Cui Zi En, also Cui Zi'en , is a film director, film scholar, screenwriter, novelist and an outspoken gay activist based in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. He graduated from the Chinese Academy of Social Science with an MA

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 in literature

Literature

Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...

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

Beijing Film Academy

Beijing Film Academy is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specialised in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia...

. Cui Zi En is one of the avant-garde

Avant-garde

Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....

 DV makers in Chinese underground film

Underground film

An underground film is a film that is out of the mainstream either in its style, genre, or financing.-Definition and history:The first use of the term "underground film" occurs in a 1957 essay by American film critic Manny Farber, "Underground Films." Farber uses it to refer to the work of...

. He has published nine novels in China

China

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 and Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, one of which, Uncle's Past , won the 2001 Radio Literature Award in Germany

Germany

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. He is also the author of books on criticism

Criticism

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 and theory

Theory

The English word theory was derived from a technical term in Ancient Greek philosophy. The word theoria, , meant "a looking at, viewing, beholding", and referring to contemplation or speculation, as opposed to action...

, as well as a columnist for magazines.

Felipa Award

In 2002, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) presented the Felipa Award to Cui Zi En. Cui Zi En 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

Year	English title	Original title	Notes
1999	Men and Women Men and Women (1999 film) Men and Women is a 1999 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Liu Bingjian. The film was co-written by Cui Zi'en, one of the few openly gay writers in China. Cui also has a cameo-role in the film, as the host of an underground radio show.... (Man Man Woman Woman) (Nannan nünü)	男男女女	writer
2002	Enter the Clowns	丑角登场	writer, director, actor
	The Old Testament	旧约	writer, director
	Welcome to Destination Shanghai	目的地，上海	actor
2003	Feeding Boys, Ayaya	哎呀呀，去哺乳	writer, director, actor, producer
	Keep Cool and Don't Blush	脸不变色心不跳	writer, director
	Night Scene	夜景	writer, director
2004	An Interior View of Death	死亡的內景	writer, director
	The Narrow Path	雾语	writer, director
	Pirated Copy	蔓延	writer
	Shitou and That Nana	石头和那个娜娜	writer, director
	Star Appeal	星星相吸惜	writer, director
2005	My Fair Son	我如花似玉的儿子	director
	WC	呼呼哈嘿	writer, director
	Withered in a Blooming Season (Withered Lads in a Blooming Season)	少年花草黄	writer, director
2006	Empty Town	水墨青春	writer
	Refrain	副歌	writer, director
2008	Er Dong Er Dong Er Dong , directed by Yang Jin, is a 2008 narrative independent Chinese film about a rebellious teenager in rural northern China. The film is shot in documentary-style and is the director's second feature.-Synopsis:...	二冬	producer
	Queer China, ‘Comrade’ China Queer China, ‘Comrade’ China Queer China, ‘Comrade’ China , directed by Cui Zi’en, is a 2008 independent Chinese documentary about homosexuality in China.-Awards, nominations, and honors:* Pusan International Film Festival**Official Selection* 24th Turino GLBT Film Festival...	志同志	writer, director

External links

• Felipa Award