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Bing Li

Assistant Professor

Personal profile

Personal profile

Bing is a graduate of the AFI Screenwriting Program. He has worked in both feature and documentary filmmaking after attending Northern Film School in UK. As a writer-director, his films have been screened internationally and won the best documentary film in China; his screenplays have made into prestigious screenplay contests such as Final Draft Quarterfinals, Diverse Voices Semifinals in US, top 4% of BBC Drama in UK and 2020 Excellent Screenplay Award in Taiwan. Bing is interested in the variety of human life, particularly in storytelling of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Teaching

FTA433 Advanced Visual Storytelling Techniques, MSc Cultural and Creative Industries

FTA211 Screenwriting Craft and Practice, BA Filmmaking

FTA201 Adaptation, BA Filmmaking

FTA102 Screen Writing for Film and TV, BA Filmmaking

Awards and honours

2022 Best Asian Chinese Film, the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards

2022 Best Narrative Feature Film, the 24th Taipei Film Festival

2022 Nomination for Best Original Screenplay, the 24th Taipei Film Festival

2022 Best Original Screenplay, Chinese Screenwriters Association

2021 Nomination for Best Original Screenplay, the 58th Golden Horse Film Festival 

2020 Excellent Screenplay Award, Taiwan

2018 Diverse Voices Semifinalist, US

2018 BBC Drama Screenplay Top 4%, UK

2017 Final Draft Big Break Quarterfinalist, US

2006 Best Documentary Film, China

Education/Academic qualification

MFA, American Film Institute

Person Types

  • Staff