DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Cecile Zhang is a cinematographer. She was accepted into the Beijing Film Academy at 17 years old as the only female of her academic year, eventually graduating with a Masters in Cinematography.
In the March issue of American Cinematographer, Cecile was featured as one of the Rising Stars of 2020 by the American Cinematographer Society (ASC) . She was also recognised at the 71st Cannes Film Festival as the Junior Director of Photography by the 2018 Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography.
Cecile has shot narratives, documentaries and commercials. Her first feature WEIHAI (2018) premiered at the 43rd Sao Paulo International Film Festival and will be showcased at this year’s Camerimage film festival. She is currently filming her fourth feature and has recently filmed “Girl With a Thermal Gun” which won the best narrative short at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
Cecile’s Social Media:
Instagram: @cecile_zhang