L. Olivia ZHONG holds B.A. and M.A. from Peking University and The University of Arizona, and is a doctoral candidate at University College London. Olivia worked in Los Angeles alongside some of the Hollywood's leading independent film companies and accrued substantial knowledge about international film markets. When China became the second largest film market in the world, she returned to China as a lecturer at Tongji University. She is also a writer and script consultant. She speaks English, Chinese and French.