Curry Sicong Tian is a US-China based multidisciplinary filmmaker and artist, whose talent ranges across Director, concept/digital, 3d, and photographer, and not in a segregated way but artfully blending the vastly different mediums into a seamless harmony of leading edge expression. In 2020, Curry won an Academy Award for her student short film “Simulacra”, and in such a short span of time went on to create masterful works for clients such brands as Mercedes, Apple BEATS, Chanel, L’oreal, Canon and more. Her Mercedes Benz Commercial launched in China during the Tokyo Olympic Summer games in 2021.
Curry has exhibited her works in numerous BAFTA qualifying festivals and art galleries such as Rhode Island Intl. Film festival, Holly shorts, Norwich Film festival, PÖFF shorts, Montana Film festival, Mizaji Gallery, etc. Her art has also been shown as part of the Getty museum un-shuttered support project. At such a young age, Curry has already served on many prestigious jury panels (Motion Design, Indigo Design Award, Maxon 3D etc.), She is also the first Asian female to lead the voice at Motion Design conference, and has lectured at SVA, Parsons Institute, MAXON, and Hong Kong University of science and Tech, and Central academy of fine arts in 2022.
Born and raised in China, Curry’s mission is to bridge the gap between eastern and western cultures, through video art and film, all led by the art of story. She is currently at Harvard FAS Camlab, as a research scholar, focusing on digital media cognitive study, humanistic research, and creative sensorial media practice.