Animated Short Competition

A graduate of the Beijing Film Academy with a major in Animation, this is her second short film. Known for her skill in conveying narrative and imagery through anti-symbolism, she also enjoys crafting vector-style visuals that challenge traditional forms.

Keawalee W. is a self-taught animator, educator, and facilitator from Thailand who is obsessed with topics in relation to memory, animation tactility, and application of performative practices to animation approaches. She is also a co-founder of Klowerº with her partner in life and work, aiming to support Thai independent artists' diversity in both the ‘story’ and the ‘telling’. Graduated from BFA Communication Design-KMUTT, an Art-based research practice shaped her animation conception with ‘stop-frame’ and ‘gap’ instead of the industrial animation terms ‘frame-by-frame’ and ‘in-between’, which she accustomed to during her time in ‘Huaglom’, a production house in Bangkok. After graduating with an MA Animation from the Estonian Academy of Arts, in June 2023, she developed her artistic approach ‘Being-in-Between’ from an investigation of ‘the shifting stage’ in her practice, from a bachelor's(2013) to a master's study(2023). And also explores ways to cross boundaries between animation and performance emphasising on the ‘improvisational practice’, Butoh's ‘Slowness’ and the Epic Theatre’s ‘alienation effect’ both as her personal project and also as part of Klowerº practice.

Born in 1996 in Chongqing, graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University in 2023 with a degree in animation. Now studying at the Department of Animation at Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media.

Born in China in 1992, currently studying Animation at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF since 2018.

Qiushu Li is a Chinese visual artist whose professional practice involves hand-drawn 2D animation, game visual design, illustration, photography. In her practice at the Royal College of Art, she has been exploring the structure and aesthetics of the moving image based on text,materials and sound. She is committed to the innovation of form and artistic language. Her works include themes of gender, politics, private memory, poetry and she has been finding combination of sensibility and rationality in her creative journey.

Nan Yao, Animation director, Illustrator. Based in Guangzhou, China. Master of China Academy of Art.

Yufei Liu, born in Zhejiang province of China in 1999. Graduated from China Academy of Art with a bachelor's degree in 2021. Working and living in Hangzhou now.

Born in 2000 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Graduated from the Department of Animation at Taipei National University of the Arts in 2023. Currently studying in the Graduate School of Film and New Media at Tokyo University of the Arts, majoring in Animation. Mainly explore the potential of animation expression through various media, focusing on the uniqueness and instability of materials. The works have been screened at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, and Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts at Taipei National University of the Arts.

Hong Kong based animator and graphic designer who graduated from The Open University of Hong Kong majoring in animation and visual effects. Directorial debut "Losing Sight of a Longed Place" won the best animated short film at The 54th Golden Horse Awards. His animated projects include commercial advertisement and educational shorts. Recently he dedicated to music video productions.

Gao Yuan is a Beijing-based artist and animation filmmaker from Yunnan, China. A graduate of the Communication University of China, her work has been exhibited internationally since 2012. Her debut animated short Lunar Dial (2016) premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and her second short Cloud of the Unknown (2020) won the Arte Laguna Prize. She is currently developing her first feature film.

Yanqi Liang is an animation director, illustrator, and educator whose works have been featured at numerous international film festivals and exhibitions. Her art primarily explores the sensory experiences within intercultural female relationships, expressed through painting, video, and various other media.