常虹动画——Joe Chang

Screening Time
Saturday, May 29, 1:00 pm

About Joe Chang

Joe Chang is an award-winning director, animator and artist. He studied at Lu-Xun Academy of Fine Arts in China and Tama Art University in Japan and believes that rational analysis is as equally important as sensual expression.

Joe emigrated from China to Canada in 1990 and became a resident of Richmond in 1996. The animated short Chinese Violin was his first film with the National Film Board of Canada. His most recent animated film is A Long-Distance Call.

Currently, Joe is working at the School of Art of Zhejiang University of Technology as a Dean and professor. He and his family often come back spending holiday in their Richmond home. His two sons, who are 12 and 10, were both born in Richmond hospital.

Joe Chang will be coming back from China to attend the screening and will donate his art works to the Richmond Public Library.

The Chinese Violin 《二胡》

Director/Writer/Animator: Joe Chang
Animation |  2002 | 8 minutes 21seconds
A NFB Production

A young girl and her father move from China to Canada, bringing only their Chinese violin along for the journey. As they face the challenge of starting fresh in a new place, the music of the violin connects them to the life they left behind and guides the girl towards a musical future.

Pan Tian Shou 《潘天寿》

Director/Writer/Producer/Animator: Joe Chang
Animation |2003 | 6 minutes

Adapted from Chinese Master Painter Pan Tian Shou’s life and paintings, this animated short features a creative and unique combination of static & animated scenes.

Father and Son 《父与子》

Director/Writer/Producer/Animator: Joe Chang
Animation | 2005 | 5 minutes

This animated short film draws inspiration from his 6-year-old son and his perceptions of the process of bonding between parent and child. With humour and sentiment, it hopes to draw people’s attention to the extraordinary moments in our otherwise ordinary lives.

Madame Zhang’s Dream 《春闺梦》

Director/Writer/Producer/Animator: Joe Chang
Animation | 2007 | 6 minutes

Madame Zhang’s lover goes off to war leaving her heartbroken and lonely. Her anguish and undying love are illustrated by combining colourful animation and Peking Opera.

A Long-Distance Call 《山村情》

Director/Writer/Producer/Animator: Joe Chang
Animation | 2008 | 12 minutes

A LONG-DISTANCE CALL is about a young artist who goes to a secluded mountainous area in southern China. To her shock, the village was very aged with sparse population. This film shows the emotions between a farmer’s parents and their children remaining in the rural area.