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Kuafu Chasing After the Sun

Director:
Jie Weng
Country:
China
year: 2019
Running Time:
7:55
Technique:
Stop-motion (animated objects, puppets, clay animation, etc.)
Category:
Short film [up to 10 min]
Producer:
Jingyan Zhao
Distributor:
Siyu Li
The program:

Synopsis

The work is based on the myths and legends of the ancient times in China. "Kuafu chasing the sun" tells the story of the giant Kuafu chasing the sun and eventually turning into a vast forest of peach trees called Deng Forest. "The praise of Kuafu's grand ambition is to race with the Sun",

Director's BIO

Jie Weng's stop motion journey began with his encounter with Dan Krall, who did the character design for Coraline. Since then, he has taught himself animation, produced two shorts, and founded his own stop motion animation studio: Realwood Studios. Directed by Jie, this young team have completed several animated shorts and won numerous awards from all over the world

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