Mulan Fu
b. 1998, Shanghai, China
mulanfu.work@gmail.com
https://www.mulanfu.space/
Education
2022 MA in Design and Development of Digital Games, Columbia University, New York
2014 BFA in Film and Television with distinction, Summa cum laude, New York University, New York
Screenings
Sunflower Field (2022)
Online CIFF Streams 2023
NFFTY 2023 - Audience Award
Online NFFTY 2023
Cordillera International Film Fest 2023
Woodstock Film Festival 2023 - Best Animation
Social Justice Film Festival 2023 - Silver Award for Short Narrative
Newport Beach Film Festival 2023
Montana Film Festival 2023
Tbilisi International Animation Festival 2023
Animarte (Rio de Janeiro) 2023
Boston International Kids Film Festival 2023
Columbia University Dart Center for Journalism 2023
Pittsburgh Shorts Festival 2023
Shorts Not Pants Film Festival 2023
Vail Film Festival 2023
American Cinematheque 2024
Justice Film Festival 2024
PANO Shorts Showcase 2024 - Best Animation
Cardiff Animation Festival 2024
ANNY: Animation Nights New York 2024
Beautiful (2020)
Independent Shorts Awards 2020
Short to the Point 2020
North America Chinese Directors Tour 2020 - Finalist
Black Bear Film Festival 2020
The IndieFEST Film Awards 2020
Spark Animation 2020 - Semi-finalist
Chinese American Film Festival 2020 - Finalist
Clones Film Festival 2020 - Finalist
AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival 2021
Student Los Angeles Film Awards 2020 - Semi-finalist
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2020 - Student Character-based Short WINNER
Lift-Off New Year Extravaganza 2020
Hollywood Verge Film Awards 2020 - Best Animated Film WINNER
LA Animated Film Festival 2020
Animation Dingle 2021
Woodstock Film Festival - Short Films, Big Stores 2021 - TOP Prize Winner
American Documentary and Animation Film Festival 2021
Fusion Film Festival 2021
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival 2021
Florida Animation Film Festival 2021 - 2D/Vector Student Animation First Place
GSA BAFTA Student Awards Shortlist 2021
ANNY: Animated Nights New York 2021
Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2021
Crested Butte Film Festival 2021
Woodstock Film Festival 2021
New York Animation Film Awards 2021 - semi-finalist
Greenpoint Film Festival 2021 - Best Animation
First Run Film Festival 2021 - Top Prize, Best Original Score, Best Animation
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Stray Cat Ah Q (2018)
Animated Nights New York June 2019 - Audience Choice Award
Fusion Film Festival NYU 2019
NYU Animation Showcase 2019
Feline Film Festival 2019
The NY CAT Film Festival 2020
NYU New Vision & Voices Film Festival 2019 - 1st Place Award
NCCC Film & Animation Festival 2019
Woodstock Film Festival 2019
National Film Festival for Talented Youth 2019
CineYouth Festival 2019
Student World Awards 2019
Hollywood Verge Film Awards 2019 - Best Animation Award
Los Angeles Cinefest 2019 - Semi-Finalist
Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival 2019
Chinese American Film Festival 2019
Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival 2019
Culture and Diversity Film Festival 2019 - Best Animation Award
Hollywood Short Film Festival 2019
ASIFA San Francisco 2019
Orlando Film Festival 2019
Florida Animation Festival 2019 - Audience Favorites Honorable Mention Award
Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2019
Overmountain Animation Festival 2019
Mulan International Film Festival 2019
Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE 2019
Animation Day in Cannes 2019
STIFF Student International Film Festival 2019
Toyama International Film Festival 2019 - Best Animation Award
Global India International Film Festival 2019 - Best Direction Award
6th Goa Short Film Festival 2019
RAGFF Cairo Egypt 2019
Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival
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Journey (2017)
Chinese American Film Festival 2018
Queen Palm International Film Festival 2018
ASIFA San Francisco 2018
NYU CSSA GALA 2019
Los Angeles CineFest 2018 Semi-Finalist
New York Lift-Off Online Film Festival 2017
Delta Moon Student Film Festival 2017
Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival 2018
Hollywood Screenings Film Festival 2018 Semi-Finalist
Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE 2017 Finalist
3 Minute Film Festival - Best Animation
Mindfield Film Festival - Platinum Award
Awards
Sunflower Field (2022)
Social Justice Film Festival - Silver Award for Short Narrative
Woodstock Film Festival - Best Short Animation
NFFTY - Audience Award
Big Syn International Film Festival London - Special Mention Award
Shorts Showcase - Best Animation
PANO Shorts Showcase 2024 - Best Animation
Beautiful (2020)
National Board of Review - Student Grant WINNER
Richard Protovin Award - Grant WINNER
Los Angeles Animation Festival - Student Character-based Short WINNER
Hollywood Verge Film Awards - Best Animated Film WINNER
Woodstock Film Festival Short Films, Big Stores - TOP PRIZE WINNER
Independent Shorts Awards - Honorable Mention - Best Student Director
First Run Film Festival Craft Awards - Best Original Score
First Run Film Festival Wasserman Awards - TOP Prize & Best Animation
Florida Animation Festival - 2D/Vector Student Animation First Place
Greenpoint Film Festival - Best Animation
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Stray Cat Ah Q (2018)
National Board of Review - Student Grant
National Board of Review - Marion Carter Green Award
Global India International Film Festival - Best Direction Award
Toyama International Film Festival - Best Animation Award
Florida Animation Festival - Audience Favorites Honorable Mention Award
Culture and Diversity Film Festival - Best Animation Award
Hollywood Verge Film Awards - Best Animation Award
NYU New Vision & Voices Film Festival - 1st Place Award
Animated Nights New York June - Audience Choice Award
Journey (2017)
3 Minute Film Festival - Best Animation
Mindfield Film Festival - Platinum Award
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Production Credits
Journey (Animated Short, 2017) - Writer, director, animator, original score
Heritage (Short film, 2017) - Writer, director, editor, original score
Stray Cat Ah Q (Animated Short, 2019) - Writer, director, animator, original score
Beautiful (Animated Short, 2020) - Writer, director, animator, original score
Sunflower field (Animated Short, 2022) - Animator, designer
Two-faced (Animated Short, 2024) - Director, animator, editor
The Maker (Animated Teaser, 2018) - Co-director, animator, original score
Just One Peek (Animated Short in Production, 2025) - Writer, director, animator, editor
Finca Farm (Comedy short, 2019) - Designer, illustrator
GRYDD (Mix-media performance, 2019) - Designer, animator, editor
Missing Link (Animated Short, 2018) - Designer
Beatbites x JAWNY 'Trigger of Love' (2020) - Designer, animator
A Paradise Lost (Documentary in Production) - Designer, animator
Amped (Animated Short, 2023) - Animator
NYC Department of Education Specialized Education - Animated Series (2021) - Designer, animator
NYC Department of Education - Mediation (Animated infomercial, 2022) - Designer, animator
EST Media ICON Series - BTS, Faye Wong, Jack Ma, Tony Leung (2021) - Designer, animator
EST Media Lunar New Year (2022) - Designer, animator
Scholastic - Tone (Educational animated short, 2022) - Designer, animator
Scholastic - Greek Mythology (Educational animated short, 2022) - Designer, animator
TEAM WANG Design Halloween Campaign - Sparkles (2022) - Designer, animator
The Boys Halloween Animated Short (2022) - Designer, animator
Trailblazer Heros (Educational Card Game, 2023) - Designer, illustrator
Carnarvon (MV, 2023) - Designer, animator
Flocabulary - Salem Witch Trials (Educational animated short, 2023) - Designer, animator
“Rockstar” Post Malone & 21 Savage (Animated performance, 2023) - Designer animator
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Employment
HoYoverse
Pearl Studio
BigStar Motion Design
BBC Studios
Ambrica Productions
Japan Society
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Press
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https://www.allarts.org/2020/03/meet-animator-mulan-fu-an-artist-on-the-rise/
https://meet.nyu.edu/academics/film-and-tv-major-mulan-fus-animation-wins-big/
https://vocal.media/geeks/mulan-fu-interview-beautiful
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/JGgY5PzK3S3gWzTH5dbRwA
https://asifaeast.com/developing-independence-as-an-international-animator-with-mulan-fu/
https://www.picciolettabarca.com/threads/digital-truth-serum
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jJdMCQAYqJBA56_kwwBCFA