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Lora Yan Chen 
Human Capital Advisor 



Lora Yan Chen is a SES Human Capital Advisor, supporting the SES Media and Entertainment Practice, based in Beijing.

Lora has been travelling between Beijing and Los Angeles for more than 25 years. As the President of media advisory firm 5th Generation Productions Inc., Lora has been engaged in business development and strategic planning consulting for U.S. media clients doing business with China, including Miramax, Walt Disney Imagineering, Paramount Parks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Pictures Entertainment, amongst others. 5th Generation Productions Inc. has provided production services to Chinese film companies shooting in the U.S., and helps companies outside of China find business collaborators and partners in China for production and financing.

Lora also served as Producer and Director of Business Development for the University of Southern California's (USC) Institute for Creative Technologies, a revolutionary center for virtual reality and computer simulation research.

Before coming to the United States, Lora was a professional cinematographer in China, with five features to her credit. She attended the Beijing Film Academy (BFA) as part of China's “5th Generation Film Makers,” along with directors Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero) and Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine, Together). She is now a visiting professor developing and teaching a new graduate course “The Study of U.S. Filmed Entertainment business” at her alma mater BFA.

Lora obtained an MBA from USC, an MA in Cinema Production from Ohio State University and a BA in Cinematography from the Beijing Film Academy.

Lora Chen can be reached at 
lchen@sesasia.com.