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Ao Chen

Film DirectorSouthampton, United Kingdom
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Ao Chen

Film DirectorSouthampton, United Kingdom
About me
Dr Ao Chen holds a PhD in Film from the University of Southampton in the UK. His animated short films Red (2019) and Black (2020) were officially selected for the 43rd and 44th Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France and multiple other Oscars- and BAFTA-qualifying film festivals.
Projects
  • Black (2020)
    Black (2020)An expression and examination of the social problem of black-hearted vaccines that are spreading in China.
  • Red (2019)
    Red (2019)This animated film uses traditional Chinese art forms including ink wash painting and ceramics to represent and rethink Red China.
  • Bathing (2017)
    Bathing (2017)This animated film expresses the cognitive poetics of bathing.
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Work history
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    PGR Teaching AssistantUniversity of Southampton
     - Highfield Rd, Southampton SO17 1BF, UKPart Time
    I taught the MA (Level 7) module "Post-classical Film Theory: Film History, Reception, and Cinephilia" at the University of Southampton where I helped the students meet learning outcomes by guiding them to understand multiple theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches to cinematic production and reception and to engage with a variety of culturally and historically specific contexts of film interpretation.
Skills
  • Film Directing
  • Animation
  • Film Sound
  • Music
  • Drawing
  • Painting
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Audition
Education
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    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)University of Southampton
     - Highfield Rd, Southampton SO17 1BF, UK
    Subject: Film
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    Master of Fine Arts (MFA)Pratt Institute
     - 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA
    Subject: Digital Arts With Distinction
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Awards
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    BlackAo Chen (Red Feather Animation Studio)
    Official Selection: the 44th Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France), the 34th Leeds International Film Festival (UK), the 23rd Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico)
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    RedAo Chen (Red Feather Animation Studio)
    Official Selection: the 43rd Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France), the 64th Cork International Film Festival (Ireland), the 32nd Filmfest Dresden – International Short Film Festival (Germany), the 23rd Winterthur International Short Film Festival (Switzerland), the 22nd Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico), the 13th Fest Anča International Animation Festival (Slovakia), the 12th Mexico City Contemporary Animation Festival – Animasivo (Mexico)