Biography

Jinghan Zhang is an independent animation artist, director, and producer. Born in the northeastern city of Harbin, China, Zhang moved to Beijing with her family during her middle school years. Upon graduating from the Beijing Film Academy, in 2015 Zhang moved to the United States to continue her journey as a filmmaker. Being influenced by radically different cultures within China, in her work Zhang explores the depths of human nature with its higher desires for love and kindness as well as its downfalls prompted by greed, last, and betrayal. Experimenting with different visual styles, Zhang explores a visually rich world. Zhang's films have been warmly received by the indie animation community around the world. In 2019 Zhang's short film "Elixir" became the finalist at the USA Film Festival, received the Best Animation at the Vegas Movie Awards, the Best Animated Short at the Spotlight Short Film Awards, the Best Animation at the Rome Prisma Independent Awards and was also selected at the Animation Day in Cannes. Collaborating with United Nations Organization for Poverty Alleviation and Development (OPAD), Jinghan created an animated opening for a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals video.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jinghan Zhang