Kaiwen Ren 任凯闻 is an artist and filmmaker. His recent works focus on the materiality of media, regarding distance, collective anxiety, and personal memories through 16mm/digital filmmaking, sound, and photography.

His films have screened at Toronto International Film Festival, Beijing International Short Film Festival, San Diego Underground Film Festival, Saigon Experimental Film Festival, RPM in Motion Film Festival.

Kaiwen obtained his bachelor's degree in film studies at Monash University, Australia, and holds an MFA degree in the Film/Video program at California Institute of the Arts. He now lives in Guangzhou and Los Angeles.

任凯闻是一位艺术家、电影制作人。他近期的创作聚焦于媒介的物质性，借助16毫米/数字电影制作、声音设计及摄影，探讨距离、集体性焦虑与个人记忆。

他的影片曾入围多伦多国际电影节、北京国际短片联展、圣地亚哥地下电影节、西贡实验电影节、RPM in Motion 电影节。

任凯闻本科毕业于澳大利亚莫纳什大学电影研究专业，并获得加州艺术学院（CalArts）电影/视频专业艺术硕士学位。他现工作生活于北上广与洛杉矶。

contact: kevinren1997@gmail.com / instagram: texts1997