Recently, the winners of the American Muse Design Award were officially announced . Sun Lijun , a second-level professor at Beijing Film Academy and a leading talent of the “Jinglangya” program, and his team won the gold award in the Public Art and Installation category of Architecture Design, for their public art installation “Sleepy Cat” . This has become a shining example of original Chinese public art on the international stage.

Sleepy Cat Outdoor Photos

Since its debut at the 4th Beijing Animation Week in 2025, “Sleepy Cat” has quickly become a viral sensation online, becoming a popular urban... read more

Text / Photography by Li Zuomiao

My “elder brother” is Wang Guanzhong. (Photo provided by my brother Guanzhong)

I’ve met and met all sorts of people, so I have many friends. But the friends I truly admire and who are kindred spirits with me are very few.

I have many friends. But when I interact with them, I always feel an invisible distance between us, a sense of bewilderment and melancholy that I cannot express.

Among them , there are either snobbish people, profit-driven people, hypocritical people, or sycophants. Only those with pure hearts and strong inner strength are rare. This... read more

The 4th Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation and Development Conference

On the morning of Sunday, March 1, 2026, the “AI + Computing Audiovisual” sub-forum of the 4th Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation and Development Conference— “AI Empowerment, Limitless Audiovisual Experience” —officially opened . Sun Lijun, Dean of the China Animation Research Institute of Beijing Film Academy, delivered the opening speech on the theme of “Transformation in the Era of Intelligent Imaging: Reshaping the Boundaries and Future of Film and Television.” The speech systematically elaborated on the profound impact of intelligent imaging on the film and television industry from... read more