Best Visual Effects, Xixi Catherine Li – “Rebirth” (China)

Title: Rebirth
Runtime: 2 min
Country: China
Director: Xixi Catherine Li
Placement: Award of Excellence + Best Visual Effects (Xixi Catherine Li)
Competition: March, 2025

Synopsis: This 3D digital art conveys the intricate connections between the human body, mind, spirit, and the natural world, highlighting the healing energy that flows within. It explores the dynamic interplay between the macrocosmic physical world and landscapes and the microcosmic plant veins, cells, and neural networks, all influencing and connecting with each other, with 3D techniques of Maya, Zbrush, Blender, and Gaea, and 2D techniques of AE.