Producer · Live-Action & Animation hybrid Filmmaker · Motion Designer
Based in Los Angeles and Shanghai
Always looking for new projects and partners to collaborate with, so get in touch if you’d like to connect.
Contact Info:
EDUCATION
University of Southern California - School of Cinematic Arts 2023
MFA - Animation and Digital Arts
Sarah Lawrence College 2019
BA - Liberal Arts - concentrate on Italian Language and studies (Dean Scholarship)
EXPERIENCE
USC Studio Day 2022 Head Coordinator Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2022
Annual student-run, portfolio review, and networking event, Los Angeles, CA
• Coordinate 27 professional animation studios and organizations participating in the event
• Pair up one-on-one meetings between 49 industry professionals and 99 prospective USC talents
Production Assistant Jun. - Aug. 2021
Blossoms, TV Series directed by Wong Kar-Wai
• Responsible for the physical production handover of 2 production design departments
• Organize and make a list of all the assets and setting props of the production design department
Ubi TV Operation Trainee Apr. - Jun. 2021
Ubisoft, Shanghai Studio, China
Education Series Director Intern Nov. 2020 - Jan. 2021
ByteDance Ltd, Beijing, China
Animation Team, Guagualong English (Pre-school education series projects)
• Direct the animation (2D & 3D) and the green-screen live-action shorts
• Write scripts and discuss the plot with education experts
• Collaborate with in-house colleagues and outsourcing artists
• Inspect the entire process of video production
Advertising Video Director Intern Aug. - Nov. 2020
iQIYI, Inc, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Oversea publishing department, Game Center
• Direct game advertising videos (Delivery platform including Facebook, Tiktok, Google Ads, etc.)
• Write scripts, draw storyboards and make layouts using the Unreal Engine
• Contribute to relevant visual design need
• Collaborate with other artists and colleagues from the entire video production pipeline
DIRECTED FILMS
Have a Good Night 4min 2022
Animation & Live-action Hybrid short
• Bucheon International Animation Festival (Academy Awards Qualifying Festival), 2022 - Korean Premiere
• Paris Shorts Film Awards, 2022 - Best Animation Short
• Shanghai International Short Week, 2022 - OFFICIAL SELECTION
Lockdown 1min 2020
Visual music animation
• FLICKFAIR Film Festival, 2020 - FINALIST
• The Lift-Off Sessions, 2020 - OFFICIAL SELECTION
• Make Art Not War Teaser Future Film Festival, 2020 - OFFICIAL SELECTION
Overdose 1min 2020
Experimental animation (sand animation, paint on glass, charcoal on paper, and collage)
• Copenhagen Underground Film Festival, 2020 - OFFICIAL SELECTION (PREMIERE, November 2020)
• First-Time Filmmaker Sessions, 2020 - OFFICIAL SELECTION
• The Lift-Off Sessions, 2020 - OFFICIAL SELECTION
FILM CREDITS
Mr. Catman Bing Me a Dream
by Giulia Pan 2D Animation short 2022
Producer
• Rhode Island International Film Festival (Academy Awards & BAFTA Qualifying Festival), 2022 - SEMI-FINALIST
Biu Biu by Clara Yun-cheng Chou 3D Animation short 2022
Producer
Restless Is the Night by Xiaoxue Meng & Yuehan Tan 2D Animation short 2022
Producer
It is not spring until all flowers blossom by Curry Sicong Tian Live-action fashion short 2022
VFX Artist
Panda Panda by Zijie Zhou Live-action short 2021
VFX Supervisor & Animator
• Los Angeles Film Awards, 2021 - WINNER
Wei-Lai by Zhongyu Wang Live-action short 2021
Animator
Mother in the Mist by Niuyue Zhang Live-action short 2021
Storyboard Artist & Poster Designer
• The 27th Annual DGA Student Film Awards - Best Women Student Filmmaker Grand Prize Award WINNER
• San Diego International Film Festival, 2021 - World Premiere, OFFICIAL SELECTION
• Tallinn Black Night Film Festival, 2021 - International Premiere
• SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2021 - East Coast Premiere
• The 58th Golden Horse Awards Live Action Short Film - Semi-Finalist (Academy Award Qualifying)
第五十八屆金馬獎複選最佳短片竞赛入围复选
Kung Fu Express by Chen Guo 3D Animation short 2020
Animator
• Montreal Independent Film Festival, 2020 - OFFICIAL SELECTION
• Independent Shorts Awards, 2020 - WINNER
• The International KidsNFilm Festival, 2020 - 1st PLACE WINNER, Best Animation/Stop Motion (13-17)
Petrichor by Niuyue Zhang Music vide 2020
Animator
• Best Director Award, London, 2020 - OFFICIAL SELECTION
RELEVANT SKILLS
Creative problem-solving ability, Team player, Time-management, and Multitasking skill
Animation: Photoshop, TV Paint, Toon Boom Harmony, Maya, Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine
Rendering: Redshift, Octane, Arnold
Editing: After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut Pro
Sound: Basic knowledge of Foley and Adobe Audition
Language: Fluent in Mandarin and English. Intermediate level Italian