Lei Lei
Director
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.
As Director
Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish
2022
Happy Year of the Rat 2020
2020
A Gift for You
2023
Rocket
TBA
Break no.1 & Break no.2.
2024
That Day, on the River
2023
Ready to play
2021
This Is Not a Time to Lie
2014
Big Hands Oh Big Hands, Let It Be Bigger and Bigger
2013
Hand Colored no.2
2017
