Team

President

Ying Wang is the co-founder of Cinevolution. As a migrant navigating between multiple cultures, Ying is fascinated by stories that reveal the geopolitical complexity of global migration. Working with artists and communities also enhanced her belief in the power of art to transcend and transform the individual and society. A self taught filmmaker, Ying‘s new documentary The World is Bright, a tender portrait of family, mental health and migration, received the Sea to Sky Award at the 38th Vancouver International Film Festival in 2019 and Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in 2020.

Secretary

Working in the Arts, Lynn values how they strengthen personal identity, increase appreciation for other people and the world in new ways, and open up space for greater understanding and sensitivity. She is the Programming Assistant for the Institute of Asian Art at the Vancouver Art Gallery and a graphic designer. As co-founder and Program Director for Cinevolution, she has been essential in all aspects of organizing our numerous programs. Cinevolution’s vision of intercultural engagement through film and media arts has been a medium for Lynn to explore her immigrant identity and fascination with culturally anchored art forms.

Operations Manager

Jenniffer Tai is an arts administrator and researcher. She is interested in databases, systems, and the construction of textiles. She studied sociology at UBC and has a Human Resources Diploma from BCIT. Jenniffer began her involvement with Cinevolution in 2014, when she joined the team as the Box Office Manager for the Your Kontinent Festival. Finding the enthusiasm and dedication of the team to be infectious, she has remained with the organization since. During her time with Cinevolution she has been involved in programs such as DocuAsia Forum and Digital Carnival and has worked in various capacities over the years before stepping into her current role as Operations Manager.

Marketing Coordinator

I-Chen is a graduate of Wilson School of Design where she majored in Graphic Design for Marketing. Her involvement with Cinevolution started in 2018 when she volunteered at the society as a content manager for her university marketing course. I-Chen was honoured to be invited back to the team as a Marketing Coordinator to promote Cinevolution’s mission, value, and programming.

Executive Director

Born in Belgium, with a childhood that spanned Taipei and Prince Rupert, Yun-Jou grew up navigating the interstitial spaces between two languages and two cultures, knowing that the question of identity is often complicated and unanswerable. She has always been powerfully drawn to language, literature and the stories we tell, and how these things inform our ability to connect with one another, form groups and build community.