Born in 1985 in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, Lei Leigraduated from Tsinghua University with a Master's degree in Animation in 2009. Since then, he has worked as an artist involved invideo art, painting, installation, music, performance, as well as an independent animator. His works include short animation films such as "This Is Love" (Best Narrative Short Award at Ottawa International Film Festival in 2010), "Recycled" (selected at Annecy Film Festival, Grand Prix of Shorts & Non-Narrative Films at Holland International Animation Film Festival), or "Week-end" (awarded the Jimei x Arles Discovery Award for short film), as well as many others, which have been selected in numerous international festivals and exhibited in museums.