Jess Jing Zou, born in 1984, is a Chinese director and writer based out of Shanghai and Los Angeles, a member of Director Guild of America.

Her first short film DUO LI (Lili Alone) won Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Best Short Film at the 60th La Semaine de La Critique at Cannes 2021 and Best Fiction Short Film at the 69th Melbourne International Film Festival.

She’s currently developing her first feature A GIRL UNKNOWN, which has won the Next Step Prize of Semaine de la Critique 2024 and the “Best Talent Project” at Shanghai International Film Festival 2024.