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
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 need.