Cui Zi'en

He has published nine novels in China and Hong Kong, one of which, Uncle's Past, won the 2001 Radio Literature Award in Germany. In the same year, he founded the Beijing Queer Film Festival, the first LGBT film festival in mainland China. He is also the author of books on criticism and theory, as well as a columnist for magazines.

• Name — Cui Zi'en • Born — 1958 • Birthplace — Harbin, China • Education — Chinese Academy of Social Sciences • Occupation — Film producer Film director • Years Active — 1990s–present • Awards — (IGLHRC) International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Felipa Award Cui Zi'en, born 1958, in Harbin in the People's Republic of China, is a film director, producer, film scholar, screenwriter, novelist and an outspoken LGBT activist based in Beijing. He graduated from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences with an MA in literature and now is an associate professor at the Film Research Institute of the Beijing Film Academy. Cui Zi'en is one of the avant-garde DV makers in Chinese underground film. He has published nine novels in China and Hong Kong, one of which, Uncle's Past, won the 2001 Radio Literature Award in Germany. In the same year, he founded the Beijing Queer Film Festival, the first LGBT film festival in mainland China. He is also the author of books on criticism and theory, as well as a columnist for magazines.

In 2002, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) presented the Felipa de Souza Award to Cui Zi'en. Cui brought issues of same-sex love into Chinese culture and public awareness, with a prolific crop of critically acclaimed articles, lectures, books, and films, including the first gay novel in modern China. Despite it being banned in mainland China, the novel is still available through unofficial channels.

• Year — English title — Original title — Notes • 1999 — Men and Women (Man Man Woman Woman) (Nannan nünü) — 男男女女 — writer • 2002 — Enter the Clowns — 丑角登场 — writer, director, actor • The Old Testament — 旧约 — writer, director • Welcome to Destination Shanghai — 目的地，上海 — actor • 2003 — Feeding Boys, Ayaya — 哎呀呀，去哺乳 — writer, director, actor, producer • Keep Cool and Don't Blush — 脸不变色心不跳 — writer, director • Night Scene — 夜景 — writer, director • 2004 — An Interior View of Death — 死亡的內景 — writer, director • The Narrow Path — 雾语 — writer, director • Pirated Copy — 蔓延 — writer • Shitou and That Nana — 石头和那个娜娜 — writer, director • Star Appeal — 星星相吸惜 — writer, director • 2005 — WC — 呼呼哈嘿 — writer, director • Withered in a Blooming Season (Withered Lads in a Blooming Season) — 少年花草黄 — writer, director • 2006 — Empty Town — 水墨青春 — writer • Refrain — 副歌 — writer, director • 2007 — My Fair Son — 我如花似玉的儿子 — director • 2008 — Er Dong — 二冬 — producer • Queer China, 'Comrade' China — 誌同志 — writer, director • 2010 — The Wild Strawberries — 野草莓 — writer