BIO
Peiqi Peng is a Chinese director living in LA, with a BFA in Media Arts Production & Post-Colonial Studies from Emerson College and a MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute.
A child fantasy writer who later studied Sociology, Peng tells socially conscious female and queer stories through genre-bending forms, combining gore, fantasy, and absurdist elements with naturalistic sensibilities.
Her recent short, A Roadside Banquet, a story about a girl who turns into a feather duster at her brother's birthday party, went to a dozen Oscar-Qualifying film festivals, including the prestigious FIRST International Film Festival—often seen as the ‘Chinese Sundance’—and was broadcast on KCET/PBS. She was nominated at the YDA Awards, and her short was screened at the American Pavilion showcase at Cannes 2024.
Before she became a director, Peng did script development work for FilmNation, Partizan, and Imagine Entertainment. She is a 2025 Film Independent Project Involve directing fellow.
SELECTED FESTIVAL SELECTIONS:
- FIRST international Film Festival/FIRST青年影展
- Young Director Awards
- Fine Cut (KCET)
- Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
- Cleveland International Film Festival’s FilmSlam Streams
- New York Asian Film Festival
- Sarasota Film Festival
- LA Shorts International Film Festival
- Chinese American Film Festival
- Durban International Film Festival
- Independent Film Festival Boston
Fund/Fellowship/Awards:
- Best Student Film - Durban International Film Festival - A Roadside Banquet
- Best Juried Award - CineGear Expo LA - A Roadside Banquet
- Best Audience Award - CineGear Expo LA - A Roadside Banquet
- Recipient - Andrea Montoni Film Catalyst Fund
- Finalist - ColorCreative’s Find Your People Program
- Semi-Finalist - SCREENCRAFT Film Fund Competition
- Winner - Evvy 38 Outstanding Sound Design
- Nominee - Evvy 38 Outstanding Cinematic Achievement
- Semi Finalist - Los Angeles Cinefest
- Silver Winner - Independent Shorts Award
SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS(working as crew):
P!NK, Pharrell Williams, Klay Thompson, NCT 127,
Disney +, TikTok, Clif Bar, Set It Off, iQIYI, the 77th Golden Globes Awards