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Liu Yulin

b. 1987

Chinese film director

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About Liu Yulin

Born 1987. Liu Yulin is a Chinese film director.

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. 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. With her NYU thesis film Someone to Talk To, 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 2022 In Our Prime Director 2023 Just for Meeting You Director

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Important facts

Born
1987, Beijing
Birth century
Occupation
Education
New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Communication University of China, Tisch School of the Arts
Awards
Student Academy Awards

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Liu Yulin?

Chinese film director

When was Liu Yulin born?

Liu Yulin was born in 1987 in Beijing.

What is Liu Yulin's occupation?

Liu Yulin is a film director.

What nationality is Liu Yulin?

Liu Yulin is Chinese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Liu Yulin

· Wikidata: Q28411739

· DBpedia: Liu Yulin

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