b.1997 | Los Angeles, CA
︎xiaozhangstudio@gmail.com
www.xiao--zhang.com
Education:
2024 Master of Fine Art in Film&Video, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, USA
2020 Bachelor of Fine Art in Media Image Production, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China
Selected Screenings:
2024 Mulan International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
2024 Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hawick, Scottish
2024 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong, China
2023 Beijing International Short Film Festival,Beijing, China
2023 BFI London Film Festival 2023, London, UK
2023 Engauge Experimental Film Festival, November, Seattle USA
2023 CROSSROADS 2023, San Francisco, USA
2023 Asia Forum, EXIS 20th Experimental Film & Video Festival, Seoul, Korea
2023 Non-syntax Experimental Image, Tokyo, Japan
2023 OBSKURA Analog Film Festival, France
2023 Documentary Short Program, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, CA, USA
2023 CalArts School of Film/Video Showcase, REDCAT, Los Angeles, USA
2020 HiShorts Film Festival, Xiamen, China
2018 The 3rd NEW ERA Film Festival, Beijing, China
2018 HUA International Short Film Festival, Beijing, China
Group exhibitions:
2024 Burning Altas, Cedar Kitchen, Shanghai, China
2023 EXiM 2023_Focusing on Young Artists – Experimental Video Screening Festival in Macau,
Ox Warehouse, Macao, China
2023 5973 Miles Away: Women’s Exorcisms of Loss, presented by Los Angeles Filmforum,
2220 Arts + Archives, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2023 Film Poems: Amplifying Mysteries, Whammy! Analog Media; Los Angeles, CA, USA
2023 Not At Home:A Cross-disciplinary Collaborative Exhibition of Drawing, Sculpture, and
Moving Image Installation, Automata, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2020 Aperturist Talent Group Show, Ruipin Gallery, Shanghai, China
Residency:
2025 Reef Residency, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2024 AUTOMATA Residency, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Awards and Honors：
2024 Diversity Grant, Calarts, Valencia, CA
2024 Student Union Thesis Grant, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2023 Interdisciplinary Grant, Calarts, Valencia, CA
2023 Student Project Fund, School of Film/Video, Valencia,CA
2023 Travel Grant, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2023 Jury Award for Best Documentary Short, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, CA, USA
2021-2024 Lillian Disney Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA.
2019 National Encouragement Scholarship, Beijing, China
2017-2019 Outstanding Student Awards, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China
Press:
2023 Check Out Xiao Zhang’s Story, Voyage LA
2023 Meet Xiao Zhang | Filmmaker, SHOUTOUT LA
2023 CalArts Filmmakers Screen at Festivals Across North America, Europe, SCVNews
2023 BFI London Film Festival Full Lineup: ‘The Book Of Clarence’ World Premiere;
Scorsese, Miyazaki, Lanthimos & Fincher Among Headline Galas - DEADLINE
2023 ‘Priscilla’, ‘The Zone Of Interest’, ‘The Killer’ among 171 features in BFI London Film
Festival 2023 line-up - Screen Daily (USA)
2023 And the Winner Is…Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2023, Diversions LA
Academic Experience:
2024 Teaching Assistant, Alternative Realities, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2024 Instructor, Production Sound, Film Department, California State Summer School for the Arts, Valencia, CA
2024 Instructor, Kinetic KINO!, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2023 Lecturer, Production Sound, Film Department, California State Summer School for the Arts, Valencia, CA
2022 Teaching Assistant, Alchemical Cinema, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2022 Teaching Assistant, Film Production Workshop, CalArts, Valencia, CA
Technician Experience:
2024 AV Technician, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Film Inspection, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2022-2024 Sound Engineer, CalArts, Valencia,CA
2022-2024 16mm/35mm/ Digital Projectionist, Bijou Theater, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2022-2024 Video Lab Technician, CalArts, Valencia, CA
Laungage:
Mandarin (native); Cantonese (native); English (fluent)