New York City Premiere - The Beginning

The China Institute hosts the screening of a documentary film about the Indie animation scene in China.

The film, produced by NeochaEDGE, features in-depth profiles of 10 leading-edge Chinese animators/animation studios together with a sampling of work spanning a wide variety of styles and themes. It provides an authentic voice to one of the most promising sectors of the Chinese creative industry. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to be transported into the worlds of China’s top emerging animation talent.

Featured animators/animation studios include: Ray Lei (Beijing), Sun Haipeng (Shenzhen), Liu Jian (Nanjing), Mao Qichao (Magic Animation Studio, Chengdu), Pi San (Beijing), Anytime (aka: ANI7IME) Animation Studio (Zhang Chunli, Pu Junhan, Li Weikun, Su Jingxin: Guangzhou), Seen Studio (Zhang Naowen, Aspirin, Zeng Xun: Beijing), Song Siqi (Henan)/Wang Qing (Suzhou), Li Dongzhen (Beijing), and Beijing Film Academy student animation group (Sun Yiran, Wang Xingchen, Chen Xi, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Xiadian).

Screening will follow an introduction and end with a Q&A discussion with Sean Leow, Co-Founder of NeochaEDGE, Executive Producer of The Beginning. Film is in Mandarin with English subtitles.

Runtime: 100 minutes

Seating is limited, pre-registration required.

Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.

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