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Weimin Zhang
San Francisco State University, Department of Cinema 1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-4168
E-mail: weimin@sfsu.edu Phone: (650) 868-4535 Teaching Web Site: http://online.sfsu.edu/~weimin/ 2006 - Present Assistant Professor, Cinema Department
San Francisco State University EDUCATION
1997 - 2000 MFA in Film Production Ohio University, School of Film
Academic Honors: 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award Academic Merit Scholarship, 1997-2000
MA in Interactive Multimedia Design
Ohio University, School of Visual Communication
1987 - 1991 BFA in Cinematography Beijing Film Academy, China
Academic Merit Scholarship, 1989-1990 PREVIOUS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2003 - 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Cinema & Television Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
1999 - 2000 Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Film Ohio University, OH
1985 - 1987 Lecturer, Beijing Central Art and Design Institute Beijing, China
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
2002 - 2003 Freelance Cinematographer and Editor, Los Angeles, CA
2001 - 2002 Motion Graphic Animation Artist, Deluxe Digital Services, Carson, CA 2000 - 2001 Senior Multimedia Designer, First Health Group Corp. Downers Grove, IL 1999 - 2000 Web Designer, Ohio University, School of Film, Athens, OH
PRODUCTION CREDITS AS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY OR CINEMATOGRAPHER 2004 - present The Last Days of Beijing Hutongs, HD, feature, documentary (work in progress)
Beijing’s Hutongs, the traditional city structure with a unique ancient architectural style dating back to the Yuan dynasty (1206-1341), have been fading into the shade and greatly destroyed after massive demolishing under the command of the Chinese government. This film explores the complexities of modernization and development in urban environments, and the effect it has on individual lives. The production of this film began in 2004 and finished by the end of 2008. It’s currently in postproduction and expected to be finished by December 2009.
Web site: http://hutongstory.com
2009 - present The Quiet Man – A Milestone or a Millstone? HD, feature, documentary (U.S. unit) (work in progress); directed by Sé Merry Doyle, produced by Loopline Film, Dublin, Ireland
John Ford’s personal take on his idealized vision of Ireland, The Quiet Man, is regarded as a cinematic milestone that has left a marked impression on the landscapes in which it was filmed. This documentary is intended to lift the lid on what The Quiet Man means for issues of identity in Ireland and what its legacy has been.The documentary will also delve into the story of the making of the film and will potentially feature contributions from well-known commentators and filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese, Jim Sheridan and Joseph McBride. This film is currently in postproduction and expected to be completed by March 2010.
2009 Francis Ford Coppola on Campus, HD, multi-camera, a seminar given by Francis Ford Coppola, presented by Cinema Department, SFSU
2007 The Green Mountain in the Drawer, S16 mm, short, directed by Hwa-Jun Lee 2006 Li Ning Sportswear – featuring Miami Heat player Shaquille O'Neal, 35mm,
TV Commercial, produced by Motion Logic Production, China
2005 Dream Weaver – Beijing 2008, 16mm, feature, documentary, produced by China Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio; presented By The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
2003 China Unicom – featuring NBA player Yao Ming, 35mm, TV Commercial, produced by Motion Logic Production, China
2002 CEO, 35mm, feature (U.S. unit), Produced by China Film Group, China 1998 The Old Man’s Cave, 16mm, short, directed by Weimin Zhang
1998 Forgiveness, 16mm, short, directed by Patricia Perz 1997 Four Seasons, 16mm, short, Directed by Jun-Fu Wang 1997 The Opium War, Beta SP, 27-part Television drama series
Produced by CCTV & Pearl River Film Studio, China
China Central Television (CCTV), China
1995 The Old Business of China, Beta SP, 26-part television drama series Produced by China Central Television (CCTV), China
1994 Nu Shu – A Hidden Language of Woman in China, Beta SP, feature documentary, Produced by East - West Film Enterprise, Canada
1993 Old Man Ge, 35mm, feature, Produced by Changchun Film Studio, China
1992 Good Luck, 35mm, feature, produced by Shanxi Film Studio/Inner Mongolia Film Studio, China
1990 Red Clay Ruyi, 16mm short, Beijing Film Academy, China PRODUCTION CREDIT AS WRITER, DIRECTOR & EDITOR
2009 The Everlasting Flame: Beijing 2008, the official documentary of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, HD, feature, documentary (U.S. unit - director)
For preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnnzxzmfHuc
2004 - present The Last Days of Beijing Hutongs, HD, feature documentary (work in progress) (Description as above)
2005 - present The Odyssey of Chinese Daughters, HD, feature documentary (work in progress), Each year, thousands of abandoned children, almost exclusively young girls cross the Parcific and make their journey from China to the United States, where they find new homes.The Odyssey of Chinese Daughters will piece together a portrait of East-West adoption through uncovering the intimate personal stories of four adopted Chinese girls and their American families, with further exploration of this particular
intersection between American and Chinese history.
2009 Francis Ford Coppola on Campus, HD, multi-camera, a seminar given by Francis Ford Coppola, (cinematographer and editor),
Presented by Department of Cinema, College of Creative Arts, SFSU 2000 The House of Spirit, 16mm, 42min. documentary
1998 The Old Man’s Cave, 16mm, short 1990 Red Clay Ruyi, 16mm, short PUBLICATIONS
The Spirit of Tibet – photography book (Beijing, China, Encyclopedia Publishers, forthcoming)
The Spirit of Tibet is going to be an 86-page hardcover book, which contains 80 selected photographs from thousand of photographs that I took on five journeys in Tibet between 1993 and 2004. This book contains many photographs, including 20 photographs that won photography awards, previously published and exhibited in China and the U.S. Also included is a interactive multimedia DVD-Rom integrated with selected photographs, illustrations, Tibetan music, folk songs, video clips, and etc.
The Secret Language of Women – Interactive multimedia DVD-ROM (Beijing, China, Encyclopedia Publishers, 2006)
Bumming in Beijing, in Ian Aitken (ed.), Volume 1-3 (2006), The Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film
(New York, Routledge, ISBN 978157958445) AWARDS & HONORS: ACADEMIC
2009 Presidential Award for Professional Development, SFSU (2008 - 2009) 2009 SFSU Travel Award – 2009 Digital HD Technology Conference and VariCamp
Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Wang Family Faculty Research Grant - CSU International Research Development Award
2008 CSU Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Award – Summer Stipend Award 2007 Chosen for Permanent Collection of The Library of Congress,
For the interactive multimedia research and creative project: Nu Shu - The Secret of Women’s Writing
2007 CSU Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Award – Summer Stipend Award 2007 SFSU Faculty International Development Grant, SFSU
2005 Faculty Research and Professional Development Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2004 Faculty Research and Professional Development Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2003 Faculty Research and Professional Development Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2000 Cannes International Film Festival Student Program Award American Pavilion/Kodak Worldwide Student Program 1999 Betty Thomas Filmmaking Award, Ohio University 2005 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award, Ohio University AWARDS & HONORS: FILM & DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION 2009 Woman in Film Award 2009, U.S.A.
For The House of Spirit, 16mm, 42min. documentary (writer, director & editor) 2009 Grand Jury Prize, Closing Night Feature, 2009 Montreal World Film Festival,
Montreal, Canada
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, HD, feature documentary (U.S. unit - director) 2009 Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking Award,
2009 Newport Beach Film festival, CA
For Dream Weaver - Beijing 2008 16mm, feature documentary (cinematographer) 2009 Golden Reel Award, 25th Los Angels Asian Pacific Film Festival, 2009
Best Short Nomination, 32nd Asian American International Film Festival, 2009 Honorable Mention, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, 2008
For The Green Mountain in the Drawer 16mm, short (director of photography) 2008 Guirlande D’honneur 2008, The 26th Sport Movies & TV 2009 - 27th Milano
International Ficts Festival, Italy
For Dream Weaver - Beijing 2008 16mm, feature documentary (cinematographer) 2008 Opening Night Feature, 11th Shanghai International Film Festival, China
For Dream Weaver - Beijing 2008 16mm, feature documentary (cinematographer) 2008 Tides Foundation Film Award, Chicken & Egg Pictures, New York
For The Last Days of Beijing’s Hutongs, HD, feature documentary (writer and director) 2007 Pacific Pioneer Film Award, California
For The Last Days of Beijing’s Hutongs, HD, feature documentary (writer and director) 2003 Best Picture, 26th Popular Cinema All Flowers Prize, China
For CEO, 35mm, feature (U.S. unit - director of photography) 2003 Best Picture, 9th Chinese National Film Award, China
For CEO, 35mm, feature (U.S. unit - director of photography) 2001 Official Selection, Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2001, Canada
For The House of Spirit, 16mm, feature documentary (writer, director & editor) 2001 Nominee of Best Documentary Film, 2001 Ammy Award, CA
For The House of Spirit, 16mm, 42min. documentary (Writer, Director & Editor) 2000 Official Selection, Chicago Asian American Film Showcase, IL
For The House of Spirit, 16mm, 42min. documentary (Writer, Director & Editor) 2000 First Place, Short Film Competition, 57th Cannes International Film Festival,
Kodak Student Film Program, France
For Cannes 2000, short (director & cinematographer)
1998 Official Selection, Huston Children International Film Festival, TX
For He Tong (The Homebound Crane), 35mm, feature (director of photography) 1997 Best Music Award, Tashkent International Film Festival 1997, Russia
1997 Best Documentary & Audience Favorite Award, 8th Torino International Women’s Film Festival, Italy
For Nu Shu – A Hidden Language of Woman in China, feature documentary 1994 Youth Critics Award, Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
For Old Man Ge, 35mm, feature (Director of Photography) 1993 Silver Deer Cup, 1st China Changchun Film Festival, China
For Old Man Ge, 35mm, feature (Director of Photography)
AWARDS & HONORS: MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY 2007 Chosen for Permanent Collection of The Library of Congress,
For the interactive multimedia research and creative project: Nu Shu - The Secret of Women’s Writing
2007 2007 International Ava Award
For the Interactive Multimedia Research and Creative Project: Nu Shu - The Secret of Women’s Writing
1999 Solo Photography Exhibition, Ohio University For exhibit “Photographic Pilgrimage to Tibet”
1998 Finalist, 18th Annual Student Photography Contest Photographer’s Forum Magazine For photograph: "The Voice of God"
1996 Photography Exhibition, Beijing Film Academy, China For two-woman exhibit “The Land and Spirit of Tibet” 1996 Photography Exhibition, Museum of Henan Province, China
For two-woman exhibit “Photography Exhibition of Tibet” WORK CITED IN (selected)
The China Press Newspaper June 7, 2009
Olympic Documentary Film Director Filming Beijing’s Hutongs
Creative Arts Magazine April 2009
Page 7, Gold-Medal Filmmaking
NBC 11 Television News June 23, 2008
South Bay Woman Heads to Beijing to Film Olympic Documentary – Weimin Zhang of Santa Clara Directs U.S. Portion of Film
San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper April 16, 2008
Chasing Olympic torch, filmmaker faces own hurdles
KTSF Channel 26 Television News April 13, 2008
Golden Gate X Press Newspaper April 13, 2008 SF State Professor Appointed to film ‘Olympic Spirit’
Dialogue 360 Television Show April 9, 2008
Interview Prof. Weimin Zhang filming Olympic torch relay in San Francisco
SF State News April 8, 2008
Zhang Lead Official Olympic Documentary Crew
AsianWeek Magazine April 4-10, 2008
Framing the Games
SFSU professor at work on official 2008 Olympic film
Tingtao Daily Newspaper March 21, 2008
SF State Professor Appointed to film Olympic Documentary Film Chinese American to Film Olympic Documentary
SF State News March 18, 2008
Media Advisory: SF State Professor to lead Official 2008 Beijing Olympic Film Crew
– Weimin Zhang will follow athletes and touch before, during and after the 2008 Beijing Olympic
Dialogue 360 Television Show February 2008
Interview Prof. Weimin Zhang and Her Multimedia Design: Nu Shu – The Secret Women’s Writing in China
Golden Gate X Press Newspaper November 16, 2006
Professor gets Green light for Olympic documentary
World Daily Newspaper April 27, 2006
National News: Nu Shu – Weimin Zhang uncovered the Secret veil
Women in Hunan province communicate with a secret language that has passed on for hundreds years. Interactive multimedia CD-Rom in both Chinese and English has been published
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Digital Multimedia Production
Enhance Teaching and Learning in CinematographyThrough Interactive Multimedia DVD-ROM, interactive Multimedia DVD-ROM (director & principle designer), Funded by Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty Research Grant, Hong Kong, 2005
The Secret Language of Women, Interactive multimedia DVD-ROM (director & principal designer) Funded by Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty Research Grant, Hong Kong, 2004 Finalist Presentation,interactive multimedia CD-ROM (principal designer), First Health Group Inc.,
Downers Grove, IL, 2000
School of Film official website (principal web designer), Ohio University, OH, 1999 - 2000 China Lessons –Interactive multimedia CD-ROM (designer), Ohio University, School of Visual
Scotland Summer School – Interactive multimedia CD-ROM (designer), Ohio University, School of Visual Communication. OH, 1999
Weimin’s Photographic Pilgrimage in Tibet – Interactive multimedia CD-ROM (designer), Ohio University, School of Visual Communication, OH, 1999
Community – Wide Service
2009 - present Funder and President
Infocus Documentary Group, Los Gatos, CA
September 2006 Supervisor and Editor, filming and editing the Frederick Wiseman seminar: Future Tense: Fredrick Wiseman In Conversation with Michael Krasny presented by The Doc Film Institute, Jewish Community Center, San Francisco
2004 - Present Board of Director
The Visual Voice (Nonprofit organization), Los Angeles, CA
2004 - Present Board of Director, The Committee for Women’s Script (Nushu), China Folk Literature and Art Society, Beijing, China
2002 - Present Director of Advisory Board, The Melody Show (Chinese nonprofit Television program broadcasted in San Diego area), San Diego, CA
2000 - 2006 Vice President, Ohio University Chinese Alumni Society (OUCAS) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
China Cinematographer Association, China (2008 - present)
San Francisco Film Society (SFFS), San Francisco, CA (2006 – present) Independent Film Project (IFP - East), New York (2001 – present)
National Asian American Television Association (NAATA), San Francisco (2001 – 2003) Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics (ACM SIGGRAPH), LA Chapter, Los Angeles (2001- 2003)
International Documentary Association (IDA), Los Angeles, (2001 – 2003)
