ANNIE HUANG

Annie Huang is a first-generation Asian American who grew up in Vietnam, Taiwan, and Hong Kong before immigrating to the U.S. at age 11, where she learned English as her 4th language with the help of subtitled films. She has over 7 years of experience working in creative development, film production, and marketing strategy at Warner Bros. Studios, Universal Pictures, Searchlight Pictures, CBS Studios, and Sony Pictures. Annie has produced over 10 short films with filmmakers from around the world, in collaboration with organizations like Film Independent, Netflix, the Latino Film Institute, the Alliance of Women Directors, and Satellite Collective. Her goal is to empower emerging filmmakers and help them break into the studio realm. Annie is a member of the inaugural class of the Academy of Motion Pictures GOLD program, a Forbes 30 Under 30 Scholar, a Women In Film Independent Producing Fellow, a Dear Producer Mentee, a Soho House x Creative Futures Fellow, and an APIA NBCUniversal Award recipient.

MILK & HONEY CREW Q&A

What’s the biggest leap of faith you’ve ever taken? The biggest leap of faith I’ve taken was choosing to pursue producing. Growing up in a single-mother immigrant household, a career in entertainment always felt like a far-off dream. I started in marketing to help support my family financially, while spending my free time producing films. But in a country where I was taught to work only to survive, I hoped to be an anomaly.