Liu Jian

Producer, Director, Editor, Writer, Actor

November 11, 1969 (56 years)
Liu Jian (simplified Chinese: 刘健; traditional Chinese: 劉健; pinyin: Liú Jiàn; 11 November, 1969; Jiangsu) is a Chinese animator and film director based in Nanjing.

Having originally studied painting at Nanjing University of the Arts, he began making animations in 1995. In 2007 he founded Le-joy Animation Studio. His first full-length animation Piercing I premiered at the Holland Animation Film Festival. His second feature-length film Have a Nice Day premiered in competition at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival and won Best Animation Feature at the 54th Golden Horse Awards.

Known For

  • Have a Nice Day
    Have a Nice Day2018
  • The Stage
    The Stage2025
  • Art College 1994
    Art College 19942025
  • A Writer's Odyssey 2
    A Writer's Odyssey 22025
  • Piercing I
    Piercing I2009

Filmography

2025
A Writer's Odyssey 2 · as Associate Producer
2025
2017
2010