Concept Art House Selects Yangpu, Shanghai For New China Office

Online, June 15, 2010 (Newswire.com) - San Francisco - June 14, 2010 - Concept Art House announced today that it has chosen to locate its new Chinese facilities in Yangpu district, Shanghai. Yangpu was selected after an extensive search based upon its combination of exceptional creative and artistic talent, innovation focus, and excellent infrastructure. All of which are requirements for leadership in the digital entertainment industry.
"At Concept Art House we are focused on being a leader in digital entertainment products from graphical comics and books, to videogames to feature films" said James Zhang, CEO of Concept Art House. "We recognize that like San Francisco, Yangpu district in Shanghai brings together a unique blend of creative, innovative and technology savvy people and these are exactly who we need to work within our company as we continue to grow our US and Chinese operations"
Bay Area Council President Jim Wunderman and Concept Art House Chairman Matthew Le Merle were able to announce the decision to representatives of Yangpu District at today's opening of the Bay Area Council's Shanghai office which will also be located in Yangpu. Jin Xingming, Mayor of Yangpu District, Shanghai Municipality said "we are looking forward to supporting the growth of Concept Art House in every way possible and encourage other San Francisco Bay Area companies to consider following in their footsteps"
Whether as work for hire artists, or joint property developers, Concept Art House is able to bring a group of China's best digital artists to take beloved stories and characters and turn them into graphical and digital treatments including videogames and films. Most recently Concept Art House signed the rights to China's favorite text novel Daomu and created a graphic novel series that has been launched in China and Taiwan to great acclaim in the first quarter of 2010. Already the top selling graphical novel on Dangdang.com and with a sold out initial print run in Taiwan and China, the graphical novel series will soon be released in the USA and Europe to become China's first global graphical novel.
*About Concept Art House*

Concept Art House is an international art service provider and original IP developer focused on digital entertainment formats. CAH is a company of professional artists and industry veterans. It is a fast paced, energetic and passionate group focused on the work they do for their high profile clients.
Concept Art House focuses on 2D, 3D and social game digital entertainment development. CAH works with owners of popular intellectual properties and companies active in digital entertainment, including Activision, Blizzard, Crowdstar, Disney, Electronic Arts, Hasbro, LucasArts, Sony Online Entertainment, Zynga, and others.

The company HQ is based in San Francisco, California with a full production team in Yangpu District, Shanghai, China. The senior management team at CAH has decades of industry experience from Electronic Arts, LucasArts Entertainment Company, Shanda, Ubisoft, Ultizen, and The 9. For more information please visit: www.conceptarthouse.com or contact Concept Art House public relations at [email protected]

CAH is the 'go to' studio when you want your high profile IP assets to shine