Liu Yulin
Born1987 (age 36–37)
Beijing[1]
Alma materNYU Tisch (M.F.A.)[2]
Communication University of China (B.A.) in Television & Journalism[1]
Occupation(s)Film Director
Years active2013–present
Notable workSomeone to Talk To
Parents
AwardsStudent Academy Awards[3][4]

Liu Yulin is a Chinese film director, a graduate with the Master of Fine Arts degree from the Graduate Film program of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. In 2014, her short narrative film Door God, which is about a girl in China awaiting the return of her mother, won her the first international film prize - silver medal under the narrative category at the 41st Student Academy Awards.[5] The same film later won in the category of Best Woman Student Filmmaker at the 20th Annual Directors Guild of America Student Film Awards - East Region.[6] With her NYU thesis film Someone to Talk To,[7] which is adapted from her father Liu Zhenyun's award-winning novel One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences, she made her feature film debut in October 2016 at the New Currents section at the 21st Busan International Film Festival.

Filmography

Year Title Role
2013 Door God Director
2016 Someone to Talk To Director
2018 Half the Sky Director[8]
2022 In Our Prime Director[9]
2023 Just for Meeting You Director[10]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Result Ref(s)
China Film Director's Guild Awards April 23, 2017 Best Young Director Nominated [11]
Busan International Film Festival October 15, 2016 New Currents Award Nominated [12]
Directors Guild of America Student Film Awards - East Region December 11, 2014 Best Woman Student Filmmaker Won [6]
Student Academy Awards June 6, 2014 Narrative - Silver Medal Won [5]
Beijing College Student Film Festival May 7, 2017 Best Directorial Debut Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "Someone to Talk to". Cairo International Film Festival. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ^ Keogan, Shonna. "Tisch Grad Film Students Win 3 DGA Student Film Awards, Honoring Minority and Women Filmmakers". NYU News Release. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Yulin Liu, Narrative Silver Medal: 2014 Student Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Liu Yulin's Student Oscars Acceptance Speech". Oscars.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b Benedict, Emily. "The Academy Reveals Medal Placements at 2014 Student Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b "DGA Announces Winners of 20th Annual DGA Student Film Awards - East Region". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. ^ ""Someone To Talk To" Playing at AMC Empire 25". NYU Tisch News. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Headlines from China: The Changing Landscape of Film Distribution in China |". chinafilminsider.com. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  9. ^ "Busan International Film Festival". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  10. ^ "电影《念念相忘》主题曲《念念不忘》上线 张靓颖动情献唱 致每个人青春里的念念不忘_上海_刘雨霖_刘浩存". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  11. ^ "8th China Film Director's Guild Awards Broadcast". CCTV. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "21st Busan International Film Festival Closing Ceremony Awards List". 21st Busan International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.


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