Renee Zhan

Biography

Renee Zhanis a director and animator who uses dark, visceral images to explore the ugliness of beautiful things. She has participated and won awards at numerous film festivals, including the Jury Award for Best Animated Short atSundance Film Festival 2019. A native of Houston, Texas, Zhan received her Master of Arts at the National Film and Television School in London. Oxbelly Fellowship, script development lab, 2019Animated projections for Lulu, directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, at the Salzburg Opera Festival 2017Selections at international film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Telluride, TIFF, and Locarno

Filmography

O Black Hole! (2020)Reneepoptosis (2018)Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize AnimationHold Me (Ca Caw Ca Caw) 2016Slamdance Film Festival Best Animated Short FilmPidge (2015)