Dan Mintz (executive)

Dan Mintz (born 1965) is a executive, film director, film producer, film editor, cinematographer and the CEO of DMG Entertainment. Mintz has also directed independent films such as Cookers (2001) and American Crime (2004).

This article is about the American executive. For the American comedian, see Dan Mintz.

Career

Mintz went to China for the first time in 1989 to shoot part of a TV commercial. He co-founded DMG Entertainment in 1993 with Bing Wu and Peter Xiao.[1] The company started doing shoots for TV commercials in the early 1990s. By the early 2000s, DMG developed into a major marketing and advertising company in China and it had offices in five cities.[2] When Mintz arrived in China, he was a "...freelance commercial director with no contacts, no advertising experience and no Mandarin". Initially, he flew between New York City and Beijing, but in 1993, he moved to China full time.[3] As few Chinese directors had his US experience, Mintz was able to win commercial shooting contracts for Budweiser, Unilever, Sony, Nabisco, Audi and Kraft, with a big success being winning the Volkswagen brand campaign for 2004 in China.[4]

References
  1. Coonan, Clifford (June 5, 2013). "DMG's Dan Mintz: Hollywood's Man in China". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. Brzeski, Patrick (11 February 2012). "'Iron Man 3' Producer Dan Mintz Reveals China Co-Production Status, Offers Advice to Hollywood (Q&A)". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. Bryan, Jamie (4 January 2006). "The Mintz Dynasty". www.fastcompany.com. Fast Company. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. Bryan, Jamie (4 January 2006). "The Mintz Dynasty". www.fastcompany.com. Fast Company. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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