About

Animation | Design | Illustration

Qian Shi is an animation director, author & illustrator based in London. Her charming style and understanding of storytelling brings an engaging mood and humour to her work.

Qian Shi's debut Picturebook "The Weaver" (published by Andersen Press) is currently available in China, Korea, Singapore, UK & US in all good bookstores. For Children's book commission & collaboration please contact Emily Talbot at United Agents.

Her animated short film "Shoe" has been widely selected in International animation/film festivals; it has won The Best Student Film at BAF08 and MX Business Prize at TAF10 among many other awards. Commercial clients includes: Barbican, Bayer, Citroen, Cow&Gate, Facebook, Google, iTV, Nokia, Premier Inn, Samsung, Salvation Army, Science Museum London, Vita Coco, Walt Disney Pictures and Volvo.

See her latest Animation Design & Direction showreel here.

EDUCATION

2008-2010
MA Communication Design
Central Saint Martins college of Arts and Design, UK

2001-2007
BA Animation
Volda University College, Norway
&
Communication University China
中国传媒大学

2006-2007
Open Workshop
The Animation Workshop, Denmar

FILMOGRAPHY

60 years of Pills, 2020
(Art Direction, Directed by Studio AKA)

Love Island - Echo Falls TV Ident, 2018
(Art Direction, Directed by Picnic Studio)

Super Yummies, 2016
(Client: Cow & Gate)

Only The Lonely, 2014
(Client: Volvo Lebanon)

Great British Stories, 2013
(Client: Premier Inn)

Yesterday, 2010
Shoe, 2008
Vision of Darkness, 2007
One day in BK, 2005