Jane YU received her MA in Cinema Studies from New York University. As a veteran programmer and film critic, she is the founder and director of BOOK MEETS FILM Forum, promoting Chinese-language book-to-film adaptations. She is also one of the founders and committee members of Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund, Busan International Film Festival. YU wrote and translated many film-related books, including The Cinema Magician - CHEN Po-wen's World of Cinema, and edited Asian Documentary Today and Women and Image: Diverse Views of Women’s Cinema.