DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Jody Xiong

Jody Xiong, Visual Effects Director at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Artist, Director and Art Director at The Nine Shanghai Jody worked as a creative director at different 4A advertising agency for 18 years, before founding his own creative agency The Nine Shanghai. In five years, The Nine Shanghai has created many influential campaigns for different brands such as Beijing Winter Olympics, Coca Cola, Volkswagen, Durex, Volvo and Tencent, and ranked second among the hottest creative institutions in China, and was ranked TOP 12 Asia’s Most Creative Agencies in Campaign Brief Asia Creative Rankings in 2021. In 2022, Jody was invited to join Zhang Yimou’s team, the chief director of the opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter paralympics, as the digital director and visual artist of the two opening ceremonies. he took part in the countdown projects of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony named "Beginning of Spring" and "Tribute to the People" together with China's top digital technology team Blackbow. At the same time, he also created a technological and artistic installation called "The Bloom" as a tribute to Winter paralympics. This is an experiment of technology and art, an expression of the spiritual power of the disabled, through art, technology, digital, and image, let China's creative power be seen by the global. He was named TOP 12 Aisa’s Most Awarded Creative Leaders in Campaign Brief Asia Creative Rankings in 2022, The One Show & NY ADC 2022 Director Ranking, he ranks third in the Asia Pacific, and is the recipient of over 500 creative and short film awards and recognitions. His accolades include: China’s first-ever Cannes Design Gold Lion, Silver Design Lion, Bronze Film Lion, 25 Pencils at D&AD , One Show and Australia AWARD, 12 Cubes and Gold Cube at New York ADC, 16 Statues of Clio Award, 17 Statues of London International Awards, 28 Trophies at MAD Stars Awards , 32 Trophies at AdFest of which 2 are Grand Prixs, 2 Gold at German IF Design Awards, Grand Prix at Green Awards, Gold at Andy Awadrs, Gold at Epica Awadrs, Gold at Spikes Asia, etc. His short films have been selected for the Oscar qualifying international film festivals, such as the Rhode Island International Film Festival and the St. Louis International Film Festival. He has served as a jury member at various festivals including D&AD, NY ADC, One Show, Clio, New York Festivals, AD Stars, ADFEST and Spikes Asia. He was named one of the top designers by Forbes China. His works have been featured in NY MoMA, TIME, Wired, Huffington Post, CANAL+, and many other media outlets. In addition, his artworks have been exhibited at top art institutions UCCA Shanghai and the Louvre Museum.