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Chu-Chieh Lee (Chu) is a Taiwan-born, London-based animation director and illustrator, with a dynamic, challenging, and fun approach to projects. Her work is playful and charming, with her masterful technique of turning static artwork into seamlessly animated GIFs, clips, and films. With animation and motion graphic backgrounds, she ensures that every piece she works on is engaging and fun for the audience. Chu-Chieh’s distinctive graphic and colourful style makes her a popular choice for editorial features, online advertising campaigns, and more. 

Her personal short film, ‘Minus Plus Multiply,’ made in 2023, has won awards such as Most Promising Filmmaker at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and selected by many prestigious film festivals, such as Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Animafest Zegrab, and Golden Horse Film Festival/Award in Taiwan, among other 50+ festivals around the world.    

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Representation
Folio Illustration & Animation Agency

Online Course 
Illustration for Motion 
Awards

Animation Festival of Roanne 2025, The Experimental Grand Prix
Golden Harvest Awards 2025, Nominated
Golden Horse Award 2024, Animation Short, Nominated 
Imaginaria Animated Film Festival, Best Graduation Short Film 
Insomnia Int’l Animation Festival 2024,  The Special Distinction of the Jury 
Ann Arbor Film Festival 2024, Tom Berman Award for Most Promising Filmmaker 
Thomas Edison Film Festival 2024, Jury’s Choice Award
WorldFest-Houston Int’l  Film Festival 2024, Bronze for Graduate Film 
World Illustration Award 2022/2023, Longlisted 
ADC Awards 2022, Illustration, Shortlisted
Communication Arts Illustration Competition 2022, Shortlisted 
Int’l Motion Art Awards 9 2021, Winner
ADC Awards 2021, Merit
The Motion Award 2020, Nominated
Muse Creative Awards Video 2019,  Animation - Silver Winner
3x3 Int’l  Illustration Professional Show No.15, merit
ADC Awards, Bronze (Art director - Golden Pin Award Opening)

    Articles & Interviews 

    Stash 
    Goodmoves.tv
    Motionographer
    Design Star
    Crossing
    GirlsClub Asia
    World Illustration Award
    Annecy Festival


    Selected Clients
    LinkedIn, BBC Wildlife, WiredUK, WildAid, Pfizer, Red Bull, Néstle, MSI, Fast Company Magazine, Behance, Kotex, Nature, Aurora Group, HP,  Culture Trip, Stylist Magazine, Hainan Int’l Music Festival, Psyop, DressCode NY, Art & Graft, Bito, Man vs Machine, CHRLX.


    Talks & Lectures

    Maryland Institute College of Art, USA, 2025
    Lingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2017
    National Taiwan University of Art, Taiwan, 2016


    Inprint

    Graphic Design Element
    Motion Graphics:100 Design Projects You Can’t Miss
    Type Hybrid
    Exhibitions

    International Poster Biennale, Poland, 2025
    The New Designers, UK, 2024
    Illuminate the Dreamland, Taiwan, 2020
    Taiwan Design Expo,Taiwan, 2017

    © 2025 Chu-Chieh Lee