Siqi Song
宋思琪
Born1989 (age 34–35)
China
Occupation(s)Director and animator
Years active2006-current

Siqi Song (born 1989, 宋思琪) is a Chinese director and animator.

In January 2020 she received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Animated Short Film for her student short film Sister.[1]

Early life and education

Song graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2013 and from the California Institute of the Arts in 2016 with a Master in Experimental Animation.[2]

She is based in Los Angeles.[3]

Career

Her animated films have been selected in many festivals and awards ceremonies worldwide including Sundance,[4] SXSW[5] and BAFTA.[6]

Her most recent animated short, Sister, was nominated at the 2018 Annie Awards.[7]

In January 2020, Sister was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[1]

Filmography

  • Encounter (2012) - writer, director (short film)
  • Food (2014) - writer, director (documentary short film)
  • Sister (2018) - writer, director (short film)
  • The Coin (2019) - writer, director (short film)

References

  1. 1 2 "Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List". Variety. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  2. ↑ "CalArtians Shortlisted for 92nd Oscars". 24700. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. ↑ "SISTER: An Intimate Stop-Motion Short About a Family During China's One-Child Policy". Colossal. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (2018-12-04). "15 Animated Shorts Make Sundance Film Fest Cut". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2019-02-06). "SXSW Film Festival Sets 'Pet Sematary' As Closing Night Film, Unveils Slate Of Midnighters, Shorts, And More". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  6. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (2019-12-04). "A Wide World of Animated Shorts". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  7. ↑ "Annie Awards: 'Incredibles 2,' 'Ralph' Lead Feature Nominees; 'Mary Poppins Returns' Also Nominated". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.