Chi said he wasn't aware that any of this was going on until he was asked to comment on the Oscar award.
"I didn't hear anything about this until I was contacted by CNN about an interview about the app," Chi says.
Despite his unfamiliarity with Bendjelloul's movie, Chi was surprised and happy that Searching for Sugarman won the Oscar for best documentary. Chi is now receiving loads of interview requests from media companies within and outside of China.
After studying in the United States, Chi, ended up staying because of work. In 2009, he started with Nexvio in Seattle. Because of his background in IT and his own interests in photography and videography, Chi started making video editing apps. Nexvio's first application was a full-featured video-editing tool for mobile devices.
"I've always had this interest in photography and videography," Chi says. "So I took my experience working in IT and put it toward making photography and video capture apps."
According to Chi, due to the Oscar frenzy, the 8mm app has seen an uptick in downloads - between five to six times the usual download volumes. Overall, Chi says 8mm has garnered more than 1 million downloads.
"Obviously, having our name tied to an Oscar-winning film is great for us," Chi says.
"But we'll definitely continue to work on new video applications to help filmmakers recognize their visions."
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