top of page
IMG_2895_edited.jpg

Biography

Zheyu Liang
Storyteller / Filmmaker / Advocate for Diversity
Founder of JOY U PRODUCTIONS

  • Instagram

Based in Los Angeles, Zheyu is producer, director and editor from China, dedicated to crafting compelling narratives that illuminate the experience of underrepresented communities. Her passion has generated for accolades, including an Emmy® award, the DGA Student Film Award and recognition at numerous Academy Award-qualifying film festival. 

​​​

Zheyu's directing/producing/editing work explores themes of immigration, gender, and family dynamics, offering a nuanced perspective on the challenges and triumphs of diverse groups. Her films have been showcased at prestigious film festivals such as Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, CAAMFEST, Austin Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

​

Her feature films and TV series have streamed and broadcast on global renowned platforms such as PBS, ODK Media, Alizila, Youku, attracting hundreds of millions of views. 

 

Zheyu premiered her documentary "The Future of Hollywood" at the CESASC 58th annual convention featuring insights from acclaimed director Ang Lee and renowned actress Lisa Lu. Zheyu also contributed to the production of a commercial for Coca-Cola Regal Films, which screened in Regal Cinemas nationwide.

​​​

Throughout her career, Zheyu has collaborated with esteemed international clients including Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, TikTok, PBS, iQIYI, ODK Media, Shandong Film & TV Media International, AEG, and Fujifilm.

​

Zheyu received her MFA degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and her BA degree from Shanghai Univeristy School of Communication and Journalism. She was also a visiting scholar at the University of Toronto and the Journalism School of Cologne, Germany.


​​​

2021 Edna and Yu-Shan HanEndowed Award

2021 Finalist at Roy W. Dean Short film award

2021 the Study of Women research grant

2020 Peal Wang Fellowship

2020 Mary Pickford Award

2020 Joseph W. Drown Award for MotionPicture

2020 CESASC Lisa Lu Award

2020 the Study of Women research grant

2019 Mary Pickford Award

2019 Peal Wang Fellowship

2018 Mary Pickford Award

TB1EdVmVQL0gK0jSZFAXXcA9pXa-398-130.png
BABA_BIG-145dd7ec.png
pbs.png
1200px-TikTok_logo.svg.png
Screen Shot 2024-10-15 at 1.06.04 PM.png
山影制作logoEng-removebg-preview.png
Level_Infinite_Logo_Black_InfiniteSky_CMYK.png
download-removebg-preview.png
download__1_-removebg-preview.png
unnamed-removebg-preview.png
Simon-Malls-Logo-black.png
unnamed.png
GOODSHORT.png
DRAMABOX.png
ZTWaeSLf_400x400.jpeg

Contact

Zheyu Liang

Thanks for reaching out!
bottom of page