Jessica Kiang is a critic, essayist and programmer who has been writing about film for almost 15 years. She was features editor at The Playlist for five years and since 2014 has written for Variety, Sight & Sound, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Film Comment and Rolling Stone. Her long-form essays have appeared on Mubi and Criterion as well as dotting the booklets of many a DVD/Blu-ray release.
Jessica has been in the Berlinale selection committee since 2024. She has served on numerous festival juries, including at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, the 2021 BFI London Film Festival, IDFA 2021, Film Fest Gent 2023 and CPH:DOX 2024.
