30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Ray´s Great Escape (2018) -

China | 2018 | 7 min.

To escape an impending volcanic eruption, the little monster Ray transforms his wooden house into a small boat and embarks on an adventure

CountryChina
Year2018
Duration7 min
Rating-
LanguageNo dialogues
SubtitleNo subtitles
Directed by Jie Weng
Screenplay Jingyan Zhao
Director of Photography Juntai Lin, Dongcheng Chen and Guanlan Wang
Music Sitao Yang et Xi Jin
Edited by Jie Weng
Contact Yilisoo Films

Biography

Jie Weng majored in sculpting in college. During his exchange study in the United States, Jie met Dan Krall, who did the character design for Coraline, and found his true passion: stop motion. After that, he taught himself animation, produced two shorts, and founded his own studio Realwood Stop Motion Studio, one of the best animation studios in China. Directed by Jie Weng, the team have completed several animated shorts and won numerous awards from all over the world.This film is a part of the set The Kokoška Family on the Road and other animations.