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Qiu Yang

Awards

Qiu Yang

17 wins & 68 nominations

Aspen Shortsfest

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Drama
    • Under the Sun

Atlanta Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Under the Sun

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Nominee GWFF Best First Feature Award
    • Some Rain Must Fall
  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Winner Encounters Award - Special Jury Prize
    • Some Rain Must Fall
  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Nominee Encounters Award
    • Some Rain Must Fall

Bermuda International Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best International Short
    • Under the Sun

International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2015 Nominee "Small Golden Camera 300" Award
    • Short Films
    • Under the Sun
    Shared with: Tarun Hansen

Cannes Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Winner Leitz Cine Discovery Prize
    • She Runs
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Winner Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night
  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2015 Nominee Cinefondation Award
    • Under the Sun

Chicago International Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Winner Silver Hugo
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2020 Nominee Moon of Valencia
    • Best Short Film
    • She Runs
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2018 Nominee Moon of Valencia
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2020 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • She Runs
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2018 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • A Gentle Night
  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • Under the Sun

Fribourg International Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Best Short Film Award
    • Under the Sun

Golden Horse Film Festival

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Nominee Golden Horse Award
    • Best New Director
    • Some Rain Must Fall
  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Some Rain Must Fall
  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2015 Nominee Golden Horse Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Under the Sun

Hong Kong International Film Festival

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Nominee Golden Firebird Award
    • Young Cinema Chinese Competition
    • Some Rain Must Fall
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2018 Nominee Golden Firebird Award
    • Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Montréal Festival of New Cinema

  • O (5×1 Project) (2019)
    2020 Winner Prix Panorama VR
    • O (5×1 Project)
  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee Loup Argenté
    • Best Short Film
    • She Runs

Jerusalem Film Festival

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Nominee Award for International Cinema
    • Best International Debut
    • Some Rain Must Fall

AFI Fest

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Live Action Short Film
    • A Gentle Night
  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2015 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Live Action Short Film
    • Under the Sun

Melbourne International Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee City of Melbourne Award
    • Best Short Film
    • She Runs
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night
  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2015 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best Short Film
    • Under the Sun
  • Sean McIntyre in The World (2013)
    2014 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Shorts
    • The World

Odense International Film Festival

  • Sean McIntyre in The World (2013)
    2014 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • The World

Philadelphia Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Short Film
    • She Runs
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Slamdance Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Under the Sun

Toronto International Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee Short Cuts Award
    • Best International Short Film
    • She Runs
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Winner Short Cuts Award - Honorable Mention
    • Best International Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Uppsala International Short Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best Short Film
    • She Runs

Venice Film Festival

  • O (5×1 Project) (2019)
    2019 Nominee Best VR Story
    • Virtual Reality Linear Competition
    • O (5×1 Project)

Capalbio Cinema

  • Sean McIntyre in The World (2013)
    2014 Nominee Onde Corte
    • The World

Geneva International Film Festival - Tous Écrans

  • O (5×1 Project) (2019)
    2019 Winner Le Reflet d'Or
    • Best Immersive Work
    • O (5×1 Project)

Leeds International Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2015 Nominee Prix Louis Le Prince
    • Best Short Film
    • Under the Sun

Tribeca Film Festival

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Nominee World Narrative Competition
    • Some Rain Must Fall

Fargo Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2019 Nominee Best Narrative Short
    • Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Aix-en-Provence International Short Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best Short Film
    • Under the Sun
  • Sean McIntyre in The World (2013)
    2013 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best Short Film
    • The World

Bangkok World Film Festival

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Nominee Best Film
    • Lotus Award Competition
    • Some Rain Must Fall
  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2015 Nominee Shortwave
    • Short Film
    • Under the Sun

São Paulo International Short Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Mostra Internacional
    • Best Film
    • A Gentle Night

Aye Aye International Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2018 Winner Grand Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Grand Prize Asian New Force
    • Under the Sun

Tokyo FILMeX

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Nominee Grand Prize
    • Best Film
    • Some Rain Must Fall

Reykjavik International Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best International Short
    • A Gentle Night

Encounters International Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee Brief Encounters Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • She Runs
  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Winner Brief Encounters Grand Prix
    • Special Mention
    • She Runs

Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Best Narrative Short
    • Under the Sun
    ht

Aguilar de Campoo Short Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee Premio Jurado Oficial
    • Best Short
    • She Runs

Asiana International Short Film Festival

  • Sean McIntyre in The World (2013)
    2014 Nominee Grand Prize
    • International Competition
    • The World

ATOM Awards (Australian Teachers of Media Awards)

  • Sean McIntyre in The World (2013)
    2014 Nominee Best Tertiary Short Fiction
    • The World

The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Winner International Competition
    • Best Film
    • A Gentle Night

Busan International Short Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Film
    • Under the Sun

Ismailia International Film Festival

  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Under the Sun

IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2018 Nominee Short Film Grand Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night
  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee Short Film Grand Prize
    • Under the Sun

Concorto Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Golden Donkey Award
    • International Competition
    • A Gentle Night

Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee International Shorts
    • Best Short Film
    • She Runs
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee International Shorts
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Pancevo Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Chimney Award
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Pune International Film Festival (PIFF)

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2025 Nominee World Competition
    • Best Film
    • Some Rain Must Fall

CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Film
    • She Runs

Batumi International ArtHouse Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Winner Best Short Film Award
    • A Gentle Night
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

South Taiwan Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee South Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • A Gentle Night
  • Under the Sun (2015)
    2016 Nominee South Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Under the Sun
  • Sean McIntyre in The World (2013)
    2014 Nominee South Award
    • The World

Prague Short Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2020 Nominee International Competition
    • Best Short Film
    • She Runs

Verin International Short Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Nova - Best Short Film
    • A Gentle Night

Il Varco International Short Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2020 Nominee Hollow Man Award
    • Best Film
    • She Runs

El Gouna Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2019 Nominee Golden Star
    • Short Films Competition
    • She Runs
  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee Golden Star
    • Short Films Competition
    • A Gentle Night

Pingyao International Film Festival

  • A Gentle Night (2017)
    2017 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Best of Fest - Best Film
    • A Gentle Night

Castrovillari Film Festival

  • She Runs (2019)
    2020 Winner Young Jury Award
    • Young Jury Prize
    • She Runs
    "For having been able to create a direct empathic relationship with the young audience that manages to identify with the protagonist and with her extreme desire for freedom and escape."
  • She Runs (2019)
    2020 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Director
    • She Runs

Festival Cinema Africano Asia e America Latina

  • Yu Aier in Some Rain Must Fall (2024)
    2024 Winner Finestre sul Mondo Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Some Rain Must Fall

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