Chen Xinzhong
Chen Xinzhong
Chen Xinzhong, also known as Chen Zhong, is a film director. Graduated from the Department of Engineering Mechanics of Tsinghua University with a bachelor's degree in engineering. He once worked in the Sichuan Provincial Sports Commission and Chengdu TV Station. Received a full scholarship from the United States in 1998 and went to the Film Department of Temple University in Philadelphia to study as a graduate student. In 2003, he received a Master of Arts (MFA) degree in Film and Media Arts. He once worked for the American International Broadcasting Bureau in Washington, DC (International Broadcasting Bureau), as a TV Production Specialist. In 2004, he resigned and returned to China to engage in film creation and film international exchanges. His works were shortlisted in many international film festivals and won awards. In 2005, 2009, 2011, and 2014, they were invited to Northwestern University, Paris Seventh University, USA. Visiting lectures at Stanford University and Lund University in Sweden.
Main works
1995, "Maban Post Road" (30 minutes, co-directed), documentary
1998, "Song of Sichuan Street" (27 minutes), documentary
1999, "My Name is Zhong" (6 minutes), experimental video
2000, "Crossing the Road" (108 minutes), documentary
2001, "Hotline" (26 minutes), documentary
2004, "Growing" (90 minutes), feature film, American independent film (as director of photography), released nationwide by Warner Bros. USA in 2006
2004, "Love Poems" (90 minutes), feature film
2005, "Chinese Independent Films in the Post-Tiananmen Era", documentary
2008, "A Tale of Two Villages" (106 minutes), documentary
2008, "Election Day" (18 minutes), documentary
2009, "Old Town" (46 minutes), experimental record video
2009, "All Beings" (97 minutes), documentary
2014, "Ma Xiaobing's Summer", feature film
