Jing Zhao

Filmmaker    Moving Image Artist

English/ 中文/ 廣東話 

 

Education

1/2020-1/2023 London Film School - MA Filmmaking

9/2015-5/2019 The Education University of Hong Kong - BSSc (Honour) Psychology

7/2017-8/2017 UAL-LCC - Filmmaking (short course)

 

Workshop

3/2024 Watersprite Hubs, Cambridge

1/2021 Director Wenguang Wu’s Memory Project, Beijing

11/2020 Physical theatre and improv workshop by Post Wave Theatre, Bejing

 

Exhibition
8/2022 The Calder Bookshop and Theatre, London (solo)
11/2022 Liquid Gold studios ‘Through the window’, London (group)

3/2023 IKLECTIK ‘If splash as your whistle’, London (group)

 

Filmography

Writer&Director

-Dou(2024), London Film School & Xidongdong Picture(China) 

-Walls(2021), London Film School

Official Selection: Nara International Film Festival, Nara, 2022

Official Selection: Berlin NewGen Chinese Film Festival, Berlin, 2022

Official Selection: Vita Chinese Film Festival, Beijing, 2023

Finalist: Beijing International Short Film Festival, Beijing, 2022

-The Cut(2021), London Film School

Visions du Réel Film Market, Nyon, 2022

Official Selection: CinemAsia Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2024
-Home Escape(2020)
Award: London NAHEMI Extraordinary Time Competition “Best Sound Design”

-August 18, 2015(2019)

 

Producer

-Praeis(2023), London Film School, UK-Lithuania co-production, Dir: Dovydas

Official Selection: La Cinef, Festival de Cannes 2024

-Saving Art(2022), London Film School, Dir. Remi Moses

Official Selection: LA Shorts, 2023

Official Selection: Slamdance Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection: Crystal Palace International Film Festival, 2024
-Sunset over the Thames(2020), London Film School, Dir. Bryan li
Official Selection: Oakville Festival of Film & Art 2021

Semi-Finalist: Venice Shorts 2020

 

1st AD

5/2022 Redeveloping Hope, Oxford University, Dir. Jiangtian Ye

4/2022 The Night Before Tomorrow, London Film School, Dir. Ruijing Bu

3/2022 Deathday Party, London Film School, Dir. Qiankun Zhou

2/2022 The Cadillac, London Film School, Dir. Nimit Kaushik

 

Script Supervisor

11/2021 George, London Film School, Dir: Nicolas Seaton

6/2023 Praeis, UK-Lithuania co-production, Dir: Dovydas

 

Commercial

Director

5/2024 Car Brand BYD TVC (England part), London 

8/2021 Cloth brand "Sum of Eight" Promotion Video, London

2/2021 Magzine MadameFigaro x Jackson Yee March 2021 Cover, Beijing

 

Assistant Director/Line Producer

4/2023 Tecno x Mr. Doodle new product commercial, London

8/2022 The lemon tree 'I can't face the world' MV, London

1/2021 Joey Yung 'Gone with the Flare' 煙花紀 MV, Beijing

1/2020 TikTok Chinese Lunar New Year commercial, Shanghai

12/2019 Angela Zhang 'Return' 還 MV, Beijing
9/2019 Chivas Regal Whisky x Kris Wu commercial, Beijing

7/2019 Kris Wu Big Bowl Thick Noodle 大碗宽面 MV, Beijing

 

Language

Mandarin (Native)/English (Proficient)/Cantonese (conversational)