EDUCATION
2024 Panding UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA
MFA, Expanded Animation: Practice & Research, SCA
Annenberg Graduate Fellowship
2016 PEKING UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China
MFA, Drama and Film Studies, School of Arts
National Scholarship for Postgraduate Award
2013 PEKING UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China
BFA, Broadcasting & Television Edition and Directing, School of Arts
FIlMOGRAPHY
2024 WIP I - I: THE SHELL
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Actor/Editor/Sound Designer)
A 20-minute experimental live action short film exploring the relationship between personal naked softness and self defense mechanisms amid the trauma in a patriarchal society
2024 WIP PERFECT CITY: THE STRANGERS
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Animator/Sound Designer)
5th episode of Perfect City series. A 15-minute stop-motion experimental animation using stone, mud, and ceramics to show the emotional journey of the surging subconscious, repressed desires and self-protection mechanisms
2023 PERFECT CITY: THE PATIENTS
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Animator/Sound Designer)
3rd episode of Perfect City series. A 14-minute mixed-media experimental animation combining documentary, stop-motion, AI generated image, CG animation, telling a woman’s trauma story and memories by using fabrics and yarns
2022 PERFECT CITY: THE BRAVEST KID
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Animator/Voice Actor/Editor)
2nd episode of Perfect City series. A 6-minute stop-motion horror animation telling a story of a paper boy’s nightmare by using paper and cardboard
2021 PERFECT CITY: THE MOTHER
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Animator/Voice Actor/Editor)
1st episode of Perfect City series. A 6-minute stop-motion horror animation telling a story of a wood mother’s nightmare by using flowers, tree barks, and roots
2021 LET’S FALL IN LOVE
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Animator)
A 5-minute mixed-media comedy animation combining surveillance image with object animation, telling a romantic story between a man and his dead wife
2019 ART IS DEAD
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Photographer/Actor/Editor)
A 86-minute feature mockumentary combining fake news, sneak shots, interview clips and performance art, fabricating a life story of a non-existent artist, reflecting the Chinese contemporary art ecosystem
2018 SHe
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Animator/Voice Actor/Editor)
A 95-minute feature animation combining genre film narration with object animation, using daily waste materials to tell a revenge story of a high heel shoe fighting against a world ruled by male leather shoes
2013 A PROCRASTINATOR’S FANTASY
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Photographer/Actor/Editor)
A 5-minute comedy short film shot by iPhone
2013 FOREST DREAMING
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Photographer/Editor)
A 11-minute LGBT drama short film shot by iPhone
2013 SKIN OF PARIS
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Photographer/Editor)
A 1-minute experimental short film shot by iPhone
2012 A SIMPLE BREAKFAST
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Photographer/Editor)
A 13-minute drama short film about an only son’s growth story
2011 THE METAMORPHOSIS
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Photographer/Animator/Editor)
A 5-minute mix-media short film combining animation and live action, telling a story of an office worker's nightmare
2010 THE BABEL
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Animator/Editor)
A 5-minute stop-motion animation using daily objects, telling a story about communication
2010 THE BISCUITS
(Producer/Director/Animator)
A 5-minute stop-motion animation using biscuits, telling a story about intimate relationships
VR / AR / CINEMATIC INSTALLATIONS
2024 WIP PERFECT CITY: THE ROOM
(Producer/Director/Screenwriter/Art Director)
4th episode of Perfect City series. A 7-minute 6DOF VR immersive animation using photogrammetry and CG animation to delve into the intricate layers of a woman's dream and memory, inviting the audience to tangibly experience the various textures within the "room" of her mind.
USC Ganek Immersive Studio Research Grants
2023 I - I: SMILE
(Mobile AR artist)
An interactive mobile AR filter using Effecthouse software and iPhone, exploring subtle emotions and social protective mechanisms
2023 I - I: SPLASH
(Mobile AR artist)
A site specific mobile AR sculpture using Reality Composer software and iPad, exploring personal childhood trauma in male restrooms
2023 I - I: FLUSH
(Cinematic installation artist/Performer/Photographer)
A site specific cinematic projection mapping installation exploring personal childhood trauma in male restrooms
2023 I - I: SNAIL
(Cinematic installation artist/Performer/Photographer)
A cinematic object installation exploring the naked soft part and the social protective mechanisms
2023 I - I: JUNK FOOD
(Mobile AR artist)
An object based AR sculpture focusing on the self-hatred feelings
2023 BIRD
(Cinematic installation artist)
A cinematic installation illustrating a glowing bird in dreams
2023 2050
(Cinematic installation artist/Performer)
An immersive cinematic space exploring the relationship between human and AI
2023 PERFECT CITY: THE PATIENTS
(Mobile AR artist)
An object based AR sculpture bringing the objects in animation short Perfect City: The Patients to reality
2018 SHe
(Cinematic installation artist)
A series of immersive spaces combining cinematic installations, interactive installations, and light shows, bringing the fantasy world in feature animation SHe to reality
PERFORMANCE ART
2023 I - I
(Performer)
A series of performance art focusing on self exploration
2020 ART IS DEAD
(Performer)
A series of interactive performance art bringing a non-existent artist to life by fabricating lies
2018 SHe
(Performer)
A series of interactive performance art bringing the objects in feature animation SHe to life by puppet shows
RESEARCH
2023 Uncanny Dance
(Researcher/Animator/Performer)
An on-going research exploring the relationship between data mismatch in motion capture technology and uncanny detachments
Expanded Animation USC RESEARCH COLLABORATION FUND AWARD
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
2021 The Puppet
(Screenwriter)
A horror genre feature film script telling a story of a controlling father
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021 - 2023 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA
Annenberg Fellow Teaching Assistant
Expanded Animation: Research & Practice, School of Cinematic Arts
Teaching responsibilities include:
• CTXA 579 Expanded Animation
• CTXA 524 Contemporary Topics Animation Dreams & Consciousness
2021 - 2023 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA
Expanded Animation USC Research Collaboration Fund Award
Researching focuses include:
• Uncanny body performances and motion capture
• Synesthesia and materialization: organic versus digital
2023 AI & DREAMS WORKSHOP, Online
Mentor / Instructor
Guiding college-level students in China using AI visualizing their dreams and memories, creating a short film at the end of the course.
2022 STOP-MOTION ANIMATION WORKSHOP, Online
Mentor / Instructor
Guiding Desert Peoples Centre, Knowledge One building Batchelor Institute faculty, staff and the Arrernte First Nations indigenous artists using natural materials to create a short stop motion animation piece
2022 EXPANDING IMAGINATION WORKSHOP LEVEL 2, Online
Mentor / Instructor
Guiding faculties in different college in China using found objects and daily waste to create animation and expand imagination
2022 STOP-MOTION ANIMATION WORKSHOP, Los Angeles, CA
Mentor / Instructor
Guiding high school students in downtown LA using daily waste to create a short stop motion animation piece
2022 SCIENCE VISUALIZATION WORKSHOP, Los Angeles, CA
Mentor / Instructor
Guiding science students in University of Southern California using animation to visualize and present their science projects.
2021 EXPANDING IMAGINATION WORKSHOP LEVEL 1, Hunan, China
Mentor / Instructor
Guiding children aging from 6 to 13 to create animation and expand imagination by only using an iPhone and a piece of paper
2020 MOBILE DEVICE ANIMATION WORKSHOP, Huaian, China
Mentor / Instructor
Guiding elementary school students in poverty areas in China to create animation by only using portable devices and daily waste
2019 PEKING UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China
Part-time Instructor
School of Arts
Guiding MFA students in School of Arts, Peking University to create stop motion animation
2019 PEKING UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China
Part-time Instructor
Particle Art Laboratory
Guiding undergraduate students enrolled in Particle Art Laboratory courses to create stop motion animation
2016 - 2017 OLH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN’S HOME, Beijing, China
Teaching Volunteer
Guiding children with disabilities aging from 3 to 6 to create art works to help them gain confidence and release pain
HONORS / GRANTS / RESIDENCIES
2023 FROM TALE TO TALE, Art Residency Oct / Nov, Nantong, China
2023 ANNENBERG GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP, USC, CA
2023 USC GANEK IMMERSIVE STUDIO RESEARCH GRANTS
2022 SENATE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION, 32nd Senate District, California State Senate, CA
2022 ANNENBERG GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP, USC, CA
2022 AEF SCHOLARSHIP, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum
2022 EXPANDED ANIMATION USC RESEARCH COLLABORATION FUND AWARD, USC, CA
2019 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI, Memories of Peking University, Beijing ,China
2019 ONE OF 100 ASIA HONOUREES, GEN.T List 2019 awarded by Shangliu Tatler, Shanghai, China
2016 OUTSTANDING GRADUATES OF BEIJING’S HIGHER INSTITUTIONS
2016 OUTSTANDING GRADUATES OF PEKING UNIVERSITY
2015 OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD, Baosteel Education Fund, China
2015 BAOSTEEL SCHOLARSHIP, School of Arts, Peking University, Beijing
2014 WENZENG CHEN CERAMICS SCHOLARSHIP, Peking University
2014 NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR POSTGRADUATE, Ministry of Education of the P.R.China, Beijing, China
2014 CHINA NATION SCHOLARSHIP, Peking University, Beijing, China
2011 - 2012 HUIRONG LI SCHOLARSHIP, Peking University, Beijing, China
2010 - 2011 HUIRONG LI SCHOLARSHIP, Peking University, Beijing, China
2010 - 2011 DA SHI XING SCHOLARSHIP, Peking University, Beijing, China
2008 - 2009 ZE LI SCHOLARSHIP, Peking University, Beijing, China
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 ART IS DEAD FILM IMAGE EXHIBITION, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2020 SHe ONLINE SOLO EXHIBITION, HOW Art Museum, Online
2019 SHe CINEMATIC INSTALLATION EXHIBITION, HOW Art Museum, Wenzhou, China
2019 ART IS DEAD SOLO EXHIBITION, Songzhuang Gallery, Beijing, China
2018 SHe FILM IMAGE EXHIBITION, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2018 “WILL YOUR SHOES EAT YOU?” SHe SOLO IMMERSIVE CINEMATIC INSTALLATION EXHIBITION, Broadway Cinematheque MOMA, Beijing, China
2018 SHe INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION EXHIBITION, HOW Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2018 SHe FILM IMAGE EXHIBITION, Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, China
2018 SHe LIGHT SHOW, Langyuan Vintage Open House, Beijing, China
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 CINEMA ARTS ACCESSIBLE ARTS FILM FESTIVAL, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2023 GANEK IMMERSIVE STUDIO VR/AR/XR SHOWCASE, University of Southern California, CA, US
2023 CINEMATIC INSTALLATION EXHIBITION, SCA Gallery, University of Southern California, CA, US
2023 CINEMATIC INSTALLATION EXHIBITION, Clock shop, LA river, CA, US
2023 AR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, SCA Front Yard, University of Southern California, CA, US
2023 FROM TALE TO TALE, Dong Bu Zhou International Animation Base Gallery A, Nantong, China
2022 SCIENCE FICTION AND HALLUCINATION, MAXXI Museo Nazionale Delle Arti Del XXI Secolo National Museum, Rome, Italy
2021 THE CHINESE PAVILION, MARCHÉ DU FILM Festival De Cannes, Cannes, Paris
2020 14th CHINA ANNUAL CRITICS ASSEMBLY 2000-2020 20 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Yixing, China
2020 BEFORE LIGHT IN MOTION: EXHIBITION OF FILM STORYBOARD, 798 IOMA Art Center, Beijing, China
2019 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL DESIGN WEEK ENVIRONMENTAL THEME EXHIBITION, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2017 THE UNKNOWN FUTURE HEBEI INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ART EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION, Hebei, China
2013 8TH BEIJING INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL & CREATIVE INDUSTRY EXPOSITION, Beijing, China
FILMMAKER LECTURES / CONFERENCES
2023 6TH FILMARATHON WORKSHOP, Shanghai, China. Guest Lecturer. Presentation entitled Combining Materials, Dreams, AI, and Digital Arts To Create Short Films.
2022 119TH ANNUAL PAMLA CONFERENCE, PUPPET => MACHINE: THE NEXT GENERATION, Los Angeles, CA. Guest Lecturer. Presentation entitled Motion Capture Technology and Visualization of the Cracks Between Body and Consciousness.
2022 FIRST FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL GENRE FILM LAB OPEN WEEK, Online, Guest Filmmaker. Presentation entitled The Puppet: A Mixed Genre Experiment.
2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL YOUNG FILMMAKERS FORUM, Online, Guest Speaker. Presentation entitled Searching Between The Fantasy and Reality.
2022 SFS FILM FEST SPOTLIGHT FILMMAKER FORUM, Los Angeles, CA. Spotlight Filmmaker. Presentation entitled Story Behind Let’s Fall In Love.
2021 CHINESE YOUNG FILMMAKER FORUM, Online, Guest Filmmaker. Presentation entitled The Guide of First Feature Film Producing, Screening, Distribution.
2021 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Online, Guest Lecturer. Presentation entitled How To Combine Arte Povera, Interdisciplinary Thinking, and Social Media To Create Art Works?
2021 HUNAN FILM PHOTOGRAPHY CENTER, Changsha, China. Guest Lecturer. Presentation entitled How To Create Stop-Motion Animation By Using iPhone?
2020 OXFORD CHINA FORUM, Shanghai, China. Guest Lecturer. Presentation entitled How To Create Films In A Cross-Border Context?
2020 THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (SHENZHEN), Shenzhen, China. Guest Lecturer. Presentation entitled The Exploration & Production of Interdisciplinary Filmmaking: Taking SHe & Art Is Dead As Examples.
2020 PEKING UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China. Guest Filmmaker. Presentation entitled Creative Way of Making Art Is Dead.
2020 FIRST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ENCORE MEET THE FILMMAKERS, Xining, China. Guest Filmmaker. Presentation entitled Creative Challenges in the Production of Art Is Dead.
2020 CINE HELLO.COM, Online, Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled How to Connect Reality With Fantasy By Creating Interdisciplinary Films.
2020 3RD MEETING OF THE 9TH COUNCIL OF PEKING UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & 13TH ALUMNI WORK SEMINAR, Wuhan, China. Guest Artist.
2019 CHINA FILM NEW FORCE FORUM, Hangzhou, China. Guest Artist.
2019 RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Online. Guest Filmmaker. Presentation entitled Creative Challenges in the Production of SHe.
2019 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto, Canada. Guest Filmmaker. Presentation entitled Film Exploration & Practice From The Perspective of Post-Anthropology: Taking SHe As An Example.
2019 ZHONGJIAN THEATRE, Beijing, China. Guest Filmmaker. Presentation entitled How To Use Daily Waste To Create SHe?
2019 21ST TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL CHINESE FILMMAKER FORUM, Taipei. Guest Filmmaker. Presentation entitled Creative Challenges in the Production of SHe.
2019 CORNELL UNIVERSITY & PEKING UNIVERSITY & BEIJING FILM ACADEMY ART THEORY FORUM, Beijing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled The Synesthetic Bridge Connecting Contemporary Art With Filmmaking: Taking SHe As An Example.
2019 SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF ARTS, Shandong, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled Creative Challenges in the Production of SHe.
2019 CHINESE SILK MUSEUM, Wuxi, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled The Synesthetic Bridge Connecting Contemporary Art With Filmmaking: Taking SHe As An Example.
2019 PEKING UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SEMINAR OF SHe , Beijing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled SHe: An Experimental Combination Between Contemporary Arts and Film.
2019 MAZIREN BOOKSHOP, Beijing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled The Synesthetic Bridge Connecting Contemporary Art With Filmmaking: Taking SHe As An Example.
2019 SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY, Nanjing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled The Synesthetic Bridge Connecting Contemporary Art With Filmmaking: Taking SHe As An Example.
2019 COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY OF ZHEJIANG, Tongxiang, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled Creative Challenges in the Production of SHe.
2018 706 YOUTH SPACE, Hangzhou, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled The Synesthetic Bridge Connecting Contemporary Art With Filmmaking: Taking SHe As An Example.
2018 HANGZHOU FILM PROGRAM, Hangzhou, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled The Synesthetic Bridge Connecting Contemporary Art With Filmmaking: Taking SHe As An Example.
2018 CHINA INDEPENDENT ANIMATION FILM FORUM, Beijing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled Animation: The Explosion of Imagination.
2018 CHINA FILM ARCHIE (CHINA FILM ART RESEARCH CENTER), Beijing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled SHe: An Experimental Combination Between Contemporary Arts and Film.
2018 YUANPEI COLLEGE PEKING UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled SHe: An Experimental Combination Between Contemporary Arts and Film.
2018 24TH THE WORLD CONGRESS OF PHILOSOPHY, Beijing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled The Synesthetic Bridge Connecting Contemporary Art With Filmmaking: Taking SHe As An Example.
2018 UCCA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Beijing, China. Guest Filmmaker, Presentation entitled SHe: An Experimental Combination Between Contemporary Arts and Film.
2018 LANGYUAN VINTAGE SPACE, Beijing, China. Guest Filmmaker, Presentation entitled SHe: An Experimental Combination Between Contemporary Arts and Film.
2018 SCHOOL OF ARTS PEKING UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled SHe: An Experimental Combination Between Contemporary Arts and Film.
2018 HOW ART MUSEUM, Shanghai, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled Film & Contemporary Arts, Visual & Tactile Sensation: Taking SHe As An Example.
2018 SHANGHAI HIMALAYA MUSEUM, Shanghai, China. Guest Lecturer, Presentation entitled Film & Contemporary Arts, Visual & Tactile Sensation: Taking SHe As An Example.
2018 SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF VISUAL ART, Shanghai, China. Guest Filmmaker, Presentation entitled Creative Challenges in the Production of SHe.
2018 SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL FILM & TV FESTIVAL SIFF FORUM,
Shanghai, China. Guest Filmmaker, Presentation entitled Animation: The Breakthrough of Cross Cultural Film Cooperation?
AWARDS / NOMINATIONS
PERFECT CITY: THE BRAVEST KID
2023 Best Student Short From A Series, Los Angeles Animation Festival
2023 Best Student Short Film, 14th SLASH Film Festival
2023 Best Animated Short Film, 17th FIRST International Film Festival
2023 Award of Pioneering Nomination,17th FIRST International Film Festival
PERFECT CITY: THE MOTHER
2023 Best Experimental Film, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival
2023 Best Short Film, 19th Grossmann Fantastic Film & Wine Festival
2023 Award of Excellence, Global Shorts International Film Festival
2022 Award of Excellence, One-Reeler Short Film Festival
2022 Student Experimental Bronze Award, Los Angeles Animation Festival
2022 Best Animated Short Film Nomination & Award of Pioneering Nomination, 16th FIRST International Film Festival
2022 Best Short Film Nomination & Audience Award Nomination, 28th L'Étrange Festival
LET’S FALL IN LOVE
2022 Best Experimental Short Film, China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival, Mobile Short Film Competition
2022 Honorable Mention, The Fear Faire Film Festival
2021 Jury Award, 15th FIRST International Film Festival, Short Short Competition Section
THE PUPPET
2022 Best Genre Film Script Nomination, FIRST Fantastic Film Festival, Genre Film Lab
2021 Best Working In Progress Project Nomination, 24th ShanghaiInternational Film Festival, SIFF Project Section
ART IS DEAD
2021 2020 Top 10 Chinese New Films, 6th Cinephile Prize
2021 2020 Top 10 Chinese Feature Films, Youth Film Handbook Magazine
2021 2020 Top 10 Chinese Feature Films, Iris Magazine
2021 2020 Top 10 Chinese Feature Films, Movie Shanhaijing Magazine
2021 2020 Top 10 Chinese Feature Films, Muweier Magazine
2020 Spirit of Freedom Award, 14th FIRST International Film Festival
2020 Best Feature Film Nomination & Best Actor Nomination & Best Director Nomination & Jury Award Nomination & Best Film Script Nomination & Best Experimental Award Nomination, 14th FIRST International Film Festival
SHe
2020 Best Animated Feature Nomination, Faro Island Golden Carp Film Awards
2019 Best Feature Film Award, 6th Chongqing Youth Film Festival
2019 Best Animated Feature Nomination, Animation Is Film Festival
2019 Most Popular Film Weekly List, Douban Movie Website
2019 Outstanding Research Cases For MFA Students, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
2019 Best Feature Film Award, Academy Award of School of Art, Peking University
2019 Best Student Film Award (Asia), 14th Anim!Arte Festival Internacional De Animação Estudantil Do Brasil
2019 2018 Best Independent Animated Feature, Anim-Babblers Magazine
2019 2018 Top 10 Chinese Feature Films, Watch Movie Till Death Magazine
2018 Best Animation Nomination, 21st Shanghai International Film Festival
2018 Best Independent Chinese Feature Film Award Nomination, 5th Douban Film Annual Awards
2018 Closing Film, New Directors Showcase Shanghai
2018 Best Feature Film Nomination & Best Director Nomination, 5th Beijing Youth Film Festival
2018 Best Animated Feature Nomination, 13th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum
FOREST DREAMING
2014 Best Director Award, PRIDE Chinese LGBT Film Festival Shanghai
A SIMPLE BREAKFAST
2013 Outstanding Nominated Award of Fiction, 8th Tech-ex Cup International University Student Video Contest
2012 Golden Award of Fiction, National College of Art Contest
THE METAMORPHOSIS
2013 Best Experimental Short Film Director Nomination, International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students of 12rd Sichuan TV Festival
2013 Outstanding Nominated Award, 10th Guangzhou Student Film Festival
2012 Best Experimental Short Film Award, 9th Global Chinese University Student Film Festival
2012 Best Creative Idea, 15th Shanghai International Film Festival Short Film Section
2012 Best Creative Idea, 7th Tech-ex Cup International University Student Video Contest
2012 Best Editor, 6th China Digital Film & Video Editing Awards
2012 Golden Award, Chinese University Student MicroFilm Festival
2012 Best Experimental Film Nomination, FIRST International Film Festival
2012 Best Editor Nomination, 10th Vision Youth Awards
2012 Best Director Nomination, 2nd China International MicroFilm Festival and The Awards Ceremony
2012 Best Experimental Film Nomination, 5th Shanghai Student TV Festival
SELECTED SCREENINGS
PERFECT CITY: THE BRAVEST KID
2024 Panding London Short Film Festival, London, UK, Short Film Competition
2023 Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong, Best World Animation Panorama
2023 Los Angeles Animation Festival, Los Angeles, US, Series Competition
2023 FIRST International Film Festival & SHAW Studio, Hong Kong, Special Screening For Hong Kong Film Industry
2023 SOHO Horror Film Festival, London, UK
2023 UCCA Cinema Arts Accessible Arts Film Festival, Beijing, China
2023 Phenomena Festival, São Paulo, Brazil, Short Film Competition
2023 Animation Is Film, Los Angeles, US, Student Showcase
2023 Lund Fantastic Film Festival, Lund, Sweden, Short Film Before
2023 SPARK Animation Festival, Vancouver, Canada, Short Film Competition
2023 Urbanworld Film Festival, New York, US, Short Film Competition
2023 Manchester Animation Festival, Manchester, UK, Shorts Competition
2023 Film School Fest Munich 23, Munich, German, Shorts Competition
2023 SLASH Film Festival, Vienna, Austria, Fantastic Future Competition
2023 Fantastic Fest 23, Austin, US, Short Film Competition
2023 Xiying Light My Fire Young Film Festival, Xian, China, Wildfire Special Recommend Section
2023 Encounters Film Festival, Bristol, UK, Short Film Out of Competition
2023 FIRST International Film Festival, Xining, China, Main Competition
2023 Fantasia International Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, Axis Section
PERFECT CITY: THE MOTHER
2024 KABOOM Animation Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Short Film Out of Competition
2023 UCCA Cinema Arts Accessible Arts Film Festival, Beijing, China
2023 Another Hole In The Head Film Festival, San Francisco, US, Short Film Competition
2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF Shorts, Tallinn, Estonia,
Shorts Alternatives Midnight Madness Section
2023 Animation Marathon Film Festival, Online, Greece, Competition
2023 Anim!Arte Festival Internacional De Animação Estudantil Do Brasil,
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Short Film Competition
2023 Atlanta Horror Film Festival, Atlanta, US, “A Pregnancy Can Change You” Shorts Block
2023 Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania, Shorts Competition
2023 Animart Festival, Online, Greece, Short Film Competition
2023 Grossmann Fantastic Film And Wine Festival, Ljutomer, Slovenia, Short Film Competition
2023 FIRST Public Programming, Chengdu, China, Special Screening
2023 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium, Short Film Competition
2023 Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Short Film Competition
2023 Boston Underground Film Festival, Boston, Short Film Competition
2023 London Short Film Festival, London, UK, Short Film Competition
2023 Athens Animfest, Athens, Greece, Short Film Competition
2023 Semi final list, Indie Shorts Awards Cannes
2023 Festival Allers-Retours Cinéma D'auteur Chinois, Paris, France
2023 Film Maudit 2.0, Los Angeles, US, Short Film Competition
2022 Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong, World Animation For Adults Section
2022 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Bucheon, Korea, Bucheon Choice Shorts Competition
2022 Fantasia International Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, Axis Section
2022 Encounters Film Festival, Bristol, UK, Short Film Competition
2022 Fantastic Fest 22, Austin, US, Short Film Competition
2022 L'Étrange Festival, Paris, France, Short Film Competition
2022 Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim, Norway, Ramaskrik Presents Side Program
2022 FIRST International Film Festival, Xining, China, Competition
2022 China Independent Animation Forum, Beijing, China, Competition
2022 TOPU International Animation Week, Nantong, China, Competition
2022 FEINAKI Beijing Animation Week, Beijing, China, Panorama
2022 Across Asia Film Festival, Online, Short Film Screening
2022 Los Angeles Animation Festival, Los Angeles, US, Series Competition
2022 Phenomena Festival, São Paulo, Brazil, Short Film Competition
2022 PAMLA Mini-Film Festival: Experimental Animation, Los Angeles, US
LET’S FALL IN LOVE
2023 FIRST Public Programming, Chengdu, China, Special Screening
2022 Amdocs American Documentary And Animation Film Festival And Film Fund, Palm Springs, US, Short Film Competition
2022 China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival, China
2022 SFS Film Festival, Los Angeles, US, Short Film Competition
2022 Animex International Festival of Animation, VFX and Games, North Yorkshire, UK, Animex Screen Competition
2022 Independent Video Film Festival of Youtube Art Club Pavlos Paraschakis, Online, Greece, Short Film Competition
2022 The Fear Faire Film Festival, Online, Short Film Competition
2022 Fantastic Film Festival Australia, Melbourne & Sydney, Australia
2022 WEISUOYINGWEI Film Festival, Changsha, China, Public Screening
2021 Fantasia International Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, Axis Section
2021 FEINAKI Beijing Animation Week, Beijing, China, Competition
2021 MISFF Montecatini International Short Film Festival, Montecatini, Italia, Short Film Competition
2021 FIRST International Film Festival, Xining, China, Short Short Film Competition
2021 ANIMAZE Montreal International Animation Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, Short Film Competition
2021 TIAF Tbilisi International Animation Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia, Short Film Competition
2021 Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival, Caribbean, Short Film Competition
2021 Movie Zone Short Film Festival, Online, Short Film Competition
2021 Festival De Cannes Marche De Film, Paris, France
ART IS DEAD
2023 University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
2022 Zhejiang Youth Film Festival, Zhejiang, China
2021 Festival Allers-Retours Cinéma D'auteur Chinois, Paris, France
2020 FIRST International Film Festival, Xining, China, Main Competition
2020 Peking University MFA Academic Screening, Beijing, China
SHe
2023 Animation Appreciation Week, University of Colorado Boulder, US
2023 Peking University Golden Rooster Art Film Panorama, Beijing, China, Academic Screening
2022 FilmUSiC: Live-to-Picture Concert, Los Angeles, US
2022 Encounters Film Festival, Bristol, UK, Shorts 2 Features
2021 China Film Archive (China Film Art Research Center), Beijing, China, Academic Screening
2020 14th China Annual Critics Assembly 2000 - 2020 20 years of
Contemporary Art, Yixing, China, Academic Screening
2020 Peking University MFA Academic Screening, Beijing, China
2020 Chinesisches Filmfest München, Munich, Germany, Public Screening
2020 Fantastic Film Festival Australia, Melbourne & Sydney, Australia
2020 Chanimation London Festival, London, UK, Public Screening
2019 Animation Is Film, Los Angeles, US, Main Competition
2019 Denver Film Festival, Denver, US, Main Competition
2019 Lund Fantastic Film Festival, Lund, Sweden, Siren Competition
2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, Competition
2019 Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Main Competition
2019 Taipei Film Festival, Taipei, Chinese New Talents Section
2019 Chongqing Youth Film Festival, Chongqing, China, Main Competition
2019 Anim!Arte Festival Internacional De Animação Estudantil Do Brasil, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Screened the short film version of SHe in Short
Film Competition section
2019 Silk Road International Film Festival, Fuzhou, China
2019 MuLan International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, Fountainhead Programme
2019 Festival Allers-Retours Cinéma D'auteur Chinois, Paris, France
2019 China-Australia Film Culture Week, Melbourne, Australia
2019 Cine-Cina Film Festival, New York, US
2019 Asian Film Week, Beijing, China
2018 Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai, China, Competition
2018 Montreal World Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, Chinese Films Section
2018 L'Étrange Festival, Paris, France, New Talents Section
2018 World Congress of Philosophy, Beijing, China, Academic Screening
2018 Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary, SIFF Presents Section
2018 Beijing International Film Festival, Beijing, China, Panorama Section
2018 Hainan Island International Film Festival, Sanya, China
2018 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum, Wuhan, China
2018 Etiuda & Anima International Film Festival, Krakow, Poland, Screened the short film version of SHe in Short Film Competition section
2018 Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, Baltic States, Screened the short film version of SHe in Short Film Competition section
2018 D.C. Chinese Film Festival, Washington D.C., US
2018 London East Asia Film Festival, London, UK
2018 Beijing Youth Film Festival, Beijing, China, Main Competition
2018 New Directors Showcase Shanghai, Shanghai, China
2018 Xiamen Art Film Screening Week, Xiamen, China
2018 The One International Women’s Film Festival, Chengdu, China
2018 Monsoon Screenings Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China
2016 China Independent Animation Film Forum, Beijing, China, Screened the short film version of SHe in Short Film Competition section
2016 ISFVF International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China, Screened the short film version of SHe in Short Film Competition section
2015 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum, Wuhan, China, Screened the short film version of SHe in Short Film Competition section
FOREST DREAMING
2015 Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland, Focus China-25×25 Film Showcase
2014 Beijing Queer Film Festival, Beijing, China, Short Film Competition
2014 PRIDE Chinese LGBT Film Festival, Shanghai, China
2013 Paris Youth Film Festival, Paris, France
A PROCRASTINATOR’S FANTASY
2014 One Minute Awards, Beijing, China, Short Film Competition
2013 Beijing Student Film Festival, Beijing, China, Short Film Competition
A SIMPLE BREAKFAST
2013 Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival, Australia, Short Film Competition
THE METAMORPHOSIS
2013 Xian China International Folk Video Festival, Xian, China
2012 Chinese & Korean Student Film Festival, Busan, Korea
2012 ISFVF International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China, Short Film Competition
2012 Beijing Student Film Festival, Beijing, China
THE BABEL
2012 Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival, Xiamen, China
2011 Busan International Film Festival Chinese & Korean Student Film Festival, Busan, Korea
2011 International “Gold Panda” Awards, Chengdu, China, Jury Award
COLLECTIONS & DISTRIBUTION
2023 T / PORT Online Film Market, Perfect City: The Bravest Kid Distribution
2022 Festival Scope Pro, Perfect City: The Mother Film Distribution
2021 MUBI.com Movie Stream, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2021 Amazon.com Prime Video, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2021 Youtube.com Film Channel, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2021 Google Plays Movie & TV, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2021 Darkroom.Com Film Channel, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2021 PLEX.com Film Channel, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2021 Philo.com Film Channel, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2021 TUBI.com Free TV Stream, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2021 Bilibili.com Film Channel, Let’s Fall In Love Film Distribution
2019 iQIYI.com Online Movie Channel, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2019 Broadway Cinematheque MOMA, SHe Feature Film Collection
2019 China Film Archive (China Film Art Research Center), SHe Feature Film Collection
2018 Vudu US Movie Channel, SHe Feature Film Distribution
2018 HOW Art Museum, SHe Installations Collection
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / FESTIVAL JURIED
2023 JUROR, FilMarathon Festival
2023 JUROR, FIAF Animation First Festival
2022 FILM JUDGE, SFS Art Fest 2022, Los Angeles, US
2019 JUROR, 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival SIFF Explore Section, Shanghai, China
2018 JUROR, 7th China Independent Animation Film Forum, Beijing, China
2018 - 2023 Beijing Yiwai Culture & Media, Co, Ltd. Beijing, China, CEO, Project Development & Management
PUBLICATIONS / PAPERS AUTHORED
2022 Should the Low Frame Rate of Stop-motion Animation Be Regarded as a Defect? Animation Studies 2.0, Sep 19 2022, Los Angeles
2022 The Aesthetic Features and Philosophy of Early Chinese Ink Painting Animation, Animation Studies 2.0, Jan 10 2022, Los Angeles
2022 Searching Between the Reality and Fantasy: Director Shengwei Zhou’s Review, Movie Review, Nov 30
2020 New Form of Stop-motion Animation: A Bridge Connecting Fantasy and Reality, Variety Magazine, ISSN 2095-2112, Page 50
2016 Analysis of the Image of Fox Monsters in Chinese Films, MFA Thesis Dissertation, Jul 07
2014 Analysis on the Prototypes of Female Characters in Feminine Movies, Movie Review, Volume 21, Page 48
2014 A Brief Analysis on the Form and Style of Microfilms, Movie Review, Volume 20, Page 75
2013 Image Expression of Female Self-awareness - Brief Analysis on Gender Rights and Image Culture Based on Film The Piano, Movie Review, Volume 8, Page 60
2013 Editing Experiment in the New Media Era, Audio & Video Production, Volume10, Page27
2013 Research on Microfilm Aesthetics, BFA Thesis Dissertation, Jul 07
CITATIONS
2023 FIRST Film Festival returns to Hong Kong for the first time in four years, screening a number of cutting-edge films to showcase the new power of Chinese films, by Miya, Orange News, Sep 05
2023 SLASH Festival 2023 Slash Shorts, by bandsaboutmovies, B&S About Movies, Oct 04
2023 FIRST Film Festival Review, by Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, Jul 31
2023 2023 Fantasia Film Festival: “MEGA-MEMORANDA”, Part Three, by Giles Edwards, 366 Weird Movies, Aug 10
2023 HKIFF World Animation Review, by Xiyang, VOCUS, May 05
2023 10 Short films you shouldn’t miss at the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Asian Film Festivals, Mar 24
2023 Reviews of Perfect City: The Bravest Kid, Letterboxd
2023 Slash 2023: Vienna's Genre Film Festival Announces Short Film Program, by Andrew Mack, Screenanarchy, Sep 20
2023 SLASH Filmfestival 2023’s Short films In Focus, by Joseph Perry, Gruesome Magazine
2023 The winners of the Grossmann Fantastic Film & Wine Festival 2023, Méliès International Festivals Federation, Jun 24
2023 BUFF Review: Destination - A Selection of Animated Shorts, by Kyle Amato, Bostonhassle.com, Mar 29
2023 Confucius Institute to Screen Chinese Film Art is Dead, by OD, Chronicle.Lu, May 04
2022 FANTASTIC FEST 2022: Drawn and Quartered, by bandsaboutmovies, B&S About Movies, Oct 12
2022 Fantasia 2022.17: Island of Lost Girls, The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai, Circo Animato, The Cradle, Sadako DX, and Missing, by Jason Seaver, Jay's Movie Blog, Aug 28
2022 FANTASIA FEST 2022: “Circo Animato” Highlights Amazing Animated Work, by Ricardo Gallegos, BUT WHY THO?, Aug 01
2022 Reflective Encounters: Perfect City: The Mother, by Matthew Chan, Encounters Film Festival Review
2022 Reviews of Perfect City: The Mother, Letterboxd
2022 Bucheon Int'l Fantastic Film Festival opens 26th edition, by Kim Boram, Yonhap News, Jul 07
2022 28e Etrange Festival – Compétition courts métrages, by Célia, Culturopoing.com, Sep 17
2022 Review of Academic Screening in Peking University, by official website of Peking University, Mar 15
2021 Fantasia Film Fest Reveals Final Animation Slate for 25th Edition, by Mercedes Milligan, Animation Magazine, Jul 21
2021 Fantasia Fest 2021: Aisa in Focus at the Genre Festival, by Richard Gray, the reelbits.com, Jul 16
2021 Five International Movies to Stream Right Now, by Devika Girish, New York Times, Jun 04
2021 10 Art Films That You Shall Not Miss, by Hang Su, Harper's Bazaar Magazine China Art Section, Feb 27
2021 Review of SHe, by Livitsanis, IMDB, Feb 21
2021 Monthly Movie Round-Up: December, by Establishing Shot, Establishing Shot Indiana University, Dec 12
2021 What Can Mobile Phones Capture and Express? by Liukuan, The Paper.cn, Jul 30
2021 Award Ceremony of Short Short Competition in FIRST International Film Festival: Exploring New and Free Films, by FIRST Committee, FIRST Mobile Media, Jul 30
2020 The Aesthetic Characteristics of SHe, by Pei Wang & Ruxue Chen, Movie Literature Magazine
2020 LAAF Launches Distribution Label with International Features The Last Fiction, SHe, by Mercedes Milligan, Animation Magazine, Nov 17
2020 English Dub Review: SHe, by Jesse Bereta, Bubbleblabber, Nov 19
2020 We Are Witnessing the New Era of Chinese Films, by Domore Magazine Editorial Department, Domore Magazine, Oct 25
2020 SHe: Daily Waste & Metaphor, by Zhejiang Normal University Film Critics Society, Oct 19
2020 SHe Film Review, by Oliver Armknecht, FILM-REZENSION.DE, Oct 11
2020 Art Is Dead: The Most Bizzare Chinese Film in 2020, by Song Lyyun, Muweier Magazine, Sep 20
2020 The New FIRST Young Directors Expo, by Sansheng, Jiemian News
2020 Art Is Dead? Shengwei Zhou and His Film and Contemporary Arts Experiments, by Shiting Song, Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine
2020 14th FIRST International Film Festival Review, by UIC Classic Screening Magazine, Aug 22
2020 The Most Popular Film in FIRST: Art Is Dead, by Henianyue, Moon Along the River Magazine, Aug 18
2020 4 Kinds of Explorations in 4 FIRST Selected Films, by Track&Noodles, Wanda Cinema Line Distribution, Aug 16
2020 Will You Go To FIRST? by Daoshang, Movie Island Magazine, Aug 07
2020 Notes from FIRST International Film Festival: Masks, Islands and the World, by North Park, 36Kr.cn, Aug 06
2020 Young Chinese Directors Amid COVID19, by Nanfeng, Ifeng Movie Magazine, Aug 05
2020 7 Voices In FIRST International Film Festival, by VOGUE Film, Aug 05
2020 Art Is Dead and Internet Consumption, For Him Magazine China Magazine, Aug 04
2020 Young FilmMakers Arise in China, Opening a New Future, by Manling, Harper's Bazaar Magazine, Aug 04
2020 8 Chinese Films Worth Watching in 2020, by Tangtu, Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine, Aug 04
2020 Films, FIRST, by Xiaoge, No.3 Movie Theater Magazine, Aug 03
2020 Art Is Dead: The Most Avant-garde Chinese Film in 2020, by Daoshang, Movie Island Magazine, Aug 02
2020 New Talented Young Director Shengwei Zhou and His Art Is Dead, by Gao, Rear Window Magazine, Jul 31
2020 Art Is Dead: The Most Controversial Film in FIRST, by Linxi, Piaojiayoudiangui Magazine, Jul 30
2020 Art Is Dead: This Performance Art Film Makes Everyone Artist, by Jiabao, Watch Movie To Death Magazine, Jul 30
2020 Tickets Sold Out Within 1 Second, Magic Moment of Art Is Dead in FIRST, Peking University Sina Social Media Website, Jul 30
2020 Young Genius Director Shengwei Zhou Makes Another Effort, Art Is Dead Is Competing for 7 Awards, SOHU.com, July 30
2020 If There’s Any Talented Director in 2020 China? by First Director, Huxiu.cn, Jun 30
2020 Shengwei Zhou's New Film Art Is Dead Will Compete for 7 Awards at the FIRST International Film Festival, Sina.com, July 29
2020 Jury’s Recommendation in FIRST, by Mirror DOC Magazine, Jul 26
2020 Art Is Dead Quick Review, Duliyu Magazine, Jul 24
2020 Interdisciplinary Film Made by Daily Waste & Lies: Review of SHe & Art Is Dead by Shengwei Zhou, by FilmFest community, 107 Cine Magazine, Jul 18
2020 Exploring the Relationship Between Artists and the World, by GEN.T, Tatler Magazine, Jul 14
2020 SHe Comes & Art Is Dead, by FilmFest community, 107 Cine Magazine
2020 Art Is Dead But He Is Alive, by Haiyouren, New Art Scene Magazine
2020 Fantastic Film Festival Australia Report 3: Away & SHe, by Matt, Film Inquiry, Mar 10
2020 Review: SHe is a blistering commentary on systemic sexism, by George Kapaklis, Rough Cut, Feb 21
2020 Fantastic Film Festival Australia - Six Picks! by Bryn Tilly, Cult Projections, Feb 18
2020 SHe: A Stop-motion Animation With Sole, by Joel Kalkopf, Switch
2019 SHe: Director Shengwei Zhou Shines in Chinese Film Industry, by Shuben Fangying, Youth Film Handbook Magazine, Oct 27
2019 Global Convergence: Animation Is Film Is Back! By Ramin Zahed, Animation Magazine, Oct 14
2019 We Need Ault Animation in China! by Vjie, Changku Magazine, Aug 04
2019 SHe: The First Animation Feature Made by Daily Waste in Chinese
Film History, by Motion Picture Association of PKU, Oct 06
2019 SHe Review & Communication in HOW Art Museum, by HOW Art Magazine, Sep 25
2019 Animation is Film Festival 2019 Announces Lineup and Jury, by AWN Staff Editor, Animation World Network, Sep 16
2019 ‘Weathering with You’ Will Open L.A.’s 3rd Animation Is Film Fest, By Mercedes Milligan, Animation Magazine, Sep 13
2019 GKIDS’s Animation Is Film Festival Announces 10 Features In Competition Lineup, by Alex Dudok De Wit, Cartoon Brew, Sep 13
2019 6 Years of Producing, The Cruelty and Reality in SHe, by Chouchou, Teng Jing Shu Film Magazine, Aug 04
2019 SHe Reflects the Imagination of Chinese Animation, by Guduo, GUDUO Animation Magazine, Aug 02
2019 The Daughter in SHe VS Demon Boy in Ne Zha, by Xia Wang, China Film News, Jul 31
2019 Compared To Ne Zha, Animation SHe Needs More Attention, by Dusir, Sir Movie Magazine, Jul 29
2019 “We Are All Trash” - SHe Review, Animation House Magazine, Jul 29
2019 SHe: A Film Made by Trash, Animation Daily, Jul 28
2019 SHe: A Jaw-dropped Animation, by booka, Ying Tan Magazine, Jul 26
2019 Fantasia Film Review: SHe, by Dennis Harvey, Variety Magazine, Jul 25
2019 This Is Not a Trash Film But A Film Made by Trash, by Aikui Li, FilmMaking Magazine, Jul 22
2019 How To Make An Animation by Using Daily Waste? OS Movie Maker Magazine, Jul 21
2019 Using Trash To Create A Feature Animation, Fengying Movie Magazine, Jul 20
2019 This Animation Will Enter Into Chinese Film History, by Jiang yuandao, Misi Movie Magazine, Jul 19
2019 Welcome To Shengwei Zhou’s Wasteland, Zhongjian Theater, Jul 11
2019 Fantasia 2019: SHe Cobbles Together Patriarchal Hell on Heels, by Clint Worthington, The Spool
2019 Animation Review: SHe (2018) by Shengwei Zhou, by Marina D. Richter, Asian Movie Pulse
2019 Reviews of SHe, Letterboxd
2019 Using 6 Years To Create A Fantasy World, by Bayou Movie, May 21
2019 This Is Not Just A Feminism Film, Piaojiayoudiangui Magazine, Jun 08
2019 SHe QA: He Used 6 Years Talking To Trash and Bringing Them Back To Life, Jiaoma Community, May 29
2019 Chinese Animation SHe Screens in Qingdao, Daily Qingdao, May 20
2019 SHe: No Dialogue, Just Sound Landscape, Bandao City News, May 20
2019 SHe: Myth, History and Feminism, by Yang Wenli, Laixieba, May 14
2019 SHe: A Love Song To Mother, Beijing Radio Station, April 02
2019 SHe: “He Shouted Out”, by Mao Ben, Movie & Friends, Mar 13
2019 SHe Changsha Screening, by Hu Ge, Rednet.cn, Mar 10
2019 90s Director Shengwei Zhou Spent 6 Years To Create A Feature Film by Using Daily Waste, by Huangneng, Changsha Evening News, Mar 09
2019 SHe’s Director Talks About Making Of, Xiaoxiang Morning News
2019 Review of SHe, by Allen-Q-Evanell, IMDB, Mar 09
2019 Chinese Feminist Art and Female Artists, by Yang Zhou, Art & Culture Magazine, Mar 08
2019 Why SHe Worth Watching on Women’s Day? Changsha 66 Movie Screening Community, Mar 06
2019 FCAC 2019 – SHe de Zhou Shengwei: Feminisme en Stop-motion, by Justin Kwedi, East Asia, Mar 01
2019 Watch A Work of Genius - SHe in Paris, DeepFocus Magazine, Feb 24
2018 SHe: A Rare Cult Film In Chinese Animation History, DeepFocus Magazine, Dec 31
2018 SHe: Mulan In Contemporary Chinese Culture, Shuangxi, Dec 29
2018 He Spent 6 Years To Realize His Dreams, by Fuyang Lyv, Muweier Magazine, Dec 24
2018 286 Models, 58000 Frames, 90s Director Shengwei Zhou’s Fantasy World, by Yue Wu, Shangguan News, Dec 15
2018 Three Feminist Topics In SHe, by Siyu Liu, Anim-babbles Magazine
2018 SHe: Cult Shoes, by Shanxiaoyi, The One Women Film Fest, Sep 13
2018 One Crew’s Feature Film: SHe From The Trash Can, by Chen Chen, The Paper.cn, Aug 31
2018 SHe: A Fable Without Dialogue, by Tianwen Dai, Jiemian News, Aug 21
2018 SHe in World Philosophy Congress:Discussions on Philosophy and Art, SOHU News, Aug 20
2018 The Beauty of Individuals: SHe Reviews, by Wanying Xie, Shanghai International Film Festival Magazine, Aug 20
2018 An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Animation: SHe, Youkan, Aug 16
2018 Would You Worry Your Shoes Eat You? by Chaobei Zhang, Hi Arts
2018 SHe: Desire Not Gender, Art & Wealth, Aug 15
2018 SHe: The Revenge of Women, A Genius Work of Chinese Animation, by Panpan Yang, DeepFocus Magazine, Aug 13
2018 SHe: The Redemption of the Utopia, by Le Gaoxing, Gaoxingle, Jul 05
2018 He Shot A Film Giving His Mother as Present by Using Daily Waste, by Sola, Sola Magazine, Jul 27
2018 PKU Alumni Shengwei Zhou’s Life Story and His SHe, Peking University Official Website, Jul 23
2018 This 90s Young Director Is Genius, by Yujian Li, Muweier Magazine
2018 This 90s Young Director Spent 6 Years Creating A Feature Animation Selected by SIFF, DeepFocus Magazine, Jun 21
2018 90s Director Made A Feature Film For His Mother, Pudong Times
2018 Feature length animation took young director 6 years to realize, by Xu Wei, SHINE Shanghai Daily News, Jun 20
2018 SHe: A Shoe Version of Handmaid's Tale, by Chenyu Mao, Vista New Media, Jun 16
2018 Emotional Power Through Image: Review of Feature Animations in 21st Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival New Media, Jun 05
2018 6 Years of Creating SHe, One Person Convert Concept Into Mind Blowing Art, by Mingyan Long, Douban Movie, May 19
2018 A Graduate From Peking University Spent 6 Years Creating A Feature Animation! by wuhu, Wuhu Animation Space, May 12
2018 A Graduate From Peking University Created A Feature Animation Telling A Story of Contemporary MuLan, by Ye Cao, Anim-Babblers Magazine, Mar 07
INTERVIEWS
2023 Meet Shengwei Zhou, Bold Journey Magazine, Interview on combining materials & dreams together to create art works
2023 Shengwei Zhou Interview: Know Myself Through Image Making, Will AI Replace Artists? AME Film Station Magazine
2023 Shengwei Zhou Interview by USC Cinematic Arts, USC SCA Website, Interview on artistic journey in Expanded Animation program
2023 Meet Shengwei Zhou, Canvas Rebel Magazine, Stories & Insights
2023 Conversations With Shengwei Zhou, Voyage LA Magazine
2023 The Most Powerful Is Also the Most Soft: Shengwei Zhou Interview, Fashion Men Magazine, Interview on materials and body experience
2023 Independent Animator Shengwei Zhou: No Need To Be A Screw In the Traditional Industrial System, Southern People Weekly Magazine
2023 Meet Shengwei Zhou, Digital Artist & Filmmaker, Shout Out LA Magazine, Interview on the interdisciplinary way of working between digital arts and films
2023 Shengwei Zhou: Refusing To Define Myself, NOBLESSE China Magazine, Interview on artistic journey from SHe to Art Is Dead
2022 Shengwei Zhou: Searching Light In Deep Sea, Funion Labs Magazine
2021 Shengwei Zhou: Using Arte Povera & Interdisciplinary Thinking To Touch Textures of Materials & Media, Cinema Magazine
2020 Shengwei Zhou Interview: The Guide To Art Is Dead, World Film Fest Magazine, Interview on the interdisciplinary thinking of Art Is Dead
2020 Art Is Dead: Death of A Non-existent Artist, VOGUE Magazine
2020 Conversations With Shengwei Zhou: Interdisciplinary Practice Amid Internet Era, Oxford China Forum Magazine
2020 Shengwei Zhou: Why So Serious? Just Have Fun, Sina.cn
2020 Shengwei Zhou Interview: How To Win Highest Score In Festival By Only Using A Mobile Phone? Youtube Interview
2020 The Most Popular Film In FIRST, Director Shengwei Zhou Interview, DeepFocus Magazine
2019 Shengwei Zhou Interview: Extreme Sensitive & Extreme Rational, World Film Fest Magazine, Interview on the personality and art
2019 Shengwei Zhou: The Future Will Be An Era of Innovation with Blurred Boundaries. Supra Sense Magazine
2019 Shengwei Zhou: Convert Daily Waste Into Art, GenT Asia Tatler
2019 The Most Bizarre Animation in 2019 Made by Trash, Mtime Magazine
2019 Shengwei Zhou: How To Create SHe, DeepFocus Magazine
2019 SHe: A Feature Film Made by Daily Waste, New China
2019 How One Director Brought An Animation Film To Light With Handicraft? CNTV Television Interview
2018 Shengwei Zhou’s Story About Shoe Monsters, Mother, and Women, Southern People Weekly Magazine
2018 Shengwei Zhou: Between the Fantasy & Reality, PKU Youth Magazine
2018 Shengwei Zhou Interview: Cult Film & Animation, Shenme Radio Station, Broadcasting Radio Interview
2018 SHe: A Special Interview, The One Women Film Festival Committee
2018 SHe: The Only Chinese Animation Selected by SIFF, Dragon Television Channel, Television Interview
2018 Animation Craftsman, Breaking Out From the Edge, Outlook Weekly Magazine, Interview on how to create animation by a single person
2018 Shengwei Zhou: Framing the Monsters, INSIDE PKU Magazine
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2021 Student Mobile Phone Animation Showcase, Hunan Theater, China
2013 LGBT Mobile Phone Short Film Showcase, Peking University, Beijing
2011 Blooming Life: Chinese Rock Movie Forum, Peking University, Beijing
2011 Dream Traveler: Movie About Dreams Academic Showcase, Peking University, Beijing, China
2011 Focus on Disable: French Films Showcase, Peking University, Beijing
2011 Jinhua Dai’s Academic Speech on Harry Potter Series, Peking University, Beijing, China
2011 CCTV Channel 10 The Screening Room Program Academic Forum, Peking University, Beijing, China
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2021 - 2023 Served on Expanded Animation: Research & Practice Program USC, recording and editing images of XA trips, helping new students navigate, creating course flyers, and giving advice on devices and equipment purchase.
2018 - 2019 Served on School of Arts, Peking University, teaching undergraduate and graduate students animation and films, helping administrative parts.
2016 - 2017 Served on OLH Special Needs Children’s home, volunteering for helping with disabled children navigate and learn.
2011 - 2013 Held up underground independent film chat groups for students in PKU.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
• Traditional Character Animation
• Stop-motion ( Puppet & Object ) Animation
• 3D ( Modeling & Simulation ) Animation
• Motion Capture Technology
• Motion Capture Acting / Performancing
• Lighting ( Live-action & Stop-motion & 3D ) / Rendering / Compositing
• Photogrammetry
• Sound Design / Sound Editing / Sound Recording / Foley / Sound Mixing
• Storyboarding / Story Development / Script Writing
• Digital Film Photographing / Editing / Coloring
• XR ( AR / VR / Cinematic Installation ) Production
• Fabrication / Modeling ( All Kinds of Materials Including Ceramics)
• AI Generative Technology
Software:
• Adobe After Effects / Premiere Pro / Photoshop / Bridge / Lightroom / Audition
• Dragonframe
• Motive / Motionbuilder Motion Capture Software
• Maya
• C4D
• Zbrush
• Blender
• Pro Tools
• DaVinci Resolve
• Reality Composer / Effect House AR Software
• Reality Capture Photogrammetry Software
• Touch Designer Installation Software