Born in Sichuan, China in 1977, Qiu Jiongjiong is an active contemporary artist and filmmaker. His experiments with cinematic language and aesthetics earned him recognition as one of China's most important arthouse cinema directors. A New Old Play (2021) won the Special Jury Prize at Locarno, and was selected for over 40 film festivals. Qiu also has had retrospective exhibitions in the U.S., the Netherlands, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan.
From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39
