Liu Jian (artist)
Liu Jian ( Chinese 刘健 , Pinyin Liú Jiàn ; * 1969) is a Chinese artist, animator and film director .
Life
Liu Jian studied Chinese landscape painting at Nanjing University of the Arts and graduated in 1993. His artistic work takes up different aesthetic approaches with different media and has been presented at international exhibitions.
Since 1995 he has also been working in animation until he founded the animation studio Le-joy in 2007. His first feature- length film Piercing I ( 刺痛 我 , Citong wo ) had its world premiere at the Holland Animation Film Festival and received awards at numerous film festivals.
At the 2017 Berlinale , his film Hao ji le ( 好 极 了 , dt. Have a nice day ) was the first animated film in 15 years to be invited to the competition for the Golden Bear , but it received no award.
In 2018 he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography (animated films)
- 2010: Citong wo (Piercing I)
- 2017: Hao ji le (Have a Nice Day)
Web links
- Liu Jian in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- “There are no abbreviations in animation films” - Interview with Liu Jian online magazine of the Goethe-Institut China, February 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liu, Jian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 刘健 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese artist, animator and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |