
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 Cinéfondation Residence and was awarded the CNC Screenwriting Grant during the 70th Festival de Cannes.
Qiu Yang
Works presented by Ailleurs

Événements avec Qiu Yang
- Livestream event
Fri. 21 May 2021, à 18:30
Online,Les Ailleurs Le Live
Join us for the opening of the Les Ailleurs festival! May 21, 6.30 pm CET, in the company of the artists and the entire festival team, come and discover 10 digital works from the exhibition at La Gaîté Lyrique.
- Livestream event
Fri. 21 May 2021, à 18:30
Online,Les Ailleurs Le Live
Join us for the opening of the Les Ailleurs festival! May 21, 6.30 pm CET, in the company of the artists and the entire festival team, come and discover 10 digital works from the exhibition at La Gaîté Lyrique.