William Pfeiffer(I)
- Producer
- Executive
William Pfeiffer is Executive Chairman & Co-Founder of Globalgate Entertainment. Globalgate is capitalizing on the worldwide growth of local-language films and series. Globalgate is aligned with Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next-generation global content leader, and Globalgate's consortium of best-in-class international production/distribution companies including Televisa, Kadokawa, Lotte, TF1, Rai, Nordisk, Tobis, Belga, TME, Cine Colombia, Paris Filmes, and Viva Entertainment. Globalgate sources, curates, and co-produces remakes and original intellectual property and co-finances mainstream, wide-release local-language films and series in key international territories.
CEO and founder of Dragongate Entertainment, a feature film company with Lionsgate that is focused on producing, distributing and financing English-language and Asian-language films.
From 2008-2012, Pfeiffer was Chief Executive Officer and founder of Tiger Gate Entertainment, a partnership among Lionsgate Entertainment, Saban Capital, Pfeiffer and management. The company launched two TV channels in 2009: KIX and Thrill; and launched KIX HD in 2011. Tiger Gate distributed all rights for Lionsgate's films and TV programming in Asia. Tiger Gate also produced and distributed new Asian films and TV programming. Tiger Gate merged with the TV channels of Celestial Movies in January 2012, and Pfeiffer is a significant shareholder of the merged entity Celestial Tiger Entertainment.
As CEO of Celestial Pictures from 2001-2008, he founded an Asian content focused film/TV production, distribution, and TV channel company. At Celestial, Pfeiffer launched several channels, including Celestial Movies, the leading Chinese-language movie channel. Celestial owns the largest Chinese film library, including the Shaw Brothers film library.
From 1992-2001, William Pfeiffer was the senior executive of Sony Pictures Asia, where he launched 20 TV channels and produced thousands of films and TV programs.
From 1987-1992, Pfeiffer was the senior executive of Walt Disney Pictures, Asia and was President of The Walt Disney Company in Japan. He established its local-language production business in Asia with hit shows such as The Disney Show.
Pfeiffer lived in Asia for thirty-three years. He studied at the University of Notre Dame and Sophia University (in Tokyo) as an undergraduate and at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
CEO and founder of Dragongate Entertainment, a feature film company with Lionsgate that is focused on producing, distributing and financing English-language and Asian-language films.
From 2008-2012, Pfeiffer was Chief Executive Officer and founder of Tiger Gate Entertainment, a partnership among Lionsgate Entertainment, Saban Capital, Pfeiffer and management. The company launched two TV channels in 2009: KIX and Thrill; and launched KIX HD in 2011. Tiger Gate distributed all rights for Lionsgate's films and TV programming in Asia. Tiger Gate also produced and distributed new Asian films and TV programming. Tiger Gate merged with the TV channels of Celestial Movies in January 2012, and Pfeiffer is a significant shareholder of the merged entity Celestial Tiger Entertainment.
As CEO of Celestial Pictures from 2001-2008, he founded an Asian content focused film/TV production, distribution, and TV channel company. At Celestial, Pfeiffer launched several channels, including Celestial Movies, the leading Chinese-language movie channel. Celestial owns the largest Chinese film library, including the Shaw Brothers film library.
From 1992-2001, William Pfeiffer was the senior executive of Sony Pictures Asia, where he launched 20 TV channels and produced thousands of films and TV programs.
From 1987-1992, Pfeiffer was the senior executive of Walt Disney Pictures, Asia and was President of The Walt Disney Company in Japan. He established its local-language production business in Asia with hit shows such as The Disney Show.
Pfeiffer lived in Asia for thirty-three years. He studied at the University of Notre Dame and Sophia University (in Tokyo) as an undergraduate and at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.