Ran Jing

Born and raised in Beijing, Ran Jing is an award-winning writer, director. Her 2017 live action short film Fish Stew was selected by multiple international film festivals, including HollyShorts, NewFilmmakers NY, and the Chinese American Film Festival. She has taught as a guest lecturer at NYU as well as the School of Visual Arts, and has served as a judge for the Emmys, Northwest Animation Festival and ASIFA East. Model is Ran’s first feature film. It premiered at the 43rd Asian American International Film Festival and won the Emerging Director award. The film was theatrically released in China in October 2021. Prior to that, She has worked closely with award-winning producers and directors, including Jorge R. Gutierrez, Aron Warner, and Carlos Saldanha, as a story artist on animated feature films, such as Peanuts, The Book of Life and the Rio franchise.

Feature Film: Model (2021)

Edmonton International Film Festival – Official Selection

Asian American International Film Festival – Winner, Emerging Director

Woodstock Film Festival - Official Selection

Shanghai International Film Festival - Official Selection

Hainan International Film Festival – Winner, Best Director, Best Actress

Dhaka International Film Festival – Official Selection

Canadian Diversity Film Festival – Winner, Best Narrative Feature International

Independent Film Festival – Winner, Best Narrative Feature

Hollywood Gold Awards – Official Selection

ARFF Berlin International Awards – Official Selection

Oniros Film Awards New York – Official Selection

Short Film: Fish Stew (2019)

2017 Big Apple Film Festival – Official Selection

HollyShorts Film Festival – Official Selection
NewFilmmakers NY – Official Selection
Chinese American Film Festival – Official Selection
Kinofilm 14th Edition, Manchester International Short Film Festival – Official Selection
Monaco International Film Festival / Official Selection
ARFF Berlin / Around International Film Awards – Winner
Canada China International Film Festival – Official Selection
Bridges International Film Festival – Official Selection
MIFF Awards – Best Short Film Nominee
Sydney Indie Film Festival – Semi-Finalist
Davis International Film Festival – Semi-Finalist
CARE International Film Awards 2018 – Best Short Film Nominee

Member:

Writers Guild of America, New York Women in Film and Television, ASIFA-East, Women in Animation

Panelist:

Animation Nights New York (ANNY)

Juror:

Emmy Award, Northwest Animation Festival, ASIFA-East

Guest Speaker:

New York University, School of Visual Arts, Introduction to Storytelling courses