Yimeng graduated from Florida State University's Motion Picture, Television and Sound Recording Arts Conservatory with a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking. While attending the Conservatory, she directed, edited, production designed, and produced many short films. Ants! (2002), a short film for which Jin did the production design, won the Best Comedy Award at the 2003 Student Emmys. Her latest short film, The 17th Man (2004), recently won third place at the 2004 Student Emmy Awards, Best director, Best Script and Art Direction at the 2004 Fearless tale film festival, Best Lounge short at Sonoma film festival, Best student film at Vail Film Festival. Official select in Cannes film festival (short film corner).In addition, her short film, "Dinner", has been awarded the third place in IFCT International Festival.Before coming to the United States, Jin graduated from the China Music Conservatory with a Bachelor Degree in Italian Opera Performance. Upon graduation, she became a director for a music video show at a Beijing TV station. During that time she directed and edited several commercials and music videos. She was also a pop musician and cartoonist who published three cartoon books in 2001 by Beijing Publishing house.
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