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Lin Zhao(IV)

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Lin Zhao was born on October 12, 1988 in Hebei, China. He moved to the United States in 2008. Lin Zhao graduated at University of California, Davis in Film Studies and Theater, he earns his MFA Degree at New York Film Academy in Filmmaking. At school, he directed Dice God(2013), The Kidnap(2013), There is A Night(2014), Helping Hand(2014), Strangers In the Night(2014) and Last Chance(2015). His short film Seventy Two Hours(2014), a romantic dark comedy, got selected into Cannes Short Film Festival 2015. Lin Zhao is working on his next film Jiaozi(2015), a story about culture clash between Eastern and Western culture in a 9 years old American Born Chinese boy in Mississippi. This film has screened at the Theater of Warner Brothers and selected into 7 film festivals so far. As a writer, director, and producer of short films and experience on television shows, Lin Zhao continually found his greatest successes have been achieved in the areas of Shooting Virtual Reality (VR) Videos, Writing VR stories and Directing VR Short films and series. In Lin Zhao's present role, he have write/produced/directed his first VR Sci-fi Series called "T.I.M. The Invisible Man" at Bado Studio.
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Jiaozi (2015)
    Jiaozi
    9.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015
    Last Chance (2015)
    Last Chance
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015
    72 Hours (2014)
    72 Hours
    Short
    • Director
    • 2014
    T.I.M. The Invisible Men (2017)
    T.I.M. The Invisible Men
    Video
    • Director
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Director



    • Overlap: A VR Film
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Becoming a Master (2025)
      Becoming a Master
      8.0
      • director
      • 2025
    • T.I.M. The Invisible Men (2017)
      T.I.M. The Invisible Men
      Video
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Strangers in the Night (2016)
      Strangers in the Night
      8.5
      Short
      • shooting director
      • 2016
    • Kirill Yusim, Adrian Sierkowski, Lin Zhao, and Yijian Lou in Entering Mars (2016)
      Entering Mars
      9.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Last Chance (2015)
      Last Chance
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Jiaozi (2015)
      Jiaozi
      9.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Voice (2015)
      The Voice
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Helping Hand (2015)
      Helping Hand
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Never Say Goodbye to Me (2015)
      Never Say Goodbye to Me
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • 72 Hours (2014)
      72 Hours
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Dice God (2014)
      Dice God
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Kidnap (2014)
      The Kidnap
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • There Is a Night (2014)
      There Is a Night
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Red in Me (2013)
      Red in Me
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • My Fantasy Self Portrait (2013)
      My Fantasy Self Portrait
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013

    Writer



    • Overlap: A VR Film
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • T.I.M. The Invisible Men (2017)
      T.I.M. The Invisible Men
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Jiaozi (2015)
      Jiaozi
      9.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • The Voice (2015)
      The Voice
      Short
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Never Say Goodbye to Me (2015)
      Never Say Goodbye to Me
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • 72 Hours (2014)
      72 Hours
      Short
      • story
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Dice God (2014)
      Dice God
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • The Kidnap (2014)
      The Kidnap
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • There Is a Night (2014)
      There Is a Night
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Red in Me (2013)
      Red in Me
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • My Fantasy Self Portrait (2013)
      My Fantasy Self Portrait
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Money Can't Buy You Love 2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Money Can't Buy You Love 1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011

    Editor



    • T.I.M. The Invisible Men (2017)
      T.I.M. The Invisible Men
      Video
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Kirill Yusim, Adrian Sierkowski, Lin Zhao, and Yijian Lou in Entering Mars (2016)
      Entering Mars
      9.3
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Last Chance (2015)
      Last Chance
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Jiaozi (2015)
      Jiaozi
      9.3
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Helping Hand (2015)
      Helping Hand
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Never Say Goodbye to Me (2015)
      Never Say Goodbye to Me
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • 72 Hours (2014)
      72 Hours
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Dice God (2014)
      Dice God
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • The Kidnap (2014)
      The Kidnap
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Red in Me (2013)
      Red in Me
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • My Fantasy Self Portrait (2013)
      My Fantasy Self Portrait
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Money Can't Buy You Love 2
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Money Can't Buy You Love 1
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011

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