Siqi Song is an Oscar-Nominated animation director from China. Song is best known for her animated short film SISTER, which received an Oscar nomination in 2020. Her work has been shown in numerous film festivals around the world including Sundance, SXSW, Annecy, and Ottawa. Song was named a Directing Fellow by Film Independent in 2018, where she received the LAIKA Animation Fellowship. She was recently recognized by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts as a USA Breakthrough Director and Animator in 2022. Song has been a juror and mentor for animation films at various film festivals around the world. Song studied Experimental Animation at the California Institute of the Arts and China Central Academy of Fine Arts.
宋思琪是一位中国动画导演。由她独立编剧&执导的动画作品曾获得多个国际电影节的最高奖项及提名,包括美国奥斯卡金像奖,好莱坞国际动画协会的安妮奖以及英国电影艺术与科学学院奖最佳学生作品奖的提名。她的作品还曾受邀参加美国圣丹斯电影节,法国昂西国际动画电影节以及加拿大渥太华国际动画电影节在内的上百个国际电影节。宋思琪本科毕业于中央美术学院,硕士毕业于加州艺术学院实验动画专业。
Recognitions
2023 Best Short Film for Children - Manchester Animation Festival, UK
2019 - 2021 BAFTA Los Angeles Newcomers, UK
2020 92nd Oscar Nomination, US
2019 Best in Show - SPARK Animation, Canada
2019 Best Short Animation - Hollyshorts Film Festival, US
2019 Jury Award for Best Animation - Aspen Shortsfest, US
2018 Light in Motion Award for Best Animation - Foyle Film Festival, Ireland
2019 Annie Awards Nomination, US
2018 Jury Award for Best Animation - Austin Film Festival, US
2018 Film Independent Project Involve - Directing Fellow, US
Jury
Animation Jury - D&AD Awards, UK 2024
Animation Jury - D&AD Awards, UK 2022
Animation Mentor - National Youth Film Awards Film Mentorship Programme, Singapore 2021
Festival Jury - Cartoons Underground Festival, Singapore 2021
Jury for Best Animated Short - Nashville Film Festival, US 2021
Jury for Best Animated Short - Austin Film Festival, US, 2021
Jury for Best Animation - Santa Barbara International Film Festival, US 2021
Jury for Best Animated Short - Palm Springs Shortsfest, US 2020
Festival Jury - National Film Festival for Talented Youth, US 2020
Festival Jury - Bucheon International Animation Festival, Korea 2020 & 2021
Jury for Best in Show Prize - Spark Animation, Canada 2020
Festival Jury - Feinaki Being Animation Week, China 2020