CHI-JANG YIN

bio

Chi-Jang Yin is known for her experimental documentary, which comments on the effect of individuals intertwining with political and social infrastructure. Yin’s expertise in Experimental Cinema, Observational Documentary, Cinéma Vérité and Ethnographic Films informs a diverse body of award-winning work that has been recognized internationally in galleries, exhibitions, and film festivals.

Her films have shown at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrouck, Germany; Kasseler Dokumentarfilm-und Videofest, Kasseler, Germany; Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy; The Lazniz Centre for Contemporary Art, Poland; Toronto International Film Festival, Canada; Manchester Arts Centre, United Kingdom; The Contemporary Center of Art, Bulgaria; The Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago; The Pacific Film Archive, The University of California-Berkeley; Los Angeles Film Festival, and Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, IDFA, The Netherlands.

Film Awards

Best Film on Experimental Video Architecture, Fiaticorti Film Festival, Italy, 2013
Distinction Prize Award, the Lazniz Centre for Contemporary Art, Poland, 2009

Nominated Film Award, Gdańsk DocFilm Festival, Waly Piastowskie 24, Gdansk, experimental documentary, Lighthouse
Best Film on Architecture, Asolo Art Film Festival, Asolo city, Italy, 2007
Second Grand Prize Award, Athens International Film Festival, Ohio, 2003
Best of Film Festival, Thaw International Film and Digital Media Festival, Iowa City, 2003
Finalist Award for Media Arts, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, 2002
Best Documentary Short, Georgetown Independent Film Festival, Washington DC, 2001
Finalist Award, Asian American Film and Video Showcase, Chicago, 2001

Films purchased and archived by institutions

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Nagoya University, Film Library, Japan
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
The University of Nevada, Reno
Film Art Foundation, San Francisco

Seoul City International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea

MediaRights.org

The University of Nagoya, Japan

Films distribution

Video Data Bank, The School of Art Institute of Chicago

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