By Yan Dingxian; translated by Nick Stember (Panel Chair) Thank you, Teacher Duan, for your wonderful speech. I believe everyone has learned a lot. Our next speaker will be Teacher Yan Dingxian. He was born in 1936 and graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1953. That same year, he joined the Shanghai Animation Film … Continue reading An Authentic Animator →

By Duan Xiaoxuan; translated by Nick Stember (Panel Chair) Thank you, Ms. Mochinaga, for your wonderful speech. It was very moving. It really took us back to that special historical era. The next speaker is Teacher Duan Xiaoxuan. Teacher Duan was born in 1934, and first entered the Chinese animation industry at the Northeast Film Studio … Continue reading Walking Our Own Path and Making Innovations in Chinese Animated Filmmaking →

By Mochinaga Noriko; translated by Nick Stember and Yan Chen                                                (Panel Chair) We’re going to have five speakers today, so we will invite them to talk one by one first, then followed by … Continue reading Mochinaga Tadahito and Animated Filmmaking in Early New Socialist China →

By James Lee; translated by Nick Stember  (Panel Chair) Honored guests, good afternoon! I am Professor Daisy Du Yan from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where I conduct research in Chinese animation. First, I would like to thank Professor Billy Kee-long So, Chair of the Division of Humanities, and Professor James Lee, … Continue reading Welcome Speech →