Kyky Yang is a Taiwanese story artist in LA. She  graduated from Calarts Character Animation and started her first job in Skydance. She has worked in feature animation, live action to pre- school TV show. She also runs her own lesbian furry comic “Detective Alice” series, including a film “D.A. & The Inside Game,” webcomic “D. A. & the Weekly Gossips” and “D.A. & A Day in Ruya’s.”

[email protected] | kykyyang.weebly.com | IG: kyky.yang

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Experience​

Aardman (UK)           
  Story Artist      Jan. 2025- Now

• Story Artist on  feature film

Grand Leo UK Productions (UK)           
  Storyboard Artist      Feb. 2024 - Nov. 2024

• Storyboard Artist on  feature film“Three Bags Full"​

Surfing Giant Studio   (Los Angelos)              
  Production  Story Artist   Nov. 2022 - Oct. 2023 

• TV Story Artist on “Hey   AJ!" for Disney Junior

Skydance Animation Studio   (Los Angelos)      
      Story Artist   July- Nov. 2022 

• Feature Story Artist on “Pookoo"​

Nickelodeon   (Los Angelos)
   Revisionist   Aug.  - Oct. 2022

• freelance for    “Max and The Mid-knights”

Walt Disney Animation Studio (Los Angelos)              
      Story Intern  June- Aug. 2021 

• intern group short film boarding and story assignments

Luce Creative  (France)
   Revisionist June- Aug. 2020

• revisioning for CG show “The Little Penguin’s Adventure” on Apple TV

Aries Creative 羊王創映 (Taiwan）
   Story Artist June- Sep. 2019 

• boarded for educational CG animation shorts

Moving 4D Inc. 動動滸動畫  (Taiwan）
      Freelance Story Artist July 2015- Oct. 2020 

• storyboard for animation feature short “ The Splendid Adventure of Otter”
• discuss script and brainstormed ideas

Xanthus Inc. 冉色斯動畫  (Taiwan）
      Visual/ Story Artist Jan - April 2018  

• prop design, storyboard, and concept art for TV show “I love Happiness” 

Rayark Inc. 雷亞遊戲 (Taiwan）
      Cutscene Designer July- Oct. 2017

• design animation according to script with Unity for game project “ Sdorica”

Education​

California Institute of the Arts  
​Character Animation 2018- 2022  ​
National Taiwan University of Arts                             Multimedia and Animation Art 2014 - 2017    

Awards​

Nothing Is Here (2021)
Best Short Film Madras Independent Film Festival
Best Animated Short Film INDO FRENCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Short Animation PRIX ROYAL Paris Animation Awards
Best Animation UK Monthly Film Festival
Best Animated Film Stockholm City Film Festival
Best Student Animation Film London Film & Television Festival
Best Animated Film Visualis Film Festival
Best Animated Movie Fetons Festival
Best Animation Nominee - KinoDUEL International Film Festival
Honorable Mention - 2021 Experimental Film Fest
Special Jury Mention - 2021 ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival
Finalist Sweden Film Awards
Finalist Rameshwaram International Film Festival
Semi-Finalist Sunday Shorts Film Festival
Semi- Finalist International Film and Video Festival «Catharsis»
Selected Robinson Film Awards
Selected Auber International Film Festival
Selected FARCUME: Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de Faro
Selected Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival
Selected )||( - ISAFF
Selected Film Olympiad
Selected SonderBlu Film Festival
Selected Iconic Images Film Festival
Selected Taichung International Animation Festival
Selected New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
Selected International Portrait Film Festival
Selected Centre Film Festival
Selected Prime The Animation! New Talent International Festival
Selected Amdabad Film Festival
Selected MiMo MILANO MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL
Selected TIAF- Tbilisi International Animation Festival
Selected The Animation Marathon
Selected ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Selected Hsin-Yi Chidren's Animation Awards
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GO NUTS (2017)
Winner Windows of Formosa Film Festival
Bronze Taiwan International Student Design Animation
Finalist 60th CINE Golden Eagle Awards 
Finalist Funshi Film Festival
Finalist Audience Awards 2017 Animation Shorts Film Festival