Annie Ning is a filmmaker from Suzhou, China and Wheaton, Illinois, now living in NYC.

She graduated from Wesleyan University with a B.A. in Film and English, and is in the M.F.A program for Screenwriting/Directing at Columbia University.

She was a 2020 Fellow at the Creative Visions Foundation Women Excel Project, & the BAVC Serial Storyteller Program in development of a hybrid docuseries on end-of-life care in China.

Annie’s latest short, Invasive Species, had its World Premiere at Palm Springs, where it was awarded the Special Mention for Best U.S. Student Short, as well as winning Best Narrative Short at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. It had its International Premiere at Raindance in October 2023, and screened at Slamdance in 2024. It can be seen on Vimeo Staff Pick Premieres as well as Short of the Week.

Annie co-leads festival programming at the Asian American International Film Festival, and was an Associate Shorts Programmer at DOCNYC. She is part of the women-led production company Rai Productions, producing and editing work for clients such as Vogue China, Tory Burch, EDAS, & Eny Lee Parker.