Stu Levy

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Stuart J. Levy
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of California at Los Angeles, Georgetown University
Occupation
  • Producer
  • director
  • writer
TitleFounder and CEO of Tokyopop

Stuart J. Levy is a producer [1] of manga and films and writer of manga. [2] [3]

Levy founded the media company Tokyopop and established the manga market in North America. [4] He was an executive producer on the major motion picture Priest in 2011 distributed by Sony Pictures. [5] Additionally, he directed the documentary Pray for Japan and mockumentary Van Von Hunter. [6] Van Von Hunter won him "Best Director" at the Los Angeles based Mock Film Fest 2011. [7] He created/wrote Princess Ai with singer Courtney Love. [8] [9] Levy also is a chair of the International Producers Guild of America. [10] [11] Levy appeared as a speaker for the Middle East Film & Comic Con 2018 for his experience as a businessman and producer/artist. [12] Levy's manga series, Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey was nominated for two 2018 Diamond GEM awards. [13] [14]

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