Sheng Bai

Sheng Bai is an Associate Professor at the School of Art and Media, Tongji University, specializing in film and television arts with particular focus on film director art research and cross-cultural communication through visual media. With academic credentials from Communication University of China, University of Marne-Lavallee (France), and Shanghai Theatre Academy, she has extensive experience in both practice and theory of cinematic arts.

• PhD in Acting and Directing Arts Research (2013)
• Postdoctoral Fellow at Fudan University (2014-2016)
• Teaching at Tongji University since 2016

Her research focuses on film aesthetics, cross-cultural visual communication, and contemporary cinematic trends. Recent work examines French cinema and its influence on global filmmaking. She has published extensively in CSSCI-indexed journals including Contemporary Cinema and Journal of Tongji University (Social Sciences Edition).

Recent publications reveal strong interests in French cinema (particularly director studies), cross-cultural film analysis, and media realism. Her scholarly output includes a 专著 (monograph) on French authorial film movements and a 译著 (translation) of 'Gentlemen's Dress Code'.

• 2021 Ministry of Science and Technology 'High-End Foreign Experts Introduction Plan' grant
• 2018 Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Youth Project
• Several Tongji University teaching innovation grants

As an educator, she teaches courses including:

• Audio-Visual Language
• Television Interviewing
• Documentary Fundamentals
• Animation Screenwriting and Directing

Her awards include:

• 2021 Tongji University March 8th Red Banner Model
• 2019-2020 New City Education Fund Awards
• Multiple Outstanding Mentor recognitions