Ruby Yang

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Ruby Yang (Traditional Chinese: 楊紫燁, Simplified Chinese: 杨紫烨; Mandarin Pinyin: also known as Yang Ziye (family name is Yang), Chinese American filmmaker.

Originally from Hong Kong. Yang has worked on a range of feature and documentary films exploring Chinese themes as director and editor. She was both associate producer and editor for Joan Chen’s debut feature Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, series editor for Bill Moyer’s PBS series Becoming American: The Chinese Experience, and editor for Chen's feature film Autumn in New York with Richard Gere and Winona Ryder. She has received many grants and awards for her work including the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, the Emmy Awards and two IDA Pare Lorentz Award nominations.

She is now based in Beijing, directing public service announcements and a wide range of documentary work as part of the China AIDS Media Project. In collaboration with filmmaker Thomas F. Lennon, this HIV/AIDS prevention campaign has reached millions of Chinese viewers.

[edit] Filmography

• The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006) [1] - director (Grand Jury Award AFI Silverdocs Film Festival [2]; nominated for Pare Lorentz Documentary Award, IDA [3])

• Julia’s Story (2005) – director (one of 12 best documentaries at Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival [4])

• Becoming American [5]: The Chinese Experience, PBS mini-series (2003) - series editor (Emmy Nominations (four); IDA [6]nomination; Christopher Award [7])

• China 21 [8] (2002) - PBS Documentary - director, editor (premiered at San Francisco International Film Festival)

• Citizen Hong Kong [9] (2001) – Documentary Feature – director, editor (nominated for Pare Lorentz Documentary Award, IDA)

• The Journey to Silicon Valley (2000) Feature documentary - Director, Editor (made in conjunction with Baidu Co-founder Eric Xu）[10]

• Autumn in New York (2000) directed by Joan Chen and starring Richard Gere and Winona Ryder – editor

• Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998) – editor, associate producer (Berlin Film Festival [11] Golden Bear nomination, Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards-seven Golden Horse Awards, National Board of Review [12], International Freedom Award Paris Film Festival [13], Special Jury Prize, Grand Prix nomination, Independent Spirits Awards [www.filmindependent.org/spiritawards.html] nomination)

• Street Soldier PBS documentary (1997) – editor

• All Power to the People [14]! The Black Panther Party and Beyond (1996) Documentary – Editor

• A.K.A. Don Bonus [15], PBS P.O.V. documentary [16] (1995) - editor (Emmy Award, Visions du Reel Festival [17] First Prize; San Francisco Film Festival [18] Golden Gate Award for Best Bay Area Documentary)

• China: The Wild East Turner Broadcasting (1994) – Editor (premiered at Telluride Festival [19])

[edit] See also

• HIV/AIDS in China [20]

[edit] References

• Internet Movie Database [21]
• All Movie Guide [22]
• New York Times [23]
• Yahoo Movies [24]
• Asian American Media (NAATA) [25]
• Creative Work Fund [26]