annxiao
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About Me
Ann Xiao is originally from Beijing, China.
She was a trained architect as well as having her comic stories regularly published for many years.
After graduation from The University of Arts London in 2004,
Ann has been directing for animated short films, music videos and commercials, whilst she's an active illustrator and curator for exhibitions.
She has the unique, surreal, strong illustrative style which leads to commissions from MTV, Channel 4, Toyota, Tiger Beer, Discovery Channel, Radar Coke Music, The Central Office of Information and so on.
Her short films have been screened in the Edinburgh International Film Festivall, Onedotzero Festival and Rio International Short Film Festival.
She has also won the "Best Art Style Animation" at Oriental Animation & Comic Competition in China.
Her style has been described as "architectural space meets surrealistic dreams".
Ann Xiao is a previous Radar Music Video winner for An Orange End's soundtrack "Murder The Lonely".
Music Video Director Credits
U2 music video "Get on Your Boots" DVD version (Co-directing: )
An Orange End "Murder the Lonely"
Fotos "Fotos"
Jin by Jin "Letter from Somewhere"
Faith Rivera - This Little Light of Mine
An Orange End "Murder the Lonely"
Fotos "Fotos"
Jin by Jin "Letter from Somewhere"
Faith Rivera - This Little Light of Mine
Other Director Credits
Director for Channel 4 short film "Waking Up Inside the Fish"
Director for King's Place short film "Between the Lines"
Director for Toyota commercial "Slipping into the Future"
Director for short film "Fooling Around & Horses"
Director for Cotton USA animation installation "Sleeping Beauty"
Director for King's Place short film "Between the Lines"
Director for Toyota commercial "Slipping into the Future"
Director for short film "Fooling Around & Horses"
Director for Cotton USA animation installation "Sleeping Beauty"
Awards
“Best Art Style Animation” at “Oriental Animation and Comic Competition”, China,2005
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Music Video for Faith - This Little Light of Mine, commissioned through Radar.
Director: Ann Xiao
Date: May 2009
It's a low budget video but had fun playing with colors and graphics.... posted on May 8, 2009 animation for toyota, expo japan, 2005
Director: Ann Xiao
Production: Lost in Space
Track: Bonobo
Year: 2005... posted on Mar 16, 2009 Band: An Orange End
Director: Ann Xiao
Character Animation: Yuki Kijima
Year: 2008... posted on Mar 16, 2009 Try Life in Another Language advert
Client: Central Office of Information, UK
Director: Ann Xiao, www.annxiao.com
Artist: Fotos
Track" Fotos... posted on Mar 11, 2009 Artist: Tosca
Director: Ann Xiao
Year: 2004
It's my very first animation and music video made in 2004. The Uncertain City is a series of moving-illustrations based on the soundtrack of Austrian b... posted on Mar 7, 2008 |
Comment by annxiao on Wax Stag - And How (Radar Music Video post)