Jon M. Chu
Film Diversity Award; Writer, Director and Producer
Jon M. Chu is known for his visually stunning work in projects across genre, medium and budget. Whether telling a story through the language of dance in the Step Up films, music in the Justin Bieber documentary, action in the G.I. Joe: Retaliation film or magic in his latest feature film, Now You See Me 2, Chu’s signature style bursts with
energy that defines pop culture entertainment. In addition to his Hollywood studio films, Chu is recognized as an online innovator. His superhero dance series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers earned him the 2011 Pioneer Prize at the International Digital Emmy Awards, and the Chu-directed music video for Bieber’s Beauty And A Beat has over 620 million hits. He directed the CLIO-award-winning “Safety Dance” video that is played on every Virgin America flight and is an online hit, too. in 2018, Chu directed Crazy Rich Asians, the first studio-backed movie in 25 years to star an all-Asian cast. graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.