Dear Colleagues,
I am very sorry to bother those who are not interested. At 9am this coming Monday (April 19, Hong Kong time), Mr. Lo Wing Keung, the producer of the TV animation series Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, will talk about his new film Red Squirrel Mai, which, if completed on time, will be the first CGI ink-painting animated feature film in Greater China.
Dr. Nelson Chu will talk about his ink-painting software Moxi and Expressii, which was used to create the special effects for the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Mr. Lo Wing Keung and Dr. Nelson Chu are alumni of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. They are now working together to produce Red Squirrel Mai.
Panel 11: 9:00am-12:30pm, April 19 (Monday, Hong Kong time), Film Screening and Animators’ Perspectives (in Chinese and English): chaired by Daisy Yan Du, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR
Premier of Red Squirrel Mai (CGI ink-painting animated feature film, 2020)
“From Pleasant Goat to Red Squirrel Mai: On Creative Animation Industry in Contemporary China,” Lo Wing Keung, Chairman of Ink Culture LTD (Hong Kong) & Ink Culture Brand Management Co., LTD (Guangzhou)
“The Quest for Digital Ink: Developing Tools for Painting, Calligraphy, and Animation,” Nelson Chu, Creator of Expresii (an ink-painting software tool)
Their Zoom talks are open to the public for free. Please register online and get the Zoom ID.
For the cultural impact of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf in China and beyond, please see Professor Jianhua Chen’s essay “The Rise of Wolf Culture”.
We hope to see some of you online soon!
Sincerely yours,
Daisy Du