Original from Hong Kong, Lilian is now a UK-based animation director and animator.
Lilian Fu is an animation director and filmmaker based in the UK. Since graduating from the National Film and Television School in 2013, she has worked in animation for over a decade. Her films My Dear Son (2022), Fishing with Popo (2011), First Light (2013), and the TV series Kids Say (2015) have screened at major international festivals including the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Hiroshima Animation Festival, and Anima Mundi (Brazil).
Beyond independent work, Lilian has directed and animated for television and commercial projects with clients such as the BBC, Mosaic Films Ltd, Radio Television Hong Kong, and Alaraby TV Network. She is currently working full-time as an animation director in the UK.
Available to work hybrid and remotely.
Feel free to contact Lilian here.
Feel free to contact Lilian here.
Experience
In 2013, Lilian graduated with her MA in animation directing from National Film and Television School (NFT) in the UK with Distinction. She has since then directed and animated a broad range of TV and commercials with clients in UK, South Korea and Hong Kong including BBC, Mosaic Films Ltd, GoAnimate Studio and Alaraby TV Networks in London.
Currently Lilian Fu resides in the UK. She is a nature lover and a mother.
傅詠欣 (Lilian FU) 於2008年畢業於香港城市大學創意媒體學院之際，已經是擁有15年創作經驗的動畫藝術人。她曾在香港當地比賽和國際電影節上獲得過多個獎項，包括IFVA（香港）。 Lilian Fu 曾與香港藝術中心、綠色和平組織和香港電台合作。她在英國國家電影電視學院（NFTS）以優異成績完成動畫導演碩士學位。目前一面教養成長中的孩子，同時無間斷的以自由人的身份參與不同商營和獨立機構的創作，包括英國BBC的歷史教育節目、香港的綠色和平等。
Tools
Adobe Creative Clouds
ToonBoom Harmony
CelAction
Adobe Creative Clouds
ToonBoom Harmony
CelAction
Awards
My Dear Son (2022)
Asia Gold - TBS Japan DigiCon6 Asia -2022
Hong Kong Gold - TBS Japan DigiCon6 Asia - 2022
Best Animation - Toronto International Women Film Festival - 2022
Best Animation - Art Film Spirit Awards -2023
Best Animation -Tatras International Film Festival - 2022
Finalist - All that Moves International Film Festival - 2022
Finalist - Chester Animation Festival -2023
UK Animation Honourable Mention-Barnes Film Festival 2023
Asia Gold - TBS Japan DigiCon6 Asia -2022
Hong Kong Gold - TBS Japan DigiCon6 Asia - 2022
Best Animation - Toronto International Women Film Festival - 2022
Best Animation - Art Film Spirit Awards -2023
Best Animation -Tatras International Film Festival - 2022
Finalist - All that Moves International Film Festival - 2022
Finalist - Chester Animation Festival -2023
UK Animation Honourable Mention-Barnes Film Festival 2023
Birds Connect Our World (2020)
Best Environmentally Conscious Documentary Short- Winner 2020
Best Environmental Short at the United Arab Emirates International Film Festival 2023
Best Environmentally Conscious Documentary Short- Winner 2020
Best Environmental Short at the United Arab Emirates International Film Festival 2023
Fishing with Popo (2011)
WAMM- Best AnimationBest Animation 2012
WAMM- Best AnimationBest Animation 2012
Selected Press & articles
HKET Report My Dear Son 【為港爭光】港產城大女動畫師以《My Dear Son》獲獎
ToonBoom Harmony Blog : Lilian Fu on animating Birds Connect Our World
Escape Studios Blog: Birds Connect Our World Wins GNIFF Award
Floating Projects Collectives : Animating subjective facts
HKET Report My Dear Son 【為港爭光】港產城大女動畫師以《My Dear Son》獲獎
ToonBoom Harmony Blog : Lilian Fu on animating Birds Connect Our World
Escape Studios Blog: Birds Connect Our World Wins GNIFF Award
Floating Projects Collectives : Animating subjective facts
Education
2011-2013 : National Film & Television School – MA Animation Directing (Distinction)
2004-2008 : City University of Hong Kong (School of Creative Media)-Bachelor degree (1st Hon)
2011-2013 : National Film & Television School – MA Animation Directing (Distinction)
2004-2008 : City University of Hong Kong (School of Creative Media)-Bachelor degree (1st Hon)
Talks & Panels
2023 University of Greenwich - Movement (experimental studies workshops)
2023 University of Greenwich - Panel: Women in Game Design - Careers in Game Design Week
2022 University of Greenwich - Movement Conference
2022 Association for Chinese Animation Studies (ACAS)- Animators’ Roundtable Forum: Hong Kong Animation
2018 City University of Hong Kong -Career talk
2023 University of Greenwich - Panel: Women in Game Design - Careers in Game Design Week
2022 University of Greenwich - Movement Conference
2022 Association for Chinese Animation Studies (ACAS)- Animators’ Roundtable Forum: Hong Kong Animation
2018 City University of Hong Kong -Career talk
Teaching & Mentoring
2020 Associate Tutor at University of Surrey
Filmography
My Dear Son (2023)
Birds Connect Our World (2020)
First Light (2013)
Fishing with Popo (2011)