Yang Mingming

The bold and audacious Yang Mingming, born in 1987 in Beijing, China, has been actively making films since 2012. She is renowned for her work in the drama and comedy genres, with her most famous films being "Female Directors" and "Girls Always Happy", the latter having won the Panorama Special Mention at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. Mingming’s unique authorial style is characterized by her unflinching explorations of mother-daughter dynamics, urban loneliness, and the complexities of female independence in contemporary China. Yang Mingming, with her keen eye for detail and raw, emotional storytelling, has a remarkable ability to illuminate the intricacies of human relationships in her films.