Chen Miao is one of the “Sixth Generation” film directors of China New Cinema. A graduate of Beijing Film Academy, she went to study and work in Hollywood before returning to China to apply her Western experience to filmmaking.
Her first feature film “Mi Ni” (2005) starring famous movie stars--Angelica Lee and Liu Ye was theatrically released nationwide in greater China. “A Girl Thirteen” (2007) her second feature was entered into the 60th Cannes Film Festival for the Junior Competition and won Best Digital Film at the 2007 Beijing Youth Film Festival. Currently, she is directing her third feature “Son of the Stars” .
Chen Miao is also a seasoned documentary filmmaker. Her films “The Snake Boy”, “Shanghai Dreams”, “Lulu and Me ”– have been critically acclaimed at various international film festivals and have been broadcasted by TV channels throughout Asia.