short films

• _{One, two three..., four, five, six | CalArts MFA thesis film}
• _{Weaving Paradise | loop film}
• _{Echo | loop film}
• Fish | CalArts first year film
• Happy New Year | short film
  
• Little Dan I short film
• _{Throw It I 1 min film}
• _{To You | short film}
• _{welcome I 1 min film}
• _{Be a Good Student | 1 min film}
• _{Pencil Films | collection}
• _{Goodbye, Rota | short film}

• gifs
  
• loop collection
  
• long braid stickers | imessages

commissions

• modernsky  music video gif
• CAPSA 2024 title film
• for MVMT Labs (Illustration)
  

• comics
• GAME | one-page comic
• confession | 16-page zine
• 4-panel postcards comic
• diary comics

• handcrafted work
• 3d physical puppet
• ceramic work
  

about
CV
about teaching

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

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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