Viv Li is a Chinese filmmaker and artist based in Berlin. Born and raised in Beijing, Viv spent the past 15 years living in Europe, South America and Southeast Asia. She holds a master degree in Directing from DocNomads and a bachelor degree in Drama and Films from the University of Manchester. Viv participated in Sundance Institute, Berlinale Talents, Locarno Residency, Chicken & Egg, IDFAcademy, Pop-up Residency and received the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. Her narrative short, ACROSS THE WATERS, was nominated for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and won the Lights On Women’s Worth Award. Her short documentary, I DON’T FEEL AT HOME ANYWHERE ANYMORE, was awarded a Jury Special Mention at IDFA, among 8 other international awards after traveling to 70 festivals. Currently, she is working on her first feature project in Berlin.