Yuwen Zhang

Yuwen Zhang is a Chinese filmmaker now based in NYC. She sojourned in different countries before moving to the U.S. for her M.A. degree in Education at Columbia University in 2017. After teaching for 4 years, she returned to her alma mater as an MFA Film candidate in Creative Producing at Columbia University in 2023. Throughout the years, she has participated and produced awarded shorts, classicals celebrity commercials and two features. Her works premiered at Cairo International Film Festival and won the Best Short at Beirut International Film Festival. Films that are grounded, with an intention of exploring the zeitgeist of the contemporary young generation, always speak to her.