Renee is a Chinese-American director and animator from Houston, Texas now based in London. Like many Blinkink directors, Renee honed her craft at the National Film & Television School. Her short films have screened and won awards internationally including Annecy, TIFF, SXSW, and the Jury Prize for Animated Short at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Her work explores a range of topics such as the body, nature and sexuality. Yet all of her films are incredibly balanced between the lovely and the visceral; they are deeply satisfying to watch.
Renee uses a wide range of techniques in her work that have a tactile feel, breathing life into the audience’s senses. From hand drawn 2D to watercolour and claymation, she expresses something new and pushes boundaries on each project.
'SHÉ (Snake)'
TIFF 2023 - Short Cuts: Share Her Journey Award
Trolli ‘The Gooniverse Factory’
Young Arrows Animation: 2D, Stop Motion & CGI: Shortlisted
Vimeo Staff Pick
‘O Black Hole!’
Annie Award Nomination
Student BAFTA shortlist
TIFF Special Jury “Share her Journey” award
SXSW Special Jury award for Vision
Aspen Shortsfest Jury Award for Best Animation
Poitiers Film Festival Jury Special Prize Award (2020)
Piccolo Festival D'Animazione Main Competition first prize (2020)
Locarno,
Zagreb,
Hiroshima,
Edinburgh,
London Short Film Festival,
Chicago,
Flickerfilm,
Indy Shorts Heartland,
Tampere Official Selections
‘Reneepoptosis’
Sundance Award for Best Animated Short Film
Dallas International Film Festival Best Animated Short
Tricky Women/Tricky Realities
Jury Award
SICAF Jury Award
Locarno,
TIFF,
SXSW Official Selection
Vimeo Staff Pick
‘Hold Me (ca Caw CA Caw)’
Slamdance Award for Best Animated Short
Locarno,
SXSW Official Selection
Vimeo Staff Pick
‘Soft Animals’
Sundance - Grand Jury Prize - Short Film: Nominated
SXSW - Grand Jury Award - Animated Short: Nominated
Annecy - Cristal - Best Graduation Film: Nominated
AFI Fest - Grand Jury Prize - Animated Short Film: Nominated
Toronto International Film Festival - IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best Film: Nominated
1.4 - In The Making - Animation: Gold
Ciclope - No Logo: Shortlisted
Chicago International Film Festival - Gold Hugo - Best Animated Short: Nominated
Zagreb World Fest of Animated Films - Best Student Film: Nominated
Seattle International Film Festival - Short Film Award - Animation: Nominated
