Patrice Poujol is the Director of Box Productions and Box Promotions, a digital media production and distribution company based in Hong Kong and Ireland which produces and promotes film content to Asia.

As a PhD researcher in film for UCD (Ireland) his areas of interest include film and new media distribution. He is currently working on the publication of his book : Film Distribution in the Digital Era : A Chinese Perspective.

Patrice Poujol is also working as a Project Manager on the 1st Irish Film festival in China endorsed by key Irish Production companies such as Element Pictures, Samson Films and Newgrange Pictures. The project is supported and funded by the Irish Government. He is also on the board of the 1st Chinese film festival in Ireland organized by the Confucius Institute.

He recently co organized the Irish Film Festival in Beijing, under the wing of the Beijing International Movie Festival (BIMF), where he also presented his first film short in China, The Other End of the Gun.

Patrice Poujol has written, directed and produced three short documentaries and three short drama pieces between 2003 and 2009, some of which were screened in Europe and Asia and received awards.  His latest release TASTE screened at the Beijing International Movie Festival this year.  

Patrice says, China is open to joint productions, China wants to go out to the world and the world is increasingly interested in stories coming from China.  Sino-US joint film productions like The Karate Kid or Shanghai are recent examples of how Chinese and international talent and know-how are combining on screen.  Last week China signed a joint-production agreement with New Zealand and another one with Hollywood representatives...

Patrice is currently involved in the development and financing of several European and Chinese co-productions, and a joint festival initiative with Buffalo Benford Productions producing the Paso Digital Film Festival and the DigitalMediaFestival.com in Las Vegas and Macau, China.