Person

Lei Lei

Directing · Born 1985-01-01 · Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China

Biography

Lei Lei (1985, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province) is a Chinese animator, filmmaker and artist. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 2009, with a master's degree in Animation. Since then, he has worked as an independent filmmaker and experimental animation artist. His animated short This Is Love (2010) was awarded Best Narrative Short at Ottawa International Animation Festival. From then on, many of his short films have received awards at festivals worldwide and he has been selected for many artist residencies. Since 2017, Lei has spent most of his time in Los Angeles, where he is a full-time faculty member at the department of Experimental Animation, CalArts. Ningdu is selected for the IFFR Tiger Award Competition 2022.

Known for

Filmography

2024re-engravedDirector
2024Monkey King Fight Lion CamelZhu Bajie
2024Break no.1 & Break no.2.Director
2023A Gift for YouDirector
2023That Day, on the River
2022Silver Bird and Rainbow FishWriter
2022Lupita From Now On
2021Uncle Nine: The Curious Case of the Ancient CoffinChen Sanfa
2021Ready to playDirector
2020Happy Year of the Rat 2020Director
2020A Bright Summer DiaryDirector
2019Breathless AnimalsScreenplay
2018WeekendDirector
2018I Don't Like The Comics You DrewDirector
2017Hand Colored no.2Director
2016HAFF Leader 2016Director
2016Books on BooksDirector
2015Missing One PlayerDirector
2014Animafest ZagrebDirector
2014This Is Not a Time to LieDirector
2013Big Hands Oh Big Hands, Let It Be Bigger and BiggerDirector
2013Recycled
2012Wipe Out The Bandits of Wulong Mountain
2011My...MY...Director
2010Hu Lulu Hong Longlong Hua LalaDirector
2010This Is LoveDirector
2009Magic Cube and Ping-PongDirector
2009The Universe CottonDirector
2008Pear or AlienDirector
—RocketDirector

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