Cui Zi'en (), born 1958, in

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in the

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, is a film director, producer, film scholar, screenwriter, novelist and an outspoken

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activist based in

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. He graduated from the

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with an MA in

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and now is an associate professor at the Film Research Institute of the

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. Cui Zi'en is one of the

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DV makers in Chinese

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. He has published nine novels in China and

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, one of which, ''Uncle's Past'', won the 2001 ''Radio Literature Award'' in Germany. In the same year, he founded the Beijing Queer Film Festival, the first LGBT film festival in mainland China. He is also the author of books on

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and

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, as well as a columnist for magazines.

Recognition

In 2002, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission ( IGLHRC) presented the

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to Cui Zi'en. Cui brought issues of same-sex love into Chinese culture and public awareness, with a prolific crop of critically acclaimed articles, lectures, books, and films, including the first gay novel in modern China. Despite it being banned in mainland China, the novel is still available through unofficial channels.

Filmography

References

Mtime
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External links

Felipa Award
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Recognition

Filmography

See also

Other Chinese LGBT film directors

References

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