Yi Wang

Yi Wang is the founder, director, and programmer of Queer East, a festival dedicated to showcasing boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities. In addition to his work with Queer East, Yi is a cultural and creative producer in the performing arts, with a primary focus on marginalised voices and intercultural productions.

Yi has served as a jury member for several festivals, including the Iris Prize, MIX Copenhagen, Taiwan Women Make Waves Film Festival, and Taiwan International Queer Film Festival, and has delivered lectures, talks, and panels about festival programming, management and queer Asian cinema for various institutions. He is the co-founder of the Association of Curators and Programmers of Asian Cinemas.