born. Chongqing, China
currently residing in California, USA
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Art in Experimental Animation, CalArts 2021-2024
Bachelor of Fine Art in Animation, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute 2015-2019
SELECT FILM FESTIVALS
The Seoul International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF) — 2025
LA Shorts International Film Festival — 2025
KIDS FIRST! Film Festival — 2025
Cultural Animation Film Festival — 2025
Fest Anča International Animation Festival | Žilina, Slovakia — 2025
LAGO FILM FEST | Italy — 2025
Tricky Women Tricky Realities | Vienna, Austria — 2025
Animac international animation film festival | Lleida, Spain — 2025
Slamdance Film Festival | LA, USA — 2025
Los Angeles Animation Festival | LA, USA — 2024
CutOut Fest International Animation Festival | Mexico — 2024
Animation Marathon | Virtual — 2024
Feinaki Beijing Animation Week | Beijing, China — 2024
Turku Animated Film Festival | Turku, Finland — 2024
Athens ANIMFEST | Virtual — 2024
Ciudad De Mexico International Film Festival | Mexico City, Mexico — 2024
Insomnia International Animation Film Festival | Kaluga region, Russia — 2024
La Guarimba Film Festival | Calabria, Italy — 2024
The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival | Morgantown, WV — 2024
Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival | Florida, USA —2024
CalArts RedCat Showcase | LA, USA — 2024
BIJOU Festival, CalArts, USA—2023
Children Film Season Feature: Children of Light | Xiamen, China — 2022
20th Beijing Film Academy Animation Academy Awards (screening) | Beijing, China – 2020
The 2nd China Animation & Comic Art Exhibition | Chongqing, China —2021
FLICKFAIR | Baltimore, USA – 2022
Excellent Graduation Work Award of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute | Chongqing, USA – 2019
Select Press
ZippyFrames
https://www.zippyframes.com/shorts/little-dan-by-yingdan-lai
/June 2025
CanvasRebel
https://boldjourney.com/meet-yingdan-lai/ November 2024 CA, USA
BoldJourney
https://boldjourney.com/meet-yingdan-lai/ July 2024 CA, USA
Voyage LA
https://voyagela.com/interview/meet-yingdan-lai-of-santa-clarita/ Feburary 2024 CA, USA