As the CEO, Mr. Macciello is responsible for the overall management and general direction of the company, reporting to the managing members. Joshua Macciello has the true spirit of an entrepreneur; no dream is too big or unattainable. As the CEO of Global Ascension Studios, Joshua oversees all day-to-day activities and operations with special attention to arranging financial partnerships, creating new business and project opportunities, setting up worldwide distribution and culminating global growth and expansion. Joshua also specializes in key strategic partnerships in regard to marketing and sales.

Prior to joining Global Ascension Studios, Mr. Chan was the Chief Technology Officer responsible for helping to found, build and staff Oriental DreamWorks, a joint venture between DreamWorks Animation, China Media Capital, Shanghai Media Group, and Shanghai Alliance Investment. He was also the Chief Operating Officer of DreamWorks NOVA, the technology company that is bringing DreamWorks’ image creation capabilities to other enterprises. He was part of the executive team that led the company through both a seed funding round as well as a subsequent Series A funding.

Arthur Sarkissian’s 30 year career has established him as one of Hollywood’s most successful producers. Over the course of his career, Sarkissian has developed and produced feature films that have dominated the domestic and global landscape, with box office receipts totaling several billion dollars. Among his biggest hits are the Rush Hour franchise, While You Were Sleeping, and Last Man Standing. Sarkissian’s recent feature films include The Foreigner directed by Martin Campbell and starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, The Protégé starring Maggie Q, Samuel Jackson and Michael Keaton and Memory starring Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce and Monica Belucci.