Education
2021 Diplom in Media Arts / Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
2014 Bachelor in Fine Arts, Character Animation / California Institute of the Arts

Selected Grants
2024 Simplified Grant for Short Film Production / Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
2023 Preparatory Film Grant/ BKM’s German Short Film Award
2019 Graduation Film Grant / Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
2018-20 Study Scholarships for Foreign Graduates in Visual Communication and Film / DAAD
2016 Emerging Artists Fund / Hong Kong Art Development Council

Solo Exhibitions
2025 Jessica Poon: SunsetSingers20250125_v02.world / Bloom Düsseldorf
2023 6 1/2 Weeks: Jessica Poon - Sunset Singers / Museum Folkwang Essen

Filmography
“Moving Mountains” (2024)/ Animation/ 5’55”/ KHM
Filmfest Dresden / Official Selection
Krakow Film Festival/ Official Selection
Annecy International Animation Festival / Official Selection
Imaginaria International Animated Film Festival
Ottawa International Animation Festival / Official Selection
Bitbang/ Official Selection
PÖFF Shorts Black Night Film Festival / Official Selection
Accordi @DISACCORDI - International Short Film Festival / Official Selection
KFFK Kurzfilmfestival Köln / Official Selection
Animateka/ Official Selection
Anima Brussels International Animation Film Festival/ Official Selection
Roanne Animation Short Film Festival – Ciné court animé/ Official Selection
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival/ Official Selection
Animafest Zagreb/ Official Selection
Rencontres Internationales Traverse / Video Installation

“Sunset Singers” (2022)/ Animadoc/ 10’40”/ KHM
German Short Film Award / Nomination animation under 30 minutes
Flipbook Film Festival / Special Mention
Filmzeit / Special Mention
Transfiguration International Film Festival / The Sonnyé Lim Award
Animators Guild India Fest / Finalist
Canlandiranlar Animation Film Festival / Finalist
International Short Film Festival BRNO / Official Selection
Festival International du Court Métrage de Lille / Official Selection
Animasivo / Official Selection
Kaboom Animation Festival / Official Selection
Animist Tallinn / Official Selection
Seoul Indie-Anifest / Official Selection
Insomnia International Open-Air Animation Film Festival / Official Selection
Blicke Filmfestival des Ruhrgebiets / Official Selection
International Short Film Festival Detmold / Official Selection
IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival / Official Selection
Internationale Grenzland-Filmtage / Official Selection
KFFK Kurzfilmfest Köln / Official Selection
Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart / Panorama
Festival of Animation Berlin / Panorama
Turku Animated Film Festival / Panorama
Rising of Lusitania AnimaDoc Film Festival / Panorama
International Animation Film Festival Nikozi / Student Program
Bundeskunsthalle Bonn / Open-Air-Kino Short Film Night
WDR-Kurzfilmnacht und Mediathek/ TV
Recontres Internationales Traverse/ Video Installation

“April 21” (2014)/ Animation/ 4’/ CalArts
Up-and-coming Film Festival / International Young Filmmaker Award
Asiagraph / Winning Work
International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima / Official Selection
Melbourne International Animation Festival / Official Selection
Brussels Short Film Festival / Official Selection
Athens Animfest / Official Selection
Cartoon Underground / Official Selection
Lucca Film Festival / Official Selection
Anim!Arte / Official Selection
KLEX Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film, Video & Music Festival/ Official Selection
IFVA Incubator for Film & Visual Media in Asia / Official Selection
IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival/ Official Selection
HERAT Afghanistan International Women’s Film Festival / Official Selection
KROK International Animated Films Festival / Panorama
ANIMATOR / Panorama
Tricky Women / Panorama

“Origin” (2011)”/ Animation/ 2’30”/ CalArts
Annie Award / Nomination student film
International Student Creative Award / Second Prize
Animayo / Official Selection
IFVA Incubator for Film & Visual Media in Asia / Official Selection
Festival du Film Merveilleux & Imaginaire / Official Selection
World Animations and Shorts/ Hong Kong International Arts Carnival / Official Screening
LACMA9 Art + Film Lab Screenings/ Screenings und Workshops

Discography
2020-? (literally working-in-progress) work-in-progress
2018 sperm race/ human race
2012 four absences is a no credit