Keith Chen

Keith Qixi Chen (Chen Qifei), pursued his film career in both the United States and China. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts (Cinematography) at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He then went on to earn his Master's Degree in Fine Arts (Film Directing) at the Beijing Film Academy, where he studied under his mentor, China's fifth generation filmmaker, Tian Zhuang Zhuang. Keith was nominated in 2003 for Best Cinematography for "Overture" (director Christopher Wedding) at the Dusty Film Festival, and for Best Actor in 2004 for "Chinese Dream" (director Victor Quinaz) at the Georgia International Film Festival. In 2006, Keith worked with John Woo on "Red Cliff" as an assistant director in pre-production. In 2007, his short film, "Not bad, Boy", was officially selected by the Chicago International Film Festival.