Cui Zi'en

Cui Zi En

Cui Zi En, also Cui Zi'en or Zi'en Cui, is a director, film scholar, screenwriter, novelist and an outspoken queer activist and scholar based in Beijing. He graduated from the Chinese Academy of Social Science with a MA in literature and now is an associate professor at the Film Research Institute of the Beijing Film Academy. Cui Zi En is one of the avant-garde DV makers in Chinese underground film. He has published nine novels in China and Hong Kong, one of which, Uncle's Past , won the 2001 Radio Literature Award in Germany. He is also the author of books on criticism and theory, as well as a columnist for magazines. In 2002, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) presented the Felipa Award to Cui Zi En. The Felipa Award recognizes the courage and impact of grassroots groups and leaders dedicated to improving the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and other individuals stigmatized and abused because of their sexuality.

External links:

The Felipa Award [1]

Cui Zi En [2] at the Internet Movie Database