Yunhe Zhang

PhD student

Profile

Yunhe Zhang is a filmmaker working across narrative cinema, fashion film, and documentary. His work explores the dynamic between spectacle and narrative, and how scenes of display can reorganise storytelling and spectatorship. He has directed multiple short films and completed a debut feature produced with an RMB 1 million budget. His work has accumulated around 4.5 million views online. With eight years of industry experience, he has also taught film production for three years at Sichuan University of Media and Communications, Qingdao Film Academy (Modern Creative Media College, Beijing Film Academy), and as a visiting professor at Jeonju University, South Korea.

Yunhe studied at the New York Film Academy (Filmmaking) and the University of the Arts London (Fashion, Film and Digital Production), and is currently pursuing practice-based doctoral research at Lancaster University.

Selected Publications

落花时节又逢君: Chinese
Zhang, Y. 1/07/2023
Digital or Visual Products

待到年少秋风起: Chinese
Zhang, Y. 1/02/2023
Digital or Visual Products

海蓝时见鲸: Chinese
Zhang, Y. 1/07/2019
Digital or Visual Products

Mistake: English
Zhang, Y. 1/02/2019
Digital or Visual Products

Deep in the clouds: English
Zhang, Y. 02/2018
Digital or Visual Products

树深时见鹿: Chinese
Zhang, Y. 1/09/2017
Digital or Visual Products

忽梦少年事: Chinese
Zhang, Y. 1/07/2017
Digital or Visual Products

The 2nd Art Hong Kong Expo
Invited talk

New Queer Voices: The 15th Beijing Queer Film Festival
Prize (including medals and awards)

56th Houston International Film Festival 2023 - Final list
Prize (including medals and awards)

2019 Los Angeles Film Awards - Best Student Film
Prize (including medals and awards)

The 6th Art For Peace International Festival
Prize (including medals and awards)

The 26th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
Prize (including medals and awards)

The 5th China Sound Academy Awards - Third Prize
Prize (including medals and awards)