Global Visionary

Yi Zhou is a visionary Chinese multimedia artist, filmmaker, and entrepreneur whose work bridges cinema, fashion, technology, and philosophy. Based between Los Angeles, Rome, and Hong Kong, she is the founder of Into the Sun banner, a global creative ecosystem dedicated to producing films, animation, music, and AI-driven storytelling across continents.

Artistic Universe

Her artistic universe blends poetry, myth, and innovation, weaving together animation, performance, and digital experimentation to explore identity, time, and emotion. Zhou has collaborated with leading figures and brands across art, fashion, and entertainment, and her work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Shanghai Biennale, Sundance, and Cannes.

Creative Revolution

Yi Zhou has emerged as one of Hollywood’s most accelerated creative forces. Within a year of her first production, she became both Oscar- and Grammy-eligible — a rare dual-academy milestone that underscores the speed and scope of her rise. As the founder of Into the Sun Entertainment, Zhou built a vertically integrated creative studio uniting film, music, and AI-driven storytelling. Her upcoming 80-minute AI-animated feature Stardust Future and original song Rising Sun at the Edge of the Ocean expand her reach across multiple Academy categories, from Best Documentary and Best Animated Feature to Best Original Song and Score. Blending artistic intuition with technological innovation, Zhou represents a new generation of transdisciplinary auteurs redefining what it means to create in the 21st century. Her work bridges East and West, human and digital, memory and imagination establishing her as a singular voice in global cinema’s evolving landscape.