Jude Weng | |
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 Jude Weng on the set of Fresh Off the Boat , November 2016 | |
| Occupation | Television director |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Fresh Off the Boat |
Jude Weng is a director of episodic TV and feature films. Her episode of Party Down , "First Annual P12A Symposium", was selected as a Perfect Episode by Vanity Fair , and Rolling Stone Magazine chose her episode of Lucky Hank , "The Clock", as a Top 10 Best Episode of Television in 2023. [1]
Weng's episodic experience includes both multi- and single-camera half-hour comedies as well as one-hour dramas. Directing credits include Black-ish [2] (ABC), The Good Place [3] (NBC), iZombie [4] (The CW), Crashing [5] (HBO), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt [6] (Netflix), and Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as well as multiple episodes of Fresh Off the Boat [7] [8] [9] (ABC), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend [10] [11] (The CW), Life in Pieces [12] [13] (CBS), Young Sheldon (CBS), Call Me Kat (FOX), cult-comedy "Party Down" revival (Starz), and "Camping" starring Jennifer Garner and David Tennant (HBO).
Most recently Weng has directed the post-apocalyptic vehicular-combat action comedy "Twisted Metal" starring Anthony Mackie, genre-bending "Quantum Leap", [14] "Ghosts", "Frasier" (which sees the return of the beloved character Bebe Glazer), the Amazon Prime hit series "The Summer I Turned Pretty" based on the Jenny Han novels, and "Matlock" starring Kathy Bates.
Weng's film credits include directing the Netflix original Finding 'Ohana , a family action-adventure. [15]
Weng's professional training includes the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women. [16] Disney's ABC Directing Program, [17] Warner Bros. Television Directors' Workshop, [18] and the HBOAccess Writing Fellowship. [19]
In addition to her directing work, Weng is an instructor and mentor for the Paramount Directing Initiative which is training the next generation of television directors. [20]