Marie-Claire Kuo-Quiquemelle studied at the School of Oriental Studies in Paris. Member of the French National Center for Scientific Research (C.N.R.S), she published many books, articles about her research work, but also about culture for general audiences (Chinese Cinema, theater in China, Miao community, etc). She is head of the Chinese Cinema Documentation Center of Paris (CDCC). She also directed several documentaries about Traditional Chinese Theater, about the Miao, Chinese animation fils, ...