IAF has announced the IFA2021 nominations

IAF stands for “I Animate Future”, which means “I Animate the Future”. This is also the overall concept of West Lake Animation Biennale: to create a pioneer camp for Chinese animation and explore the possibilities and extension of contemporary animation.

As a young animation academic platform, IAF relies on the academic background of The China Academy of Art, focuses on the interaction between theoretical research and practical methods of animation, and actively thinks about the contemporary identity of animation.

In order to promote the communication between animation authors and scholars, and encourage and expand theoretical research on animation, IAF has specially set up an important unit, namely the collection, selection and support of animation academic research.

IAF has announced the IFA2021 nominations

Nominations for academic research awards

(In alphabetical order of the author’s surname)

• Study on the origins of Chinese contemporary Animation by Cao Kai
• An Oral history of Shanghai Animation Film Studio (Volume 1) by Fu Guangchao
• An animated documentary or non-fiction animation by Wang Chi
• “Technology and Author” on media archaeology of man-made images Wei Shilei
• A study on the output path and career options of Young Chinese independent animators. Wang Yang, Guo Baoyi
• spirit of Literati — a study on authorship in the History of Chinese Animation by Yang Chenxi and Zhang Yipin

Nominated for an Animation Creative Award

(In alphabetical order of the author’s surname)

• Bai Lu, by Chen Lianhua
• Push stone to the top of the mountain for one second every day by Cheng Peixuan
• Strawberry Candy by Li Nianze
• Seahorse by Li Zehao
• Pet fish by Lin Tianhua
• Fang’s candle by Liu Yufei
• Decayed potatoes by Shui Yuan
• Xia Xia by Tang Ruihong
• The patient’s mind by Wang Zhiheng
• The tree by Xu ShuYing
• Zi E by Yang Chengye
• Lullaby by Zhang Lin
• Dao Cao Ji by Zhou Haoran
• You Are Not a Kiwi     Maria Saveleva
• Rites Of Spring     Yiorgos Tsangaris