UTA has signed Hong Kong writer/director Tiger Ji for representation in all areas.

Ji first gained recognition at age 19 with his award-winning 2020 short film “Wuhan Driver,” produced by Jonathan Sanger (“Vanilla Sky,” “Elephant Man”). It follows a Chinese Uber driver in New York as he struggles to make ends meet at the start of the pandemic. The project earned Ji the Future Filmmaker Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

His next project, 2023’s “Death & Ramen,” starred Bobby Lee (“Borderlands,” “Pineapple Express”) and Matt Jones (“Breaking Bad”). The short film premiered at the Palm Springs Shortfest, where it was nominated for best comedy. It follows a ramen chef who inadvertently finds himself on a late-night odyssey with the Grim Reaper, sharing a bowl of noodles and discovering what it means to be human.

“Death & Ramen” was picked up by Canal+ for worldwide distribution and reached 1 million views on YouTube in just over a month.