Renee Zhan is a Chinese-American director and animator from Houston, Texas. Renee graduated with an
BA from Harvard University and an MA in Directing Animation from the National Film and Television School.
In her films Renee is primarily interested in exploring topics of female identity, nature, and sexuality – all
things beautiful, ugly, and squishy. She is an alumnus of the Sarabande Foundation, BAFTA crew x BFI
Network and Berlinale Talents and her short films have screened and won awards at festivals internationally
including Annecy, Locarno, TIFF, SXSW, an Annie Award nomination, BAFTA LA shortlist, and the Jury Prize for
Animated Short at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

FILMOGRAPHY
Soft Animals | 2021 (short)
O Black Hole! | 2020 (short)
Reneepoptosis | 2018 (short)
Hold Me (Ca Caw Ca Caw) | 2016 (short)