Chen Yi-jung

Known for

Directing

Birthplace

Taiwan

Chen Yi-Jung a creator of movies and visual arts. She formed an original style from her experience as a journalist and from her knowledge of both classic and modern European aesthetics. In 2004, She made her first short documentary, TAIWANESE MARIONETTE, which helped her to enter Lumière University. Then She made documentary LA BOITE - THE MEETING OF TAIWANESE AND FRENCH MARIONETTES in 2010 as her graduate project. After finishing her studies in France, She worked as executive director in W&M Creative Co., Ltd. in Taipei on several commercials and documentary projects such as THE CENTENARY OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM. As a side project, She became interested in contemporary dance in Taiwan and made the documentary DANCE TRAVEL PROJECT - 1875 RAVEL AND BOLERO in 2011. In 2012 She left the company to become an independent film director. Then in 2013, She participated as the second assistant director in the film Elena with director Lin Jing-Jie. Since then, She has been focusing on her dramatic creation, which has always been her goal while studying cinema.