, when China marched towards modernization, Shi Ming dreamed of becoming a rock star like his hero Cui Jian, the “Father of Chinese Rock”. His dreams led him to Canada in 1999 where one day he discovered his powers: the incredible ability to control lights with his mind. But there were mysterious characters following and watching Shi Ming from the shadows. Were they FBI or Chinese security? On his 33rd birthday, 6 years after he came to Canada, Shi Ming emailed his parents in Beijing: “Dad, I’ll be home soon.” One month later, his parents received a call from Interpol telling them their son had been murdered. Two months later, they learnt that the RCMP buried Shi Ming in an unmarked grave in Vancouver. The sudden and mysterious circumstances around Shi Ming’s death begged many questions and reeked of suspicion. His father and mother, Mr. Deng and Ms. Li, set off on a quest to Canada to uncover the truth about how their son truly died. Through the parents’ odyssey the film sheds light into the darkness of the immigrant experience, especially among the large population of young migrants who are increasingly vulnerable to mental health risks and falling into the black hole of cultural alienation and identity loss. Shot over a period of 10 years, with exclusive access to the main characters, their personal diaries, emails, letters, family photos, legal documents, and archival footage, The World is Bright is an intimate human portrait of a young man’s tragedy and a rare revelation of the Kafkaesque encounter with state bureaucracy within the context of contemporary global migration.
- Producers: Jian Ping Su, Ying Wang, Jordan Paterson, Wei Zhang
- Writer & Director: Ying Wang
- Cinematography: Pieter Stathis, Jian Ping Su, Ying Wang
- Project Partners: gYu Films International, Rare Earth Media, Raw Camera Company
- Non-theatrical Distribution (Canada): Moving Image Distribution Society
PRODUCTION SERVICES
Production Service for Film, Television and Video is the main component of our business. In addition to Picture’s Up Media’s in-house productions, we also provide professional services to other projects. From consultation, production to the completion of your film, our multilingual team will assist you in achieving unparalleled results.
OUR COLLABORATORS
We provide creative production services to a variety of clients including film and television production companies, government, media arts groups, and international brands. With our high production values and competitive pricing, we create customized media contents to fit your needs.