
Person
Xiaoxi Xu
Editing · Born 1981-11-18 · Chengdu (Sichuan), China
Biography
Xu Xiaoxi, Chinese filmmaker, director and writer of films and commercials and awarded in Film Festivals, including Best Film. MFA in Filmmaking, NYFA at Universal Studios, CA (USA). BA in Fine Arts at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University of South Africa. CEO, director and writer at Almost Red Studio Chengdu (China). Xu Xiaoxi is a Chinese filmmaker born in Chengdu (China) with an international background. He obtains his BA in Fine Arts from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa, specializing in the field of Video Art. He moves to Los Angeles in 2008 to study a MFA in Filmmaking at the NYFA, Universal Studios in Hollywood, where he graduates in 2009 with the feature film "Desire Street", co-directed with his collaborator Roberto F. Canuto. He receives a Special Mention for Best Feature Film in its premier at Mix Mexico Film Festival in 2011. His short film "Mei Mei" was presented in various film festivals and his latest fiction film, "Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal”, receives a Best Film award in USA and Best actress and runner up best film in Spain, in Asturian Film Festival 2014. Xu Xiaoxi is the co-founder and CEO at Almost Red Productions Chengdu (China), where he directs fiction and commercial films since 2010.
Known for

Sunken Plum
Screenplay

The Male Gaze: Nocturnal Instincts
Director

Water Circles Under Cotton Clouds
Writer

Sunset in Paris
Director

Advent
Color Designer

Mei Mei
Editor

IUS of Time
Camera Operator

Blow Down
Director

Floating Melon
Writer

Toto Forever
Producer
Filmography
- 2025IUS of TimeCamera Operator
- 2024Blow DownDirector
- 2024Sunset in ParisDirector
- 2024The Gay Agenda 26Director
- 2023Water Circles Under Cotton CloudsWriter
- 2021New Queer Visions: Parental GuidanceDirector
- 2021The Male Gaze: Nocturnal InstinctsDirector
- 2017Sunken PlumScreenplay
- 2016AdventColor Designer
- 2015Floating MelonWriter
- 2013Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not StealMakeup Artist
- 2011Desire StreetDirector
- 2010Mei MeiEditor
- 2010Toto ForeverProducer
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