William Hong-xiao Wei
Thesis title: Contemporary Poetic Cinema through the Lens of Chinese Aesthetic Theory

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Background
William Hong-xiao Wei is a PhD Candidate and Tutor in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He studied Chemical Engineering and Technology in Southeast University until 2014. He then switched to cinema and received a postgraduate degree with distinction in Film Studies from the University of Edinburgh in 2018. Under the supervision of Dr. David Sorfa and Dr. Xuelei Huang, he is currently working on a thesis entitled “Contemporary Poetic Cinema through the lens of Chinese Aesthetic Theory”, which attempts to apply traditional Chinese lyric theories and aesthetic concepts to analyzing poetic films by contemporary arthouse filmmakers. His debut short film Green Thoughts (2020) had its world premiere at FIDMarseille.
Qualifications
MSc Film Studies - Distinction - The University of Edinburgh
BEng (Hons) - Chemical Engineering and Technology - Southeast University
Undergraduate teaching
Introduction to European Cinema — Course Tutor
Current research interests
Experimental Film, Art House Cinema, Philosophy and Film, Cinematic Aesthetics , Film Phenomenology, Film and other Arts, Traditional Chinese Aesthetics of Poetry and PaintingGreen Thoughts (2020)
Fiction · 28min · 1.89:1 · Colour and Black & White
Cellular Phone/35mm · Stereo · English/French/Chinese · 4K DCP
- World Premiere: 31e Festival International de Cinéma de Marseille (Compétition Flash/Compétition Premier Film) · France · July 2020 · https://fidmarseille.org/film/green-thougts
- UK Premiere: 2020 Slow Film Festival (Countryside Encounters) · United Kingdom · October/November 2020 · https://slowfilmfestival.com/new-page-2
- 26e Aye Aye VO Festival International du Film de Nancy (Sélection Labo) · France · August/September 2020 · https://www.fifnl.com/panorama-japon/135-selection-labo/868-green-remembrance
- 14th Glasgow Short Film Festival (Scottish Competition)· United Kingdom · March 2021 · https://glasgowshort.org/shows/green-thoughts