Rachel Wang
British film producer and director
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Rachel Wang is a British film producer and director known for her work with Chocolate Films, a film production house that brings disadvantaged young people into filmmaking and digital art. As of 2023, she is currently the digital trustee at the National Portrait Gallery.
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| Education | University of Bristol University of Law |
Education
Wang went to an all girls school, Wimbledon High School.[1] She received an undergraduate degree from the University of Bristol (1996). Wang went on to do a postgraduate studies at the University of Law (1997 to 1999).[2][3]
Career
Wang co-founded Chocolate Films in 2001[4][better source needed] as a non-profit organisation with the aim of bringing disadvantaged young people into filmmaking and digital art. Her workshop engages with over 3000 young people and disadvantaged adults each year.[1] Wang is a trustee at the National Portrait Gallery,[5][6] and she works as a digital trustee for the curatorial committee.[7]
Selected works
Awards and honors
Wang was voted Lead Entrepreneur of the Year for the 2015 Black British Business Awards.[10] She received an honorary doctorate in business from Middlesex University in 2017.[11][2] In 2018 Wang received the Black Women in Business Award for Social Enterprise of the Year.[12] In 2019 Wang won Community Person of the Year from the Visionary Honours show.[13]
