Senior Animator Mr. Fung Yuk-Song (1940-2025) passed away in Hong Kong on October 20. Fung joined the Shanghai Animation Film Studio after he graduated from the Zhejiang Fine Arts Academy in 1959. He participated in the production of around thirty animated films as designer and director, including The Hens’ Relocation to a New Home (Muji banjia, … Continue reading Senior Animator Mr. Fung Yuk-Song (1940-2025) Passed away in Hong Kong on Oct 20, 2025 →

As you might know, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) established a new division, the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC: https://amc.hkust.edu.hk/), on 1 July 2024. This initiative responds to the great challenges and opportunities presented by new technologies, particularly generative AI, in the arts, and aligns with one of the … Continue reading AI + Arts Faculty Openings at AMC, HKUST! →

By Daisy Yan Du It is my great pleasure to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. With a history spanning nearly eight decades, the studio traces its origins to the Animation Group (katong zu) established at the Northeast Film Studio in Changchun in October 1946. The Animation Group was relocated … Continue reading Lifetime Achievement Award Speech for the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Red Lotus Asian Film Festival Vienna 2025 →

Daisy Yan Du, an associate professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, discusses how Nezha 2 not only signifies the rise of Chinese animation on the global stage but also underscores the growing influence of Chinese CGI technology in the realms of computer graphics and the creative industries worldwide. Share This:

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Techno-Nationalism and the Rise of Chinese Animation: Nezha 2 and the Evolution of CGI Blockbusters in China Speaker: Daisy Yan Du (HKUST) Date & Time: Mar 26, 2025 11:00 AM EST Register Here Description 3D CGI (computer-generated imagery) animation has long been regarded as an American innovation, pioneered by Pixar’s groundbreaking animated feature film, Toy Story (1995). … Continue reading Zoom Lecture: Techno-Nationalism and the Rise of Chinese Animation: Nezha 2 and the Evolution of CGI Blockbusters in China, by Daisy Yan Du, Mar 26, 2025 11:00 AM EST →

Abstracts Introduction: Chinese Animation: A Statement of the Field (by Daisy Yan Du, John A. Crespi, and Yiman Wang)  The Introduction defines Chinese animation studies as a new field of research emerging from the margins of modern Chinese literature and film studies on the one hand and from the peripheries of American, European, and Japanese … Continue reading New Book Release: Chinese Animation: Multiplicities in Motion (Harvard University Press, Feb 2025), edited by Daisy Yan Du, John A. Crespi, and Yiman Wang →

Marie-Claire Qiuquemelle, who published the first essay in English about Chinese animation in 1991, passed away at the age of 87 in Paris on October 28, 2024.  Please read her essay here: Marie-Claire Qiuquemelle, “The Wan Brothers and Sixty Years of Animated Film in China,” in Perspectives on Chinese Cinema, ed. Chris Berry (London: British … Continue reading Chinese Animation Scholar Marie-Claire Qiuquemelle Passed away on October 28, 2024 →

The Division of Humanities of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) invites applications for a tenure-track position in the discipline of Digital Humanities with an expected start date of July 2, 2025. The position is at the rank of Assistant Professor. Exceptional candidates at the Associate or Full Professor level will also be considered. … Continue reading Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Digital Humanities in the Division of Humanities at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology →