MEDIA PROFILES & FEATURES

Chelsea Chen Brings Artistic Vision to High-Stakes Enterprise Production — LA Weekly

Building Bridges of Dialogue Through the Lens: The Narrative in Chelsea Chen's Films — MovieMaker

Chelsea Chen: From Auteur Filmmaking to Global Brand Strategy — Flaunt

Why a Reel of Film Is Just a Reflection of Real Life — YCYW Alumni Stories

At 24, These Shanghainese Girls Founded a Personal Brand in New York and Shortlisted for World Film Festivals — WeChat

 

AWARDS & FILM FESTIVAL RECOGNITION (NORTH AMERICA)

Leo Awards — Winner, Best Student Production

Unspeakable: Edge of the Knife (SG̱aawaay Ḵ'uuna) Triumphs at Leo Awards 2019 — YVR Screen Scene

Interview: Leo Awards 2019 — The Permanent Rain Press

Congratulations to Our Alumni, Students and Sessional Professors Nominated for Leo Awards in 2019 — UBC Theatre & Film

 

FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE — I WILL KEEP YOUR LIGHT & REVERIE

Water Towns Festival — I Will Keep Your Light — Duke University

I Will Keep Your Light & Reverie — Screening — Duke Romance Studies

Whistler Film Festival Unveils Its 2018 Slate — That Shelf

WFF '18: Features Land World Premieres — Playback

Whistler Film Festival Rolls Out 2018 Film Lineup and Juries — Sydney's Buzz

Whistler Film Festival — Official Press Releases (archived)

Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards 2019 — I Will Keep Your Light

Montreal World Film Festival — Student Film Festival (archived press release)

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PANELS, GUEST TALKS & ACADEMIC MEDIA​

Reading Cinema: Meet Four Female Directors — Women Directors' Short Film Showcase — Reading Cinema

UBC Theatre and Film Celebrates Asian Heritage Month — UBC

PoV Film Festival 2018: SAIDA and I Will Keep Your Light — SoundCloud

Preview: POV28 Is More Than Just a Showcase for Final Projects — The Ubyssey

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COMMERCIAL & BRAND COVERAGE

TELUS — Sovereign AI Factory Launch — TELUS Newsroom

A Very Special Anniversary: China Tailor-Made Roma — Ferrari Magazine

Trip.com Group Launches New Brand at 20th Anniversary Event — PR Newswire

TELUS — Sovereign AI Factory for Business — TELUS

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MAJOR FILM FESTIVAL & INDUSTRY COVERAGE (SHANGHAI, CHINA)

SIFF SHOOTING 48H | Shortlisted Top 8 Teams Announced; Mentors Revealed — Shanghai International Film Festival 

SIFF SHOOTING 48H | Inaugural Dishui Lake 48-Hour Film Challenge Launches — Shanghai International Film Festival

SIFF SHOOTING 48H Concluded Successfully; Ultimate Challenger Team Announced — Shanghai International Film Festival (English)

Dishui Lake 48-Hour Film Challenge Concludes Successfully; Extreme Challenger Team Emerges — Shanghai International Film Festival

Inaugural Dishui Lake 48-Hour Film Challenge Launches — China National Radio / NetEase

SIFF SHOOTING 48H | Inaugural Dishui Lake 48-Hour Film Challenge Launches — Shanghai Observer

Inaugural Dishui Lake 48-Hour Film Challenge Launches — China National Radio / Sina News

SIFF SHOOTING 48H | Top 8 Teams Announced; Mentors Revealed — Shanghai Observer

SIFF SHOOTING 48H | Top 8 Teams Announced; Mentors Revealed — Hi Lingang (WeChat)

Feature: Creating Films in 48 Hours — What Young Filmmakers Encountered at Dishui Lake — Jiemian

Eight Teams Compete in a 48-Hour Extreme Film Creation Challenge at Lingang — Who Are the 'Ultimate Challengers'? — Jiefang Daily

Dishui Lake 48-Hour Film Challenge Concludes — Discovering Youth Power in Chinese Cinema — Yeeyi

 

OTHER FESTIVAL RECOGNITIONS

LA Indie Short Fest — Helen (Producer)

Palm Springs International ShortFest — The Executioner

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival — The Executioner

Whistler Film Festival — Helen (Producer)

 

INSTITUTIONAL & ALUMNI RECOGNITION

Awards for Excellence in Human Endeavour — Alumni Hall of Fame Award — YCYW

YCYW Celebrates Founder's Day and 88th Anniversary — Alumni Hall of Fame Award — YCEF

Alumni Reunion Takes YWIES SH Gubei Friends down Memory Lane — YCYW

Our Community — Our Alumni (Chelsea Chen Profile) — YWIES Shanghai

 

DIGITAL CURATION 

Judge and Project Manager — NOWNESS Short Film Talent Awards, Shanghai — NOWNESS (Chinese)

NOWNESS Talent Plan Announces Award Winners; "Piercing to the Bone" Wins Best Film — The Paper (Chinese)

Honor List! With You Here, Genius Never Fades — Sina Entertainment (Chinese) 

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EXHIBITION VENUES

Whistler Film Festival · Leo Awards · Shanghai International Film Festival · LA Indie Short Fest · Palm Springs International ShortFest · Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival · Montreal World Film Festival