I am Sijia Zheng, an award-winning film director, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and AI filmmaker based in Los Angeles. I hold an MFA in Expanded Animation Research + Practice from the University of Southern California, where I developed a multidisciplinary approach to storytelling across live action, 2D and 3D animation, stop motion, and emerging AI technologies.

My work explores how new production tools can expand cinematic language while preserving emotional depth, memorable characters, and visually driven storytelling. My AI–live-action short film Torment won Best AI Short at the LA Shorts International Film Festival, while Cat Chaser was selected as the opening film of the VR/XR Exhibition at the 2024 China Golden Rooster Awards and received multiple international awards and festival selections.

I have directed and contributed to projects in collaboration with Alibaba Wan2.6, CCTV, Jianlibao, Wanda, Kuaishou, Wajijiwa Entertainment, USC researchers, and filmmakers from around the world. My official Alibaba Wan2.6 collaboration, Predator, received widespread attention and was featured in People’s Daily Overseas Edition.

I also directed the USC graduate thesis film Ori & Kiddo, a mixed-media production featuring voice performances by Tom Kenny and Maile Flanagan. Through each project, I aim to create cinematic worlds that bring together technology, imagination, and emotionally resonant storytelling.

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我是郑思嘉，一名常驻洛杉矶的获奖电影导演、编剧、分镜艺术家和 AI 影像创作者。我毕业于南加州大学扩展动画研究与实践专业，获得艺术硕士学位。我的创作横跨真人电影、二维动画、三维动画、定格动画和 AI 影像，并持续探索不同媒介在电影叙事中的融合方式。

我关注新兴技术如何拓展电影语言，同时保留作品中的情感力量、人物塑造与视觉表达。我的 AI 真人短片《熬 / Torment》获得洛杉矶国际短片电影节最佳 AI 短片奖；《追猫者 / Cat Chaser》担任 2024 年中国金鸡奖 VR·XR 展开幕影片，并获得多个国际电影节奖项与入围。

我曾与阿里巴巴 Wan2.6、中央电视台、健力宝、万达、快手、哇唧唧哇、南加州大学科研团队及来自不同国家的电影人合作。与阿里巴巴 Wan2.6 团队合作执导的科幻短片《捕食者 / Hunters》获得广泛关注，并登上《人民日报》海外版。

我还执导了南加州大学研究生毕业作品《Ori & Kiddo》。该片融合二维动画、三维动画、AI、真人实拍和定格动画，并邀请 Tom Kenny 与 Maile Flanagan 参与配音。我的创作目标，是将技术、想象力和具有情感共鸣的故事结合起来，创造拥有独特电影语言的影像世界。