Bridging art and reality, To explore the limits of expression.
Sun Lijun is the former vice president of Beijing Film Academy, dean of the China Animation Research Institute of Beijing Film Academy, dean of the AI Future Film Research Institute, director of the China Film Association, director of the Animation Working Committee of the China Film Association, vice chairman of the Beijing Film Association, and president of the Beijing Film and Television Animation Association.
He is not only a key figure in promoting contemporary Chinese video art, but also an explorer of cross-disciplinary visual language. From the Beijing Film Academy to international art scenes, Sun Lijun continues to push the boundaries of video art with his unique visual system.
His works span film, experimental video, animation, cross-media art, installation and spatial narrative; he has directed many animated and film works, including “Little Soldier Zhang Ga”, “Happy House”, “Happy Running”, “The Legend of Batalor”, “Legend of Rabbit Warrior”; documentaries such as “18 Years 18 Days” and “150 Hours”, forming a highly recognizable artistic style.
His students are found throughout the art, film, and advertising industries. Their works have been shortlisted for major international awards, including the Oscars, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival. They have also created widely acclaimed representative works such as “I Come from the Grassland,” “The Promise,” and “Life Is Like This.” As a result, the Animation School of Beijing Film Academy is hailed as the “Whampoa Military Academy of Chinese Animation Education.”
In his hands, the camera is not just a recording tool, but a way to deconstruct reality and reconstruct meaning.
Science in Motion was honored to have Professor Lijun Sun serve as our special advisor. At the 2nd Global AI Summit , we played a message recorded by Professor Sun specifically for the premiere of our work, CANCER: The Mind Watches Back , and for the development of Science in Motion . He spoke about the importance of popularizing science and how art, as a bridge, can make profound scientific knowledge warm, vivid, and accessible to everyone; at the same time, he expressed his heartfelt affirmation of Science in Motion ‘s philanthropic mission. The following is the full transcript.
Key points of the video content:
Hello everyone, I’m Sun Lijun from the Beijing Film Academy. I’m an artist who works in both teaching and animation creation. First of all, it’s a great honor to give a brief speech to Science in Motion . Science and art are always complementary, especially animation and film; animation as an art form only came into being after science and technology emerged. When I learned that this team, through creative popular science content, uses a public welfare approach to allow more people who previously had no access to profound scientific knowledge to understand, feel, and enjoy science, I truly felt it was a remarkable thing. On behalf of my colleagues in China, I wish our team continued success in creating more excellent works in their future public welfare activities. Let (science) technology take flight on the wings of art , and let the complex secrets behind scientific research be presented to everyone through video. At the same time, I personally am very willing to join our organization. Welcome everyone to China, to Beijing!
We look forward to the future, under the guidance and participation of Professor Sun Lijun and his team, Science in Motion will present more popular science experimental art works that combine scientific depth with artistic warmth.
