Introduction to the final jury
Category A for Animated Short Films
HUANG Xinyuan
Party Secretary and PhD Supervisor of the School of Animation and Digital Arts, Communication University of China. Secretary-General of the Teaching Steering Committee of Animation and Digital Media in Colleges and Universities under the China Ministry of Education. President of the Digital Art Professional Committee of the China Society of Image Graphic. President of the Animation and Digital Media Professional Committee of the Chinese Collegial Association for Visual Art. President of the Association of Fundamental Computing Education in Chinese Universities.
MA Li
President of the China Animation Society and Honorary Researcher of the China Radio and Television Art Research Centre. Previously served as Director of the Propaganda Department and Director of the International Cooperation Department of the National Radio and Television Administration. During her tenure, she attached great importance to the creation, broadcasting, and overseas promotion of Chinese animation works, implemented the Chinese Excellent Classic Folk Story Animation Creation Project to support various TV animation projects.
LI Jianping
Dean of the Animation School of Beijing Film Academy, PhD Supervisor
Directed and created hundreds of TV animations, including <Journey to the West>, <Stories of Chinese Traditional Virtues>, <The Dreaming girl>, and <Exploring the Land of Idioms>.
- Won multiple awards, including the prestigious China TV Golden Eagle Awards.
Directed <The Dragon Keeper>, a co-production between China Film Animation Corporation and Spain's Drago Media.
- Directed <Panda and Little Springbok>, a co-production between CCTV and South Africa.
YANG Xiaoxuan，
Vice President, iQlYl.COM,
Vice President, China Animation Association
Jury, International Emmy Award
Produced several high-quality domestic animation masterpieces, such as “Against the Gods”, “The Great Ruler”, realizing a number of industry firsts.
ZOU Shasha
Producer of the Chinese original animation “Scissor Seven” series
Founder and CEO of AHAVERSE
Global Young Leader of the World Economic Forum in Davos
Director of the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association
Deputy Secretary-General of the Press and New Media Working Committee of the 12th Committee of the Beijing Youth Federation
Industry Mentor for Postgraduate Students of Animation Major at Communication University of China
Mohamed GHAZALA
an assistant professor of animation and the chair of the Cinematic Arts School at Effat University in Saudi Arabia. In addition to his academic role, he serves as the Vice President of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA. He founded its first chapter in Africa and the Arab world.
LEE Jung-Min
Professor of Animation, Korea National University of Arts.
Co-Head of Campus Asia – AAEN (Asian Animation Education Network) - Former Visiting Professor at Carnegie Mellon ETC, CUC.
Former Executive Director of PISAF, Bucheon International Student Animation Festival - SBS TV Series <Hello Jadoo> 1. Pre-production Manager
Comic book category B
Wang Lijun
Cartoon Art Committee of China Artists Association
A tireless advocate for advancing the creation, teaching, and publishing of original Chinese picture books
Curator and initiator of China Picture Book Fair and Zhang Leping Picture Book Award, Authorised Principal of the Chinese region of Silent Book Contest
Mentor at the Wang Lijvn Studio, Animation School, Beijing Film Academy
Conceived and orchestrated the China Central Television's inaugural Chinese Original Picture Book series program, The Most Beautiful Chinese Stories
Has created and published works such as Clever Little Monkey,Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, and Li Bing Fights the Dragon among other comic and picture book titles
CAO Xiaohui,
Professor at the Beijing Film Academy, Deputy Director of the China Animation Research Institute, Vice Chairman of the Animation Working Committee of the China Film Association, and Supervisor of the Beijing Animation Association.
Ms. Pan Liping (Ah Geng)
is a renowned Chinese illustrator and cartoonist, a recipient of the “National Excellent Teacher” Medal awarded by the Ministry of Education of China, a member of the Animation Art Committee of the China Artists Association, and a reviewer for the 14th National Art Exhibition. She currently serves as a professor and master’s supervisor at Guangxi Arts University, as well as the director of the Illustration Art Committee of the Guangxi Artists Association.
KAWAGUCHI Takahiro
artistic director ＆ Graphic Design
Master of Art Environment, Graduate School of Art Research, Kyoto University of the Arts, with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. Associate Professor at the Tokyo Media Arts College, University of Takarazuka.Served as the art director and designer of Elementary School Hall Children (Elementary School Hall of Co., Ltd.). He was in charge of the comprehensive production, design, and submission of the special issue Pen and Pen+ (CCC Art Workshop) for the 90th anniversary of Osamu Tezuka's birth. In 2015, he served as the art director and designer of the 80th anniversary of Fujio Akatsuka's birth, The Secret Exhibition of the Birth of Akatsuka's Character (Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library, Meiji University).In order to create more opportunities to increase the motivation for creativity, we will continue to research and practice with the idea of creating a society where everyone can bring their hopes through the study of Manga×Desig ×Art+Anthropology.
Digital Media Category C
HAO Ninghui
a national high-level talent recognized by the Ministry of Education. He serves as the Dean of the School of Design, Professor of the Second Grade, and Postdoctoral Cooperative Supervisor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is also a member of the Academic Committee of the school, and a Principal Investigator of a Major Project funded by the National Social Science Fund. He has been recognized as one of the TOP 10 Chinese Designers by Forbes in 2021, an Outstanding Young Designer in China's Design Industry by Guanghua Longteng Award, one of China's Top Ten Design Educators, recipient of the Capital Labor Medal, and an Outstanding Teaching Management Personnel in Beijing Colleges and Universities.
LÜ Xin
PhD, Professor at the School of Animation and Digital Arts, Communication University of China, and PhD Supervisor for the Digital Media Art Major. He serves as the Chairman of the Network Technology and Intelligent Media Design Professional Committee of the National Association for Computer Basic Education in Colleges and Universities; Secretary-General of the Animation and Digital Media Art Professional Committee of the China Film and Television Society in Colleges and Universities; and a Special Expert of the Internet Society of China.
Tim METCALF
Director, Arts and Communications
In 2016, he led the organization of the revalidation process for all undergraduate (UG) programs, which enabled him to introduce a new employability module across all programs. He designed the module to be adaptable by various program teams to ensure maximum impact with a set of core common objectives. Data taken 15 months after graduates left the program revealed a significant rise in employability success.
Currently, he is spearheading the revalidation of the BA Graphic Arts program. Regarding knowledge exchange and enterprise activity, with a focus on the last three years, as the Art Director of WSA Graphic Design studio, Studio 3015, he has collaborated with external clients, notably The John Hansard Gallery in Southampton, to produce graphic assets for Safe Space Southampton. This initiative aimed to encourage the revitalization of seemingly neglected in-between areas in the city, stimulating community imagination towards dormant civic spaces.
