Qiu Yang

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

Qiu Yang

Biography

QIU Yang was born and raised in Changzhou, China. He studied film directing at the Victorian College of the Arts in Australia. His latest short film "SHE RUNS" won Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for best short film at the 58th Cannes Critics' Week. "A Gentle Night" was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 70th Festival de Cannes. He is the first Chinese director to receive these awards. In 2015, "Under the Sun" was selected for the 68th Festival de Cannes Cinéfondation Competition. Aside from his fiction work, Qiu also created a VR project - "O", that's chosen for the 76th Venice International Film Festival VR Competition. He is currently developing his first feature project, which was selected to CineMart and Cinéfondation Residence and was awarded the CNC Screenwriting Grant during the 70th Festival de Cannes.

Known For

Director

2024
2019
She Runs

as Director

2018
A Gentle Night

as Director

2018
O

as Director

2015
Under the Sun

as Director

Producer

2023
2021
Lili Alone

as Producer

2018
A Gentle Night

as Producer

2015
Under the Sun

as Producer

Writer

2024
2019
She Runs

as Screenplay

2018
A Gentle Night

as Writer

2015
Under the Sun

as Writer

Camera

2013
17 Years and a Day

as Director of Photography

Actor

2023