“Fruitvale Station” producer Nina Bongiovi is teaming up with prominent figures in the film and tech industries to launch Aum Group, a fund dedicated to acquiring and developing IP and financing multicultural movies.
Among Aum’s (pronounced “om”) other co-founders are Gold House chairman Bing Chen, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin and Bongiovi’s Significant Productions partner Michael Chow.
Together with Forest Whitaker, Bongiovi co-founded Significant Productions. In addition to “Fruitvale Station”–which helped launch director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan to mainstream success–the company has been behind other critically acclaimed movies helmed by filmmakers of color, like “Sorry to Bother You,” directed by Boots Riley, and “Songs My Brother Taught Me,” Chloé Zhao’s feature debut.
“It’s come to our attention that there are not that many producers of color, so that’s why this is a producer-led initiative,” Bongiovi told Variety. “To have a fund backed by me,...
Among Aum’s (pronounced “om”) other co-founders are Gold House chairman Bing Chen, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin and Bongiovi’s Significant Productions partner Michael Chow.
Together with Forest Whitaker, Bongiovi co-founded Significant Productions. In addition to “Fruitvale Station”–which helped launch director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan to mainstream success–the company has been behind other critically acclaimed movies helmed by filmmakers of color, like “Sorry to Bother You,” directed by Boots Riley, and “Songs My Brother Taught Me,” Chloé Zhao’s feature debut.
“It’s come to our attention that there are not that many producers of color, so that’s why this is a producer-led initiative,” Bongiovi told Variety. “To have a fund backed by me,...
- 2/24/2020
- by Audrey Cleo Yap
- Variety Film + TV
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