George Huang began his Hollywood career working as an assistant for Paramount Pictures, Universal, Warner Brothers, Disney, and Columbia. He turned a decade of experience fetching coffee into his writing/directing debut, SWIMMING WITH SHARKS starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, and Benicio del Toro.
This 1995 low-budget independent film garnered awards from the Deauville Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Independent Spirit Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle. VARIETY called it a “must-see for aspiring producers and studio execs” and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY declared the film “exuberantly nasty and shockingly funny”. Ten years later, AFI recognized Kevin Spacey’s performance in its 100 YEARS…100 VILLAINS nominations. SHARKS has also been adapted as a stage play in London, Singapore, Toronto, and most recently Mexico City with Academy Award nominee Demian Bichir. It was recently adapted as a TV series starring Diane Krueger and Kiernan Shipka.
Since then, George has worked on dozens of film and tv projects that include S.W.A.T., SPYKIDS, MACHETE, and LAW&ORDER:SVU. His wide range of experiences include FINAL RECIPE, a South Korean-Chinese-Thai co-production starring Michelle Yeoh and directed by Gina Kim, Elijah Wood’s audition reel for LORD OF THE RINGS, and a Nike short film starring Kobe Bryant. He has worked with acclaimed directors Robert Rodriguez, Luc Besson, and John Woo, as well as many first-time filmmakers and students.
He recently co-wrote and directed the international co-production, WEEKEND IN TAIPEI, starring Luke Evans, Gwei Lun Mei and Sung Kang for Luc Besson and EuorpaCorp Pictures.