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 →

The Division of Humanities of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is searching for suitable candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position in the discipline of Digital Media/Film 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 … Continue reading Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Digital Media/Film in the Division of Humanities at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology →

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology envisions being a leading cross-disciplinary center where technology, art, and humanities converge to foster innovative and impactful environments, talents, and works that shape the future world.  Applicants should have a master’s or PhD degree in a related field … Continue reading Teaching-Track Faculty Positions in the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology →

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology envisions being a leading cross-disciplinary center where technology, art, and humanities converge to foster innovative and impactful environments, talents, and works that shape the future world.  We especially encourage applicants for faculty positions at all ranks (Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor) … Continue reading Faculty Positions at All Ranks in the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology →