Draft:Elizabeth Ai

Elizabeth Ai is a Chinese-Vietnamese-American filmmaker. She is a recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award for producing brand work for National Geographic channels. She is known for producing Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe (2008), A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem (2019) , and Saigon Electric (2011). Ai is currently directing and producing her feature film, New Wave, tentatively premiering in 2024.

Career
Ai started her career as a writer and producer. She created content on ESPN and National Geographic.

In 2008, she worked on Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe as a producer.

During her tenure at Vice Media, she created the original pilot for Bong Appétit (2014), which was selected as a series on Viceland.

Later, Ai worked on the film A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem in 2019. This film was viewed on Public Broadcasting Service as a national viewing.

Ai has received fellowships from Berlin Talent Campus, Center For Asian American Media , Film Independent , Sundance Institute , and Tribeca Institute. Her film projects are supported by California Humanities, Firelight Media, Cinereach, Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation , and Independent Television Service.

Awards
In 2008, Ai was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the San Diego Asian Film Festival for the film Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe.

In 2012, Ai won the Golden Kite Prize, Silver Award for Saigon Electric.

In 2012, Ai won an Emmy Award in News & Docs, Promotional Announcement.

In 2013, Ai received the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival for Yellow Face.

In 2014, Ai was nominated for an Emmy Award in News & Docs, Promotional Announcement.

In 2015, Ai was nominated for an Emmy Award in News & Docs, Promotional Announcement.

In 2021, Ai won the Best Film Pitch Award at Center For Asian American Media’s Ready, Set, Pitch!

In 2022, Ai was honored with an award as a Sundance Institute and Adobe Fellow.