Some new concept arts

De Route

De Route from yi zhao on Vimeo.

animation for NAR (Nieuwe Arcadisch Route) - a project combining art and scenery along highway A50 in Brabant, Netherland, sponsored by BKKC (Brabant Kenniscentrum voor Kunst en Cultuur). Website kunstroutesbrabant.nl/

ON THE WATER is online!

On The Water from yi zhao on Vimeo.

Two more awards for ON THE WATER!

2011 was a lucky year for ON THE WATER.

Two more awards in Dec. 2011. From Animateka Animation Festival, Slovenia, and Istanbul Animation Festival, Turkey, both 'Best Student Animation'.

Best Animation award from Italy!

ON THE WATER just won Best Animation award of I've Seen Films Int'l film festival!

The up-to-date award/selection list of ON THE WATER:

Winner

Best Animation, I've Seen Films Festival, 2011, Italy

Best National Student Short, Playground festival, 2010, the Netherlands

Best Animated Short & Audience Jury Award, Reggio film festival, 2010, Italy

Best Student Animation, Stoke Your Fires festival 2011, UK

Best Student Animation, animation festival Zwolle, 2011, the Netherlands

Best Int'l Student Animation, Animarte festival, 2011, Brazil

Official selection

Stuttgart Festival of Animated Films 2011, Germany

Anima Mundi Festival, 2011, Brazil

Istanbul Animation Festival, 2011, Turkey

DOK Leipzig, 2011, Germany

Cinemagic International Film Festival, 2011, Ireland

Cortopotere Short Film Festival, 2011, Italy

INTER film festival, 2011, Germany

Fresh Film Fest, 2011, Czech

VarnaFest, 2011, Bulgaria

Open Cinema Film Festival, 2011, Russia

The Int'l Scarecrow Festival, 2011, Netherland

BUSTER Copenhagen Int’l Film Festival, 2011, Denmark

SICAF 2011, South Korea

Corti da Sogni – Antonio Ricci - Int'l Short Film Festival 2011, Italy

AnimFest 2011, Greece

Lowlands Festival, 2011, Netherland

Sedicicorto Int’l Film Festival, 2011, Italy

Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival 2011, USA

Breda Int’l Film Festival, 2011, Netherland

IndieLisboa Int’l film Festival, 2011, Portugal

AnimFest, 2011, Greece

Breaking Ground NL, 2011, Netherland

Int’l Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao 2010, Spain

Tallinn Black Night festival, 2010, Estonia

Bradford animation festival, 2010, UK

Puchon int’l student animation festival 2010, Korea

Balkanima festival, 2010, Serbia

Etiuda & Anima festival, 2010, Poland

Netherland Film festival, 2010, Netherland

Sint Joostpenning award 2010, the Netherlands

René Coelhoprijs award 2010, the Netherlands

some illustrations

Made for an assignment for an IT company. By the end they were not used. So I can put them here instead.

ON THE WATER festival updates (May 2011)

Two more awards for ON THE WATER!

Best Student Animation, animation festival Zwolle, 2011, the Netherlands

Best Int'l Student Animation, Animarte festival, 2011, Brazil

And more official selections:

SICAF 2011, South Korea

Corti da Sogni – Antonio Ricci - Int'l Short Film Festival 2011, Italy

Since April ON THE WATER is being distributed by Marvin&Wayne short film distribution

http://www.marvinwayne.com/index.php/en/catalogue/374-on-the-water