Lei Lei
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1985-01-01 · Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
Known for
- Monkey King Fight Lion Camel (2024) — Zhu Bajie
- Recycled (2013)
- Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish (2022) — Editor
- A Bright Summer Diary (2020) — Writer
- Lupita From Now On (2022)
- Uncle Nine: The Curious Case of the Ancient Coffin (2021) — Chen Sanfa
- That Day, on the River (2023)
- Wipe Out The Bandits of Wulong Mountain (2012)
- Happy Year of the Rat 2020 (2020) — Director
- A Gift for You (2023) — Director
- Rocket — Director
- Break no.1 & Break no.2. (2024) — Director
- Breathless Animals (2019) — Original Music Composer
- Ready to play (2021) — Director
- This Is Not a Time to Lie (2014) — Director
- Big Hands Oh Big Hands, Let It Be Bigger and Bigger (2013) — Director