Xue Gu
Director, curator, the co-founder of the Inner Mongolia Film Week and the World Nomadic Short Film Festival. Her work consistently focuses on the topic of family, exploring everyday storytelling through film. Some of her notable works include The Choice,The Chinese Plaster, Nothing News. In 2022, she founded "FamilyLens", an initiative dedicated to discovering and expanding the boundaries of family cinema while exploring personal narratives through filmmaking. In 2023, she curated the film exhibition Shooting Yourself FamilyLens Film Festival.
Yang Wang
Chief editor of Anim-Babblers, a leading animation-related industry media based in Beijing, China. He earned his master’s degree in International Relations from London School of Economics and Political Science. After joining Anim-babbers, he has written more than a hundred in-depth reports on Chinese and international animation industry, as well as review articles. He has a deep interest in conducting interviews with animators.
Chenxi Zhang
A Chinese independent animation artist, explores the delicate emotions and subtle contradictions in human relationships through hand-drawn animation, seamlessly integrating material experimentation to elevate the narrative and create captivating visual experiences. Her works capture the unspoken intricacies between individuals, unveiling a realm of unexpressed sentiments. Her animated short "Braided" has been selected and awarded at several international animation festivals and film festivals.
Xi Chen
Animation Filmmaker and Comics Writer. He is currently a lecturer in Beijing Film Academy. His animation works have been selected in renowned animation festivals and won awards; he has been invited to France, Japan and Canada for art residency program; his Animation films retrospective were held in Japan, France and Russia; His films include the series of animated short films "Solar Terms", "Yao·Ship down the well", etc. He is one of the founders of Feinaki Beijing Animation Week.
Yantong Zhu
Animation filmmaker, picture book author, festival director and co-founder of Feinaki Beijing Animation Week. Her work "My Milk Cup Cow" won numerous prizes all over the world, such as the Grand Prix of KROK and the Young Animation Award of Stuttgart, etc. She was invited as a jury member of New Chitose, Tricky Women, BIAF, and curator of Chinese animation programs. She is the executive producer of the animated omnibus film "To the Bright Side", which won the Grand Prize feature film at the New York International Children's Film Festival.