Blood Machine

Directed by Wenbo Xiao

After an unimaginable future war, there remained a vast amount of fatal radiation and uncontrollable AI military robots. The conflict between flesh and machine unfolded amidst the apocalypse. It was a cruel game from which there was no escape, but some had different thoughts... To die in the battle, or to abandon the human identity – that was the question.

Country: China

Writer(s): Wenbo Xiao

Producer(s): Wenbo Xiao

Composer(s): Rei Wang

Cast: /

Genres: Sci-Fi, Animation

Aspect Ratio: 2.39

Original Release Date: 2024-08-17

Festivals Won: Hiroshima Animation Season Festival - Selected, Odense International Film Festival - Selected, SPARK ANIMATIONl - Selected, Chinese Nebula Awards - Silver Award for Annual Art Works, 30°Ningbo Short Film Feastival - Best Animation, Blue Planet Sci-Fi Film Festival Main competition - Best Visual Effect, The 5th "TOPU" International Animation Week - Selected

Wenbo Xiao

Wenbo graduated from the Digital Media major at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (China) and is a young CG artist.
He actively exploring more innovative post-human narrative and visual styles. "Blood Machine" is a CG animated short film independently produced by him throughout the entire process. It was awarded the first prize in the graduation project competition at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.