
kayuleung.
illustrator.animation.director .

Hey this is Kayu, 2D 3D artist based in Paris, France, who has always been better at drawing and computer than speaking about herself. Let's face it we both know I am the one who write this and it is confusing as hell.
Working in Annecy Animation Festival inspired me to drop out of philo and history class in Sorbonne and jump right into animation school... so as to graduate from Supinfocom Arles (Ecole Mopa) during Covid .
My first solo short film “Evol” has been selected by different festivals including the Animafest Zagreb and DC Independent Film Festival.
My graduation film : Les Chaussures de Louis has travelled and shared with audiences in different countries via multiple film festivals, including Gold medal in International Animation Category at the 2021 Student Oscar Academy Awards, now streaming on Canal+.
Currently a Freelance director/illustrator and 2D3D lighting compositing Artist,
my clients included, Ted-ed Talk, Los Angeles times, Inserm and Vogue .
I like to consider myself as --
how my mom tries to make sense of what I do for a living:
Puppet show entertainer in computer.
2D 3D and everything in between.


















mtp:414

reel...


Awards & NominationS
Short of the Week
33th animafest zagreb
60th Annecy International Animation Film Festival
47th STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD® International Animation Gold Medal
by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. the Oscars®
short of the Week
vimeo staff pickS
22th VIEW conference grand prix
43th Festival international du court-métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
48th siggraph
31th animafest zagreb
39th STUTTGART FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (ITFS)
13th SPARK ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
23th New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival
32th palm springs international film festival
7th London International Motion Picture Awards
17th Carrefour du cinéma d'animation au Forum de images
25th Fantasia FestivaL
25TH Nantucket Film Festival
29th Festival International Séquence Court-Métrage
48h London International Motion Picture Awards
10th London Lift-Off Film Festival 2020
29th animafest zagreb
20th Dc Independent Film Festival
4th London International Motion Picture Awards
27th Festival International Séquence Court-Métrage
9th Aniscreen Festival
15th Cortoons Festival Gandia
10th KRAF festival
7th CortoKino international short film festival