Qiu Yang

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.

Qiu Yang is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 8 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Silence in the Dust (2023), A Gentle Night (2018), Some Rain Must Fall (2024), Lili Alone (2021), 17 Years and a Day (2013), Under the Sun (2015), O (2018), She Runs (2019). The recorded credits span 2013 to 2024, including 8 movies and 0 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.